NGO News | Women plus

Nikopol women learned how to believe in themselves

09.09.18

NGO “WOMEN plus” together with the municipal enterprice “Representation of the Pridniprovia”, DRC organized a series of training courses and lectures for social and psychological support of active women in the community life of the territorial communities. Among the main areas of the project are creating conditions for cultural development of the population, promotion of a healthy lifestyle, gender equality, etc. The first of such meetings was held at the Nikopol Cultural and Recreational Center “Rovesnik”. The project coaches told the training participants about the peculiarities of physical and psychological health in middle-aged w...

Meeting with well-known gender activist Olena Suslova

07.06.18

On the Regional coordinating council on family and gender policy spoke with a gender activist and human rights defender Olena Suslova. Our guest has more than 20 years of experience in Ukraine and abroad on gender issues, transformation of conflicts, peacekeeping, etc. One of the initiators of the project “Empowering Education – Equal Rights and Opportunities for Boys and Girls” (gender education is based on the philosophy of non-violence). Talking with the coach was interesting and useful.

The modern view of gender policy

30.05.18

As promised – we continue the path to equal rights and opportunities. Representatives of the “WOMEN plus” participated in the conference “Modern view on gender policy”. We heard a lot about the prevention of domestic violence, trafficking in human beings, the promotion of equal rights and opportunities for women and men, and the preparation of the National police to counter domestic violence. As a result, a memorandum on cooperation was signed. It’ll become an important tool for implementing gender policy in the region.

Equal rights – a great opportunities

17.05.18

It was hot, but not only the weather affected it. Hot communication in panels, exhibitions of public and communal organizations, an active discussion of experts and at the end – jazz on the Dnieper. This is how the Forum “Equal rights – great opportunities” was held. Tired but satisfied with the result. Another step towards equal opportunities!

Teach parents to control emotions

28.01.18

We continue our work within the framework of the project “Be healthy – fashionable and stylish”. Met again in the warm and comfortable atmosphere of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Scientific Library. Practicing psychologist Elena Shilova told parents how to control their negative emotions in the process of child raising. Such conversations are very necessary, because positive emotions a little person in the family will influence on their grow and belief to parents.