Photography workshop for people under temporary protection and from the host community (Light the Dark Photography Exhibition)

Practice Aim

To raise awareness about the importance of intergenerational dialogue and intergenerational, intercultural, cross-institutional and intergovernmental collaboration in achieving gender equality and social cohesion between forcibly displaced and the host community.

Target Groups

Forcibly displaced women living in Turkey (Syrian, Afghan, Iraqi, Persian) – General public, university students in Anadolu University.

Name and leading organization

UN Women, European Union, Japanese Government, GAP, Gaziantep Municipality, RET, Mudem, ASAM, Anadolu University Communication Sciences Faculty.

Target VG and type of host community

Forcibly displaced women living in Turkey (Syrian, Afghan, Iraqi, Persian) – General public, university students in Anadolu University.

Objectives

Raising awareness about the importance of intergenerational dialogue and intergenerational, intercultural, cross-institutional and intergovernmental collaboration in achieving gender equality and social cohesion between forcibly displaced and the host community.

Length

11-18 February 2020.

Performance procedures

Within the scope of the project, photography workshops were organized with 4 photography instructors from Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences and with the participation of more than 100 women from different nationalities in İzmir, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Mardin. The photographs obtained as a result of the workshops were exhibited at Anadolu University Faculty of Communication Sciences for 1 week.