Trabzon'daki Kadınlar, Kadın Kooperatiflerini İzliyor

Background

There is a need for rights-based organization in Trabzon where women can socialize, get organized and involve in income-generating activities. However, due to the lack of information and experience, women are afraid of getting organized and creating a cooperative. It is necessary to provide a platform where women can receive information on women’s cooperative and come together with other cooperative members.

Project Goals

• In Trabzon:
  • A five-day training about cooperatives will be delivered to 15 women aged 18-60 by the Foundation for the Support of Women’s Work.
  • Experience sharing meetings will be held with the Water Lily Women’s Cooperative and Ardesen Women’s Cooperative.
  • A strategy meeting will be held with Selma Demirelli who is the founder of Water Lily Women’s Cooperative and one of Turkey’s Changemakers in the 2nd season.
  • There will be initiatives to set up a women’s cooperative in Trabzon.

Project Results

• In Trabzon:
  • 14 women received a five-day training about cooperatives by the Foundation for the Support of Women's Work.
  • Rize Ardesen Women's Cooperative and Water Lily Women's Cooperative were visited in order to see cooperative models.
  • A strategy meeting was held in Trabzon with the participation of Selma Demirelli, the founder of Water Lily Women's Cooperative.
  • A women's cooperative was established in Trabzon.