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Women Shoulder To Shoulder Has Left It’s First Year Behind.

In order to support women in business life and participation of women in workforce with the aim of achieving a sustainable social structure, The “Women Shoulder to Shoulder” Project in collaboration between Memorial Healthcare Group and İyi Niyet Derneği has left it’s first year behind.

The social responsibility project, supported by 30 famous names from the world of art and business, employing more than 50 women to date, completed its 1st year on March 7th. Memorial Healthcare Group and İyi Niyet Derneği, within the scope of the project, which has touched the lives of more than 100 women and provided employment to more than 50 women to date, it has also started to create employment for women affected by the earthquake disasters that took place in Turkey. 17 earthquake victims were employed in hospital branches in Turkey within 3 weeks after the earthquake, project is aimed to increase the effectiveness of women in society for a sustainable future.

1 year ago at the project launch, an exhibition took place consisting of photos of many famous names from the cinema, television, music and fashion fields with messages to support women and photos of women who crossed paths with Memorial and then started a new life path while they were in a struggle. In those pictures, artists were covered in white to represent pureness and the era of a new beggining. With one year coming to an end, employed women came together at “Women Shoulder to Shoulder Project Stories” in Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital Conference Hall. In these stories, which was held with the participation of women affected by the disaster and employed within the scope of the project, it was discussed how the obstacles in front of female power were removed. “17 earthquake affected women were employed.”.

 

Memorial Healthcare Group’s CEO Uğur Genç says “ We are celebrating our projects first year today. We have taken women in need, who have not been able to take their place in society, whose education is limited, who are in a difficult situation, and trained them to work with us in the health sector. We have matched them with a colleague for six months and tried to make it easier for them to adapt to our system. Currently, we have provided employment opportunities to more than 50 women in need. We have been working with them for a year. We have also reached all over Turkey with the exhibition we have organized with celebrities. We also have employed 17 earthquake victim women in need.”