“Established in 1977, the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) is the oldest and largest non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting rights-based, sustainable human development in Jordan. With our network of 51 Community Development Centres located throughout the country, we are at the forefront of building a brighter future for those living in under-served, poor, and remote communities. JOHUD provides sustainable support that empowers individuals to work with their neighbours, strengthen their communities and secure access to the resources they need to achieve healthy and fulfilled lives.”

The Assembly on Women’s Shelters and Solidarity Centers is a platform founded to share experienced in the struggle against violence against women, to create common policies, and to form a permanent communication network between organizations and institutions. The first assembly took place in 1998 as a result of the call from the Mor Çatı Women’s Shelter Foundation to women fighting against violence from all around Turkey on November 25, International End Violence against Women Day in Istanbul under the name "The First Assembly on Women’s Shelters”. During the 5th Assembly in 2002 the assembly’s name was changed to “The Assembly on Women’s Shelters and Solidarity Centers”. The Assembly changed its contents and manners of debate over the years to meet changing needs, and it continues to be held in a different city annually since 1998. Since its inception, the assembly has been one of the widest platforms of the struggle against male violence by the Turkish Women’s Movement which came together with the understanding that violence against women can only be prevented by organized and sustained effort, and in these efforts it defends feminist principles and methods. It allows for the sharing of experiences amassed during the struggle against male violence, to create solutions for problems that occur during the operations of solidarity Centers and shelters, and to allow women working in public institutions, municipalities, and women’s organizations in this field who create policies to get to know each other and to cooperate.

Kalkinma Atolyesi - Turkey