The project launched by the SES Equality and Solidarity Association, aimed at providing assistance to women journalists in generating written and visual content on Turkey’s earthquake-impacted regions, has been officially released.
The initiative introduced by the SES Equality and Solidarity Association, with the objective of aiding women journalists in producing written and visual materials within the areas of Turkey affected by earthquakes, has now been formally made available to the public.
Women journalists in the region, who have been highlighting the dimensions of the catastrophe experienced since the very onset of the earthquake both to Turkey and the world, shedding light on various challenges faced by earthquake victims, are simultaneously mourning the losses and becoming the voice of the earthquake-stricken area.
The “News Exists, Voice Exists: Solidarity with Women Journalists,” implemented by the SES Equality and Solidarity Association, was designed to support women journalists creating written and visual content in the earthquake-affected regions.
As part of the support, four women journalists from four provinces in the earthquake zone are provided with grants and one-on-one editorial/mentorship assistance.
Running until the end of November, the project aims to empower four journalists who have chosen journalism as their profession and are eager to enhance their professional skills. These journalists uphold journalistic principles, possess societal sensitivity and responsibility, and will produce research-based written feature articles or video reports.
In a recent video report coordinated by Medine Mamedoğlu and guided by the editorial expertise of Nevin Sungur, we gain a unique perspective on the post-earthquake water scarcity predicament in Adıyaman, as perceived through the lens of a woman.
In a separate narrative, in a captivating photo chronicle by journalist Burcu Özkaya (with editorial oversight from Banu Güven, a renowned journalist) the report focuses to capture the vibrant inaugural Feast of the Assumption of Mary in Vakıflı, the ‘last’ bastion of Armenian heritage in Turkey, nestled within the Samandağ district of Hatay.