The Maritime Transport & Logistics Sector Participates in the Activities of the African Center for Women’s Health Services by Spreading Awareness and Promoting a Culture of Respect and Equality, as Violence is not an individual problem, but rather an issue that affects the fabric of society as a whole and in the belief that awareness is the first weapon to combat violence, by increasing awareness and building a culture of respect and support, we can create a safer and more just society for all.

Over the past years, the Center has been keen to organize a series of training courses, awareness lectures, and dialogue seminars, with the aim of spreading community awareness, promoting a culture of explicit rejection of all forms of violence, and supporting victims psychologically

The Center, headed by Dr. Mervat El-Sayed, held a training course on “Violence and its Negative Impact on Society”

The course covered the following topics:

– Identifying the types of violence:
physical, psychological, verbal, economic, and electronic, and how they affect the individual and society.

– Discrimination against women:

– How it constitutes an obstacle to achieving full equality; and the importance of working together to eliminate discrimination against women in all aspects of life.

– Discrimination against women is not only an individual injustice, but a loss to the entire society.

– Gender equality requires combating all forms of discrimination against women.

– The impact of violence on children: How violence within the family or in society affects children’s mental health and healthy development.

– Discussing harassment, ways to confront it, and its profound effects on individuals and society, and ways to deal with it legally and socially.

– Shedding light on bullying and its negative impact within the family and school, especially on children.

– Reviewing the laws that criminalize violence and guarantee the rights of those affected.

– Highlighting the religious role in rejecting violence and promoting the values ​​of tolerance, equality and respect.

The training was conducted by a group of Alexandria University professors:

Prof. Dr. Samar El-Duwaini,

Head of the Department of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Early Childhood Education – Alexandria University.

Dr. Ibrahim El-Gamal

Head of the Fatwa Committee and Director General of Preaching at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Alexandria.

Dr. Hanan Saeed

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts – Alexandria University.

Dr. Omar Wahid Sabry

Department of Criminal Procedures, Faculty of Law – Alexandria University.

The session witnessed rich and open discussions on the psychological, social, familial, religious and legal effects, highlighting violence against children and women, and ways to confront and address it.

We continue to spread knowledge and promote dialogue, because confronting violence is a collective responsibility that begins with knowledge and grows with initiative and courage.

Together, towards a society that rejects violence and embraces peace; while promoting psychological and societal peace.