A project for Supporting Women with Physical Disability and Female Caregivers of Disabled Person at Home
The "project for Supporting Women with Physical Disability and Female Caregivers of Disabled Person at Home" was awarded a support of 197,762.00 Euros by the European Union Directorate. Prepared by Melike Çetin, Research Support Coordinator of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), the project aims to offer a variety of opportunities to create an environment that will help to eliminate the psychological and sociological barriers experienced by both women with physical disabilities and their family member caregivers at home, increasing their well-being and providing them with economic freedom.
The "project for Supporting Women with Physical Disability and Female Caregivers of Disabled Person at Home" was awarded a support of 197,762.00 Euros by the European Union Directorate. Prepared by Melike Çetin, Research Support Coordinator of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), the project aims to offer a variety of opportunities to create an environment that will help to eliminate the psychological and sociological barriers experienced by both women with physical disabilities and their family member caregivers at home, increasing their well-being and providing them with economic freedom.
Emphasizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has economic, sociological and psychological consequences on humanity, Vice Rector of Istanbul Gelisim University Prof. Dr. Nail Öztaş said: “Before the pandemic, some groups with multiple disadvantages faced many more difficult problems with the pandemic.”
