In conjunction with the International Women's Day, and to complement the series of events organized by Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center "AMAN", a Qatar Foundation for Social Work's center, over a whole week, AMAN organizes a virtual workshop today at ten in the morning entitled “How to protect myself".

In the same context, Mrs. Amna Al Mahmoud, Acting Director of the Protection Department at AMAN, said: “the Center pays great attention and care to the target groups of women through seminars, workshops and events held by the Center, with the aim of reintegrating them into society in line with the principles of Qatar Vision 2030, which is also based on the human development for the population of the State of Qatar to be able to build a safe society based on social care and able to deal with other societies, stressing that the Center provides the necessary protection and social rehabilitation for the target groups of women and children to preserve their safety and security".

The virtual workshop will host a number of pioneering women in the psychological and legal fields from Qatar and Kuwait. The awareness seminar will be broadcast live on AMAN Center's Instagram platform, and is available for everyone to share.

The virtual seminar will start by introducing AMAN Center and its achievements over the past years in the field of social protection for women, in addition to the services it provides to rehabilitate victims of violence or family disintegration and reintegrate them into society.

During this seminar, Dr. Hanan Al Qattan, director of Etzan Consultation and Training Center, and a certified psychological and family counselor, give a lecture entitled “Psychological Shield", in which she talks about the protective shield, which is one of the most important psychological immune systems to which women are exposed and protects from the causes of distance trends or exposure to psychological injury. It also increases the ability to adapt among women victims of violence by integrating and adapting them to their surroundings. Furthermore, Dr. Al Qattan will talk about common types of disorders such as stress, depression, and borderline personality disorder and their impact on women.

During the workshop, Dr. Al Qattan will also talk about ways to prevent these disorders. In addition, Lawyer Dr. Asmaa Al Qarra Daghi will give a lecture entitled “Protection of Women from Domestic Violence in Laws", through which she will explain the right of women in the Family Law, the Penal Law and the (Women) Human Trafficking  Law, and how to assist and protect victims of trafficking in persons, protect personal freedom, and provide assistance to empower women who are victims of human trafficking in order to enable them to present their views and take such views in consideration against the perpetrators. During the workshop, Dr. Asmaa will also introduce the Labor Law and what it stipulates in order to protect the rights of working women and to clarify the mechanisms for regulating their work and the rights that the law guarantees for women, such as the prohibition of their employment in dangerous, arduous, or harmful work that may harm their health or morals.

At the conclusion of the workshop, the attendees will have the opportunity to raise their questions and viewpoints and get answers.

It is worth mentioning that the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center "AMAN" is concerned with the protection and rehabilitation of women and children victims of violence and family breakdown, and their reintegration into society.

AMAN Center annually celebrates local and international days for its target groups to achieve the Center's vision, mission and strategic objectives to reduce violence and family breakdown.​