The Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center "AMAN" which is one of the centers of the Qatar Social Work Foundation which in its turn is affiliated with the Ministry of Social Development and Family organized an awareness lecture titled: “Mental Health and Self-Management".  The lecture was given by Dr.  Dalia Moemen from the Rehabilitation Department of AMAN Center at Qatar University during the Center's events of International Women's Day on the eighth of March every year. In addition, an Introductory Pavilion was allocated to introduce the students to the role and services of the AMAN Center and answer the students' questions through a specialized team in the field of social, psychological, and legal protection.

This awareness lecture was aimed at raising awareness and education of female students on issues related to them, in addition to introducing them to the role and services of AMAN Center in providing the targeted groups of women, children, and victims of violence and family disintegration with protection and social rehabilitation.

For his part, the Acting Director of Rehabilitation at AMAN Center, Dr. Salah Al Manaei pointed out that the Center takes part in organizing such awareness lectures for students to help them gain new skills and enable them to deal with issues that they may face in the future.

For her part, the Director of the Community Awareness Department at AMAN Center, Ms. Bakhita Al Ghayathin stressed that the Center is keen on preparing and producing awareness lectures for the public whether our targeted groups of women, children, and victims of violence and family disintegration, parents or university and school students because awareness is considered the basis and protection before getting into troubles.

For her part, Dr. Dalia Moemen from the Rehabilitation Department at AMAN Center expressed the importance of raising the awareness and education of female students on the concept and effects of Mental Health, their knowledge of basic principles of Self- Management, and the way to gain self-confidence.

About International Women's Day:

It is worth mentioning that the theme of International Women's Day for 2023 was “Gender Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow". This comes to encourage girls and women who lead the mission of adapting to, mitigating, and responding to climate change in order to build a more sustainable future. This topic is for admitting that women are more affected by climate change than men, for they constitute the majority of the poor people in the world who depend more on nature.

Women's International Day is an international celebration of women's efforts and effective roles in the different fields of life. On this day, the world expresses love and appreciation for women in their different roles in our life, and the great and prominent social, political, and economic achievements they have been accomplishing in international society. This day is aimed at breaking discrimination and acknowledging all efforts made by women in all fields of life.

The celebration of International Women's Day takes place on the eighth of March every year. In 1975, the United Nations decided to celebrate this day and choose a different theme for it every year. In 1976, the first theme was “Celebrating the past and Planning for the Future".