Aswan University Council in its 68th session on 30th Rabi al-Thani 1439 AH corresponding to 17th Jan. 2018 AD headed by Aswan university president Prof. Ahmed Ghallab issued the decree to:
- Establish Anti-Violence and Harassment Against Women Unit (Special Unit)
- Implementing the unit’s regulation after the council approval
- A letter is submitted to the SCU. For more details please click here.
Achievements of Anti-Violence Against Women Unit:-
– Recent Achievements
Activity | Place | Date |
Establishing a headquarters for the unit at Faculty of Education | Faculty of Education | 1/5/2024 |
Participating in discussing the law on combating violence against women in cooperation with the Women’s Issues Foundation at Basma Hotel | Basma Hotel | 29/5/2024 |
Solving the problem of temporary employment (women) after the unit received a number of complaints through its page | Faculty of Education | 23/5/2024 |
Concluding a cooperation protocol with institutions interested in women’s issues such as the Southern Women’s Foundation and the Free Southern Foundation | Katarakt Hotel | 1/6/2024 |
Meeting of the unit’s director on the radio program (News and Official) to talk about the unit, its goals and future activities | South Upper Egypt Radio | 7/6/2024 |
Participating in the annual forum for anti-violence units in Egyptian universities on 12/6/2024 at Tulip Hotel, New Cairo. The unit was represented by His Excellency Prof. Sahar Issa Khalil – Director of the Unit, His Excellency Prof. Suad Jaber – Executive Member, and His Excellency Prof. Sally Al-Hariri – Executive Member | Tulip Hotel | 12/6/2024 |
Holding a monthly meeting with members and coordinators of the unit to follow up on the work of the unit | Faculty of Education | 4/7/2024 |
Meeting of the unit’s director on the television program (Our Life) on Teba Channel to talk about the unit, its goals and future activities on July 9, 2024 | Teba Channel | 9/7/2024 |
Designing banners that include the unit’s email and number Phone to receive complaints | 9/7/2024 | |
Approval of the formation of the unit by His Excellency the University President and the selection of coordinators for the unit from the university’s Faculties | 30/7/2024 | |
Participation in the African Women’s Webinar at the invitation of the Egyptian Businessmen Association via Zoom on July 31, 2024 | Zoom Program | 31/7/2024 |
Holding a monthly meeting with members and coordinators of the unit to follow up on the work of the unit | Faculty of Education | 1/8/2024 |
A seminar entitled (Social Responsibility of Marginalized and Breadwinner Women at the Community Development Association in Nasiriyah in cooperation with the Faculty of Social Service) attended by His Excellency Prof. Sahar Issa, Director of the Unit and His Excellency Prof. Sherin Hassan, Executive Member of the Unit September 12, 2024 | Community Development Association in Nasseria | 12/9/2024 |
Holding a monthly meeting with members and coordinators of the unit to follow up on the work of the unit 3/10/2024 | Faculty of Education | 3/10/2024 |
A seminar entitled “Preventive Guidelines Against Bacterial Infections” at the Faculty of Education 9/10/2024 The Lecturer is His Excellency Prof. Nora Sharqawi, Coordinator of Faculty of Science | Faculty of Education | 9/10/2024 |
A seminar entitled Reproductive Health and Population Growth and the Extent of Their Danger to the Egyptian State on 22/10/2024 At Faculty of Science, attended by His Excellency Prof. Asmaa Sayed, Executive Member of the Unit, and His Excellency Prof. Nora Sharqawi, Coordinator of Faculty of Science | Faculty of Science | 22/10/2024 |
A monthly meeting was held with members and coordinators of the unit to follow up on the work of the unit 1/11/2024 | Faculty of Education | 1/11/2024 |
Participation in attending the International Conference on Population and Development under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic from 4/11 to 8/11. The unit was represented by His Excellency Prof. Kamiya Salah El-Din, Coordinator of the Faculty of Law, and His Excellency Prof. Dr. Hanan Mustafa, Coordinator of Faculty of Arts | Cairo | 4-8/11/2024 |
Digital Safety in cooperation with the Free Southern Foundation | Faculty of Education | 16/11/2024 |
– Previous Achievements:
- Implementing an art exhibition at Aswan University (at the headquarter in Sahari) on: “The role of art and artistic works in embodying the suffering of Egyptian women”.
- Holding a workshop by the deputy director of the unit in Al-Hujairat village, and the aim was to raise the awareness of women breadwinners, through a group of artworks that can be used and sold by citizens, and this workshop lasted two days.
- Representing the Anti-Violence Against Women Unit at the International Conference on Empowering Egyptian Women, at Tolip Hotel_ Cairo.
- Attending the conference of government universities units to combat violence against women, under patronage of the National Council for Women in Hurghada.
- Participation in the events of Organizing the 16 day campaign to combat violence against women in cooperation with the Upper Egypt Women’s Foundation and the National Council for Women in Aswan, in Rowing Club garden in Aswan.
- Implementation of an educational-religious awareness day in the hall of Prof. Ahmed Fawzy, Faculty of Education, and this day included the following:-
- A lecture on the role of women in the Divine religions, it addressed the issues of female circumcision and early marriage.
- A lecture on the role of music in elevating the role of the Egyptian women and the ability to solve violence problems inflicted on them.
- Symposium on plastic art and its relationship to the breadwinner woman.
- A lecture entitled: pottery and handicrafts and their relationship to women’s economic development.
- Implementing an art exhibition that included a group of paintings that reflect the types of violence that women can be faced in various ways.
- Participation in the Kony competition, under patronage of the National Council for Women, and that with participation of a number of university students with various artworks as sculpture, printing, and short story, and the third place was obtained at the level of Egyptian universities with about printing on canvas.
- Participation in the events of the National Council for Women in cooperation with the Women of the South Foundation and Faculty of Physical Education at Aswan University entitled: Unite. End violence against women now, and that was at the McDonald’s Hall in Rowing Club_ Aswan.
