HESNA MIHEMED

 Shahba- On July 27, 2024, Kongra Star Health Committee in Shahba-Afrin Canton started a 20-day first aid course in Til Qireh, a village of Shahba’s Ehrez, attended by 77 women. The women attending the course learn critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency such as what they should do when one person has a heart attack or breaks bones.

 Women should learn critical skills and how to manage an emergency because they live in a warzone, said Guneyî Mustafa, a member of the Health Committee.

‘The region is subjected to attacks every day’

Speaking about why they started a first aid course, Guneyî Mustafa said, “We started this course to teach women critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency because our region is subjected to attacks every day. This course is a must for the women in the village. They learn what they should do when someone is injured or gets sick.”

‘We have learned critical skills’

“We have learned many critical skills at the course,” said Henîfa Îso (30), a course attendant. “We also learn what we should do when someone is injured or gets sick because we live in a warzone. The course is a great opportunity for us because we can help our children when they get sick.”

‘We learn how to deal with war conditions’

Eye Salih, another course attendant, told us that they felt happy to be able to attend the course. “This course is an opportunity for us to improve ourselves and learn critical skills. We learn how to deal with war conditions. What we have been learning at the course will be very important for us in the future.”