COVERED Edition 4 Issue 6 | Page 38

TRANSFORMATION_____________________________________________________________ Women uniting at a Global event - Second Family Life Forum 2019, held in Istanbul, 18 th to 19 th October 2019 – Turkey. Stories narrated 2019 T he Second Family Life Forum hosted a workshop that was held in Pullman’s Convention center in Istanbul, Turkey on the 18 th to the 19 th October 2019. Around 549 people attended from 35 countries around the world. Stories Narrated is an international humanitarian Forum focusing on the quality of life for a family, as women-headed households in communities affected by war and asylum. It seeks to achieve a satisfactory and dignified life for this group by promoting sustainable economic, social and cultural development of society to make the present and future world more secure, peaceful, just and prosperous. The project manager was Diana Al-Khalili. The objective of the Forum is: ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ To contribute in enhancing the quality of life of the families that lost their breadwinners in the conflict, through providing funds. To highlight the gap among communities in which families that lack a breadwinner suffer low quality of life in comparison with communities with a higher quality of life standards. To build partnerships amongst various specialist organizations and therefore improve the quality of life of women-headed households in conflict areas. To highlight the negative effects of war and conflicts on the quality of life of the families To showcase successful experiences of countries that apply quality standards to its citizens, as well as supporting war affected countries through humanitarian and development imitative. 38