Purpose and Fields of Activity

      OUR PURPOSE
      Giresun University Child Rights Application and Research Center (ÇOHAM) was established to contribute to the protection, development, and dissemination of children's rights. The main purpose of our Center is to foster interdisciplinary cooperation between relevant departments and divisions to carry out scientific research, examinations, educational activities, publications, scientific meetings, and cultural projects regarding children's rights at both national and international levels. In this context, it is aimed to support the training of researchers in the field of children's rights, examine the problems faced by children through scientific methods, develop solution proposals, and contribute to translating these proposals into practice. ÇOHAM supports the dissemination of a culture of children's rights throughout society, increasing awareness regarding children's rights, and developing rights-based policies.
      OUR FIELDS OF ACTIVITY Our Center adopts carrying out activities in the following areas in line with the objectives specified in its establishment regulation as its main principle:
      1. Scientific Research and Projects To develop scientific and applied research, studies, and projects on children's rights at national and international levels; to participate in and support activities conducted in this field.
      2. Research Reports and Policy Recommendations To report the research results in the field of children's rights, and to develop solutions and policy recommendations for current issues in line with the scientific data obtained.
      3. Work Targeting Gifted, Special Needs, and Disadvantaged Children To organize training, research, and projects that will contribute to the development of the talents and skills of gifted children, children with special needs, and/or disadvantaged children.
      4. Scientific and Educational Events To organize national and international courses, seminars, conferences, congresses, symposiums, and similar scientific events related to children's rights; to propose postgraduate education programs in the field of children's rights.
      5. Dissemination of Child Rights Education To research educational opportunities that support the protection, development, and dissemination of children's rights in accordance with contemporary human rights principles; to encourage the development of courses and educational studies on children's rights at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities.
      6. Supporting University Students' Academic and Applied Work To support undergraduate and postgraduate students' education, research, and applied work in the field of children's rights; to provide opportunities for practical studies that will contribute to the solution of social problems.
      7. Conducting Educational and Artistic Activities with Children To develop programs related to children and conducted with the participation of children; to organize educational and artistic activities that support children's talents, creativity, and skills.
      8. Publication and Information Sharing To prepare printed, visual, and digital publications aimed at increasing scientific and social awareness in the field of children's rights; to develop information and training materials by utilizing information technologies.
      9. Library and Archive Studies To conduct library, digital information resources, and archive work that will allow following national and international scientific developments, research, and publications in the field of children's rights.
      10. National and International Collaborations To develop communication and cooperation networks with national and international institutions and organizations operating in the field of children's rights; to support information and experience sharing.
      11. Research and Consultancy Support to Public Institutions To contribute to the work of public institutions and organizations regarding children's rights; to conduct research, prepare projects, offer consultancy services, and provide scientific data in line with needs and requests.
      12. Social Awareness Activities To carry out activities aimed at promoting children's rights to broad segments of society, developing a culture of children's rights, and increasing social awareness.
      13. Working Groups and Interdisciplinary Cooperation To form working groups with the participation of academics and researchers from different fields of expertise in line with the Center's objectives, and to support the activities of these groups.
      Our Center also adopts carrying out other scientific, educational, and social contribution activities suitable for its objectives specified in its establishment regulation as its main principle.
      April 1, 2019 Official Gazette