BigCat Research

Design Thinking Workshops Project Impact Analysis

We analyzed the impact of workshops designed to support the socio-economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs affected by the earthquake.

Client / partners: TURKONFED, Embassy of Canada

Year: 2023

Project type: Social Impact Analysis

Status: Completed

Project impact: Design thinking, disaster region recovery, economic empowerment, and women-focused impact analysis.

Background from public sources

The Malatya workshop

One of the design thinking workshops in a project run jointly by TÜRKONFED and the Embassy of Canada to strengthen and support women in Türkiye was held in Malatya. Hosted by the Malatya Businesswomen's Association (MAİKAD), the training took place at the Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Art Center and was reported in the local press on 6 October 2023. MAİKAD President Şermin Akkartal Konan said the association would focus on this type of training and would hold further sessions from time to time. The report gives no information on the number of participants, the trainers or how the project was funded.[1]

Sources

  1. Malatya Flaş Haber, MAKİAD'dan İş Kadınlarına Eğitim, 2023-10-06. Accessed 2026-10-15