empowerment

What Made Me Join Philia

What Made Me Join Philia? An Introduction to a Self-Discovery Journey

It has been just over two years since I finished my master’s degree in Humanitarian Emergencies at the London School of Economics. Since then, I have been immersed in a professional rollercoaster that has taken me to work with refugees and migrants at the Icelandic Red Cross and the Ministry of Social Affairs in Iceland. …

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Reclaiming Security

Reclaiming Security

Our September topic for the Women’s Empowerment Brunches around the globe was centred around ‘Security’.  The monthly conversations are based on the research-based e-course, our self-developed methodology of peer to peer coaching. By joining the Philia journey with your peer, who could be a friend or a Philia-made match. You will discover new levels of support …

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Philia Study

Philia Study

Philia’s Research team has launched an innovative initiative, the Peer-to-Peer Coaching Self-Development Study! Our aim is to support the members of Philia’s e-Course in their efforts throughout their journey with us. This is part of a wider initiative that the Philia Project is working on. Through our new study on Peer-to-Peer coaching, we want to …

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Women in Society

At Philia we realize in many ways that women and other marginalized groups are being subjected to adhere to certain socially constructed norms. Objectively, women have often been relegated to the background and have become anonymous in many progressive nations of the world. In some societies, girls are being denied their educational rights and are …

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Community Empowerment with Istanbul&i

In honour of World Refugee Day, Istanbul&i teamed up with the Philia project to discuss ways to help disadvantaged and displaced communities, through empowering dialogue, while being part of a network of global changemakers. With over 4 million refugees, Turkey is currently home to the world’s largest refugee population. To create awareness of issues surrounding …

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