About the project

The primary goal of the project is to support vulnerable refugees and members of the host community to access existing social services and to provide needs-based protection programmes that improve people’s living conditions, wellbeing and to promote social cohesion.

Planned activities

• Social Cohesion: activities promoting the positive interaction opportunities, improving cultural dialogue between local community and refugees in Sultanbeyli.
• Non-Formal Education: Facilitating social cohesion, access to labour market and increasing resilience capacity through Turkish language courses.
• Advisory and Information / PSS: individual or group counselling, MHPSS, case management, legal consultation, referral to state services / registration support.
• Referrals: transportation, translation and accompaniment.
• Awareness Raising, Advocacy and Empowerment: seminars, refugee committees, advocacy campaigns, information meetings on different topics

Cash Response Programme:

• Location: İstanbul, Sakarya
• Objective: To support well-being by providing cash support to earthquake survivors outside the earthquake region.
• Activities: Needs assessments in Turkish, Arabic, and Farsi to understand the specific needs of affected families via phone calls, one-off cash support to identified vulnerable households, post-distribution monitoring, and evaluating.

Contact Details

Turgut Reis Mah. Fatih Bulvarı, No: 306 P.K. 34930, Sultanbeyli / İstanbul

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