Nergis’s Story: New Hopes and Opportunities
I and my family were living in Iran. I graduated from high school with honors but was not admitted to a university. So, I…
From Syria to Turkey: A Teacher’s Journey
In Syria, I was a teacher. I worked with kids for 30 years and had the best days of my life with children in…
Masume’s Story
My family and I fled from the Taliban. First, we went to Iran, where we lived for 15 years. Well, there was no war…
“Solidarity among women is one of the most crucial pillars in the fight against gender-based discrimination”
Saher was born in 1999 in Syria. When she was in high school, internal conflicts intensified in the neighbourhood where she and her family…
“Learning new things together and being together makes me very happy”
Mavi Kalem comes together with women for various activities on a weekly basis at the Women’s Consultation Centre, on the occasion of group psychosocial…
Resistantly filling in life’s cracks
Mitrali, the eldest of five siblings, fled the war with her family at the age of 16 and settled in Türkiye without knowing the…
To all women out there: Don’t give up!
Rasha and her family moved to Kahramanmaraş from Aleppo in 2014. Rasha (32) is married with four children. Despite the agonizing war and migration,…
“… if I were writing my own biography, I would have highlighted it!”
This is the story of Reshide (57) and the account of her experience with IBC Community Centre. Reshide is a Syrian refugee who fled…
