Mavi Kalem Association

Project in progress

Mavi Kalem works for the empowerment of women and children, their access to fundamental rights and services, rights-oriented support for the population affected by disasters and emergencies, and the implementation of international humanitarian aid principles. For 20 years, it has been carrying out activities in the light of the principles of child safety, gender sensitivity and gender equality.  It ensures the quality of work by bringing together different disciplines and expertise. It carries out community-based awareness-raising and empowerment activities in different fields, through a participatory approach, by involving target groups in the development of activities.

Mavi Kalem is active in Istanbul and Kocaeli regions. Through its free hotline, it provides counselling services to beneficiaries from all over Türkiye in line with their needs within the scope of the work of MK.

Women Consultation Centre

About the project

The aim of the project is to increase the social and economic resilience of 8,400 women and men from refugees and local communities in Istanbul, especially in Esenyurt district, by supporting their access to protection services, non-formal education service and social cohesion response.

The main objectives of the project:

  • Promoting gender equality
  • Disseminating women’s perspective
  • Protection of vulnerable groups
  • Field-oriented work
  • Coordination and cooperation

Planned activities

  • Social cohesion 
    • Together we are strong! activities
    • Art and sports
    • Community based intervention activities
  • Non-formal education: 
    • Structured language acquisition sessions through Public Education Centres
  • Protection: 
    • Case management
    • General consultancy
    • Individual psychological support
    • Group PSS
    • SGBV response
    • SGBV prevention
  • Advocacy and information 
    • Exchange meetings
    • Information meetings
    • Creating a community volunteers’ network
    • Community volunteer empowerment
    • Workshops for increasing Turkish speaking skills
    • Skill development workshops
    • Staff self-care and supervision

İstanbul

Protection

Social Cohesion

Non-formal Education

Syrian and non-Syrian refugees

Counselling, Case management, Awareness raising, Social cohesion, Language courses, Information, PSS, Experience sharing, Referrals, GBV prevention, Child protection, Mentoring, Life skills, Advocacy

Mavi Kalem is the mentor of the Marmara 2 Bundle.

Contact Details

Yavuz Sultan Selim Mah. Cibali Cad. No:31 Fatih / İstanbul
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