May
27
2021
Keeping Baby Sena Alive
Being a humanitarian worker sometimes means supporting empowerment of an individual while sometimes it means striving to keep a soul alive. Lokman Amaç, social worker in Diyarbakır province in eastern Turkey, tells us how he supported 3 month-old Sena in her struggle to survive.
I am Lokman Amaç. I am working as a social worker at Support to Life Diyarbakır. As the operating partner of the international humanitarian organization Diakonie...
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Apr
14
2021
Together to Protect Human Honor: Core Humanitarian Standards Training (CHS)
We organize core humanitarian standards (CHS) trainings to increase the capacities of persons and institutions working with refugees. These two-day trainings are given by our Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Director Aslı Silahdaroğlu Bekmen. A dedicated humanitarian worker, Aslı talks about what core humanitarian standards mean for her and explains the significance and content of this two-day training.
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Apr
02
2021
Supporting Life with Community Volunteers
Our team of community volunteers is very important for voicing the rights of refugee communities we want to reach, meeting their needs and touching their lives. Our outreach officer Pervin Eviz from Batman describes what kind of responsibilities volunteers have in responding to the changing needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I am Pervin Eviz, I am an outreach officer at Support to Life’s Batman branch. I am responsible for identifying...
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Feb
25
2021
After a Difficult Year
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected vulnerable groups, refugees, women and children in the Mardin area? Social workers Berfin Ordu and Abdurrahman Kaya from Support to Life share their experiences from 2020 and tell us how extraordinary circumstances continue to affect the lives of refugees.
The pandemic suddenly changed the system that we have been used to for years. As Support to Life staff, we faced many challenges in this process and...
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Feb
10
2021
Overcoming the Distance to Deliver Humanitarian Aid
The Coronavirus pandemic has made extraordinary measures necessary to deal with unprecedented challenges. Abdullah works for an organization delivering humanitarian assistance and tells us how aid is continuously delivered to those most in need amidst COVID-19.
I am Abdullah Önder Özkul. I work as project manager at Support to Life in Diyarbakır. As part of our humanitarian aid activities, we implement a project to increase refugees' access...
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