May
27
2021

Keeping Baby Sena Alive

Humanitarian Aid, Migration
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
02
2021

Supporting Life with Community Volunteers

Humanitarian Aid, Migration, Story
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

Humanitarian Aid, Story
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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Jan
29
2021

The Endless Struggle to Survive*

Migration, Woman, Story
#SupportToLifeDuringPandemic Fatima escaped conflict-ridden Syria, but not the chronic illness that left her feeling powerless. She fears her son could end up the same way. When fighting in Aleppo intensified, Fatima and her family were left with no choice but to flee their country to find safety elsewhere. “We were scared all the time. We could not access the healthcare my son and I needed,” Fatima says. Turkey hosts the highest number...
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Jan
15
2021

Source of Hope for Us

Humanitarian Aid, Story
The pandemic has changed many things in our lives and is still continuing to do so. What would you do if you had trouble accessing even basic services, lost your job, did not have accommodation and on top of it all got sick? Semih Öztürk from Support to Life Istanbul tells us what supporting lives mean for a humanitarian worker in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. My name is Semih Öztürk. I am a social worker, and my job is the purpose of my...
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Dec
03
2020

Regardless Of The Challenges, Don't Leave Anyone Behind

Humanitarian Aid, Story
#SupportToLifeDuringPandemic Meryem is a young refugee woman trying to stay healthy with her three children amidst the coronavirus the pandemic. Dilek Latifeci from our Şanlıurfa team tells us what Meryem and others are experiencing during the pandemic, and about her work as a humanitarian. I am Dilek Latifeci. I have been working as a social worker in the individual protection team of Şanlıurfa at Support to Life Association since 2018. As...
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Jun
19
2020

Diary of a Refugee

Migration, Woman, Story
OUR LIFE BEFORE We had a very good life in Syria. My husband who was a French teacher was going to work while I was tutoring pre-school age children and writing informative articles for older students about universities. My son Alaa was preparing to study at university and my daughter Kinde was studying English. It felt like this life we had was never going to change. There were no such signs.   THE ROAD But it did not happen that way....
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May
21
2020

On A New Path, Moving Forward

Migration, Story
Being a refugee means starting from scratch for many. Humanitarian aid can be a big facilitator for individuals that are struggling to regain their independence. In the case of Manat (11), we once again experienced how crucial can well-placed assistance be. It was invigorating for all of us in Istanbul field office to see a young girl full of hope and dreams smile and rejoice again. With financial support of our partners European Union Civil...
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Mar
13
2020

Deserted Pazarkule, "A Haunted House"

Migration, Story
If we define our own living space though predefined identities of belonging, norms for a ‘home;’ for the last two weeks Pazarkule is a ‘haunted house’. For the last two weeks the ‘no man’s land’ –the buffer zone between the two borders– spearhead defendable values of the modern age. This no man’s land has been home to open violations of people’s inalienable right to live.   Renowned French philosopher Jacques...
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Nov
27
2019

I am strong, and will only become more so

Migration, Woman, Story
This year at our Mardin Support to Life Hub, where the work we conduct as the implementing partner of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and with the financing of European Union through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations focuses mainly on closing the ‘gaps’ and facilitating marginalized or at-risk refugees’ access to their basic needs and rights, community volunteers play an active role within our activities. Thanks to our...
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