Dec
03
2020
Regardless Of The Challenges, Don't Leave Anyone Behind
#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
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
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"
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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Feb
20
2019
A Basic Need: To Understand and be Understood
Elvin is 30 years old, married and has two children – Eflin and Aden. They live in Kazanlı, where farming (especially greenhouses) is the main source of livelihood. The day we reach there is just a couple of days after a strong storm. Some greenhouses have their roofs blown over and as we drive in the narrow roads between the fields, looking for Elvin’s home, care-takers are hard at work to get them fixed.
Kazanlı is remote. It is a...
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