Project Name: Strong Youth Steps - Livelihood and Psychological Support to Empower Youth Through Strengthening Local Municipal Capacity
Project Duration: 01/12/2024-31/12/2025
Donor: Japan Platform Fund
Location: Istanbul
Implementing agency: Save the Children Türkiye, Save the Children Japan
Operating Sectors: Livelihoods & Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
Activities: This project aims to improve the integration, resilience, psychosocial wellbeing and economic self-sufficiency of economically vulnerable youth (18 – 35 years old) in Istanbul. By strengthening the capacity and quality of local municipal services through training, additional human resources and other capacity building/sharing initiatives, the project seeks to create sustainable local change in the provision of inclusive services for both communities.
Moreover, the project aims to empower young men and women through a variety of initiatives, including skills development training, awareness sessions on psychosocial wellbeing, self-help strategies on issues such as stress management and social cohesion, and group psychosocial support, designed to improve their mental health, psychosocial well-being and employment readiness. To address economic challenges, the project will link young people to income-generating opportunities, facilitate job placement services and disseminate information on entrepreneurship licensing.
Key Activities of the Project:
• Skills to Succeed Trainings
• Referrals to other youth empowerment services
• Private Sector engagement
• Provision of guidance and facilitation of Job placement services
• Information dissemination and guidance on licensing procedures
• Awareness Raising Sessions (ARS)
• Group MHPSS Sessions
• Provision of Capacity Building/Sharing Trainings to municipality staff
• Translation of municipality service map and livelihood services & pathways
Criteria: This project targets economically vulnerable youth (18 – 35 years old) living in Istanbul.
Ayşe Nur Gençalp / Save the Children Türkiye