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11 Mar 2025

At least 130 million children continue to face class closures five years after COVID-19 shut schools around the world

At least 130 million children across the countries hardest-hit during the pandemic continue to experience school closures due to the climate crises, five years after their schools closed in response to COVID-19.

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13 Feb 2025

DEPREMLERDEN SONRA ÇOCUK KOMİTESİNDE GÜÇLENEN SESLER: LALE*'NİN (12) HİKAYESİ – GAZİANTEP, TÜRKİYE

Save the Children Türkiye, Lale*'nin (12) yaşadığı konteyner kente bir çocuk dostu alan ve sosyal merkez kurarak burada Ruh Sağlığı ve Psikososyal Destek (MHPSS) faaliyetleri yürüttü. Bu faaliyetler kapsamında Lale*, 6-17 yaş arasındaki çocukların haklarını öğrenmelerini, duygusal gelişimlerini desteklemeyi ve topluma katılımlarını teşvik etmeyi amaçlayan Çocuk Komitesi'ne katılıyor. Bu inisiyatif sayesinde çocuklar, güvenlik, duygular ve sorumluluklar hakkında eğlenceli ve interaktif etkinliklerle öğrenim görüyor. Ayrıca grup anlaşmaları oluşturarak ihtiyaçlarını dile getirme ve yaşam alanlarını iyileştirme önerilerinde bulunma fırsatı yakalıyorlar. Toplantılarda, kız ve erkek çocuklar, cinsiyetleri ve milliyetleri ötesinde, birer birey olarak potansiyellerini keşfedip eşit bir şekilde etkileşim kuruyorlar. Lale*, bu komite toplantılarında kendisi gibi olabilmenin güvenini yaşıyor ve ekonomik güçlenme talebini dile getiriyor. Bu adımlar, toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğini anlamaları için önemli bir temel oluşturuyor.

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13 Feb 2025

EMPOWERING VOICES IN THE CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE AFTER THE EARTHQUAKES, LALE*S(12) STORY– GAZIANTEP - TÜRKİYE

Save the Children Türkiye established a child friendly space and social center to the container city where Lale* (12) lives and has implemented MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) activities in the child-friendly space. As part of MHPSS activities, Lale* participates in the Children’s Committee, a program for children aged 6-17 that promotes awareness of their rights, emotional development, and community involvement. Through this initiative, children engage in fun, interactive activities to learn about safety, emotions, and responsibilities. They also contribute to creating group agreements, voice their needs, and suggest improvements for their living spaces. In the meetings girls and boys interacted with each other beyond their gender and nationality by recognizing their wholeness and potentials as equal individuals. Lale* feels encouraged to bring her authentic self to the committee meetings and to claim her economic empowerment which are both critical steps to promote the understanding of gender equality. 

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5 Feb 2025

TÜRKIYE/SYRIA – ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN IN TÜRKIYE DISPLACED IN 2023 EARTHQUAKE YET TO RETURN HOME WHILE NEEDS IN SYRIA MOUNT

One in four children who lost their homes in the Türkiye earthquakes two years ago remain in temporary shelters such as shipping containers while access to necessities and services such as education remain a challenge.

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5 Feb 2024

TÜRKIYE/SYRIA – ONE IN 3 CHILDREN DISPLACED BY TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKES STILL HOMELESS WHILE NEEDS AT RECORD LEVELS IN SYRIA

TÜRKIYE/SYRIA – ONE IN 3 CHILDREN DISPLACED BY TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKES STILL HOMELESS WHILE NEEDS AT RECORD LEVELS IN SYRIA

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11 Sep 2023

Children in nearly 30% of households impacted by Türkiye’s earthquake miss out as school year starts

Nearly three in every 10 earthquake-affected households assessed across Türkiye reported having no access to education seven months after February

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22 Mar 2023

“We’ll fast even with just bread and water”: Families in Türkiye are struggling ahead of first holy month of Ramadan after devastating earthquakes

A press release on families displaced by the earthquakes in Türkiye who are in urgent need of food, water and basic hygiene and sanitation items

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17 Mar 2023

TÜRKİYE AND SYRIA DONOR CONFERENCE: Save the Children calls on world leaders to step up for children who survived Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

TÜRKIYE AND SYRIA DONOR CONFERENCE: Save the Children calls on world leaders to step up for children who survived Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

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