If we reach 10.000€, we will provide 250 families groceries for 2 weeks.If we reach 3.000€, we will provide 250 families hygiene kits (masks, soap, hand sanitizer).It is crucial for our community to be supported with access to good health and nutrition, as well as hygiene. Every donation is going to make a difference. We are reaching out to the worldwide online community with the hope to create a quick response for the people of concern. With your help we will be able to provide very important financial support in order for them to be safe these insecure times! Especially with Ramadan coming, a month of fasting, prayer and introspection when many people abstain from eating and drinking during the day. Muhra, SPI’s Women Social Enterprise, is giving 42 artisan women the chance to develop their professional skills while contributing to their livelihoods, grow professionally and personally as well as supporting them in finding work outside of the Enterprise. However, in light of the current situation and the emergency we are all facing, we need additional support to provide protection services and supplies to the refugee community. With our committed team of international staff and volunteers we are striving towards providing a safe space for these families in our community center. SPI was established in 2015 as a response to those displaced by the conflict in the Middle East and North Africa Regions. At Small Projects Istanbul (SPI) we are working closely with a community consisting of more than 250 refugee families. Living in another country brings many difficulties and challenges, which can only be overcome with a shared responsibility and solidarity This is why the sense of community building is so important for SPI. These people have fled their home countries with the desire to build a better and saver life for their families. are now running into even greater financial uncertainty and at risk of not being able to afford their basic needs, food, hygiene supplies, rent and utilities. Currently there are more than 3.6 million registered Syrian refugees and around 365.000 refugees from other nationalities in Turkey. Families, already vulnerable from being forced to flee their countries. Their livelihood opportunities have taken away, many people are losing their jobs, incomes are reduced for those who are forced to stay at home. The sudden outbreak of the novel COVID 19 has brought uncertainty and fear to all human-kind yet the communities suffering from displacement have become even more vulnerable in relation to the consequences of their health and livelihoods. Small Projects Istanbul - Help refugee families during the COVID 19 outbreak in Istanbul
0 kommentar(er)
