Turkish Red Crescents Social Services Mine AKDOAN, Social Worker - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Turkish Red Crescent’s Social Services

POVERTY ALLEVIATION WORKING GROUP, 2016

Mine AKDOĞAN, Social Worker

• Brief Introduction about Turkish Red Crescent
• Who are the target group?
• What Social Services Department do?
• Conclusion and recommendations

Content

HISTORY

1868 1877 1935 1947- 2010

Society for Helping Sick and Wounded Ottoman Soldiers Ottoman Red Crescent Society Turkish Red Crescent Association

1923

Turkish Red Crescent Union Turkish Red Crescent Society

Turkish Red Crescent:

• Introduced the emblem “Red Crescent” to the

International Movement.

• TRCS is one of the oldest and reputable

institution since 1868

• It has approximately 700 chapters, 3500

professional staff and 4000 volunteers TURKISH RED CRESCENT

4

• Turkish Red Crescent:
• Works closely with the National Societies in

Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean, Balkans and Europe as a result of its geographical position providing

• pening to these regions.

TURKISH RED CRESCENT

5

TURKISH RED CRESCENT

• Blood Services
• Youth Services
• Social Services
• Disaster Management
• Training activities

MAJOR FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

6

HUMANITY

NEUTRALITY IMPARTIALITY UNITY INDEPENDENCE VOLUNTARY SERVİCE UNIVERSALITY

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

Focus on “VULNERABLE” RISK GROUPS Children in streets women People with disabilities juvenile delinquents homeless Families living under powerty lines

SOCIAL SERVICES of TRCS

Our Activities:

• 1. Social Assistance (financial / in kind)
• 2. Institutional Social Services (facilities)
• 3. National Social Programs (poverty alleviation)

Method: social care, resilience, advocacy

Our Social Assistance

Need assesment and source analyse are crucial!

Types of the social assistance: (cash/in kind)

• Food Packages
• Hygiene Kits
• Wheelchair
• Household Items
• School Supplies
• Clothing
• Medical equipment

Wheelchair We provide wheelchairs

The number of beneficiaries: 361 Rehabilitation Center

The number of beneficiaries

(222)

Social Assistance to the People with Disabilities

Special education classes TRC equips special education classes in public schools

The number of beneficiaries: (26 school- 374 student)

Home care

• nursing
• basic health support
• rebuilding

confidence

• collecting

prescriptions

• offering

companionship

Transportation

The TRC offers transport support for medical appointments and essential daily needs and assistance with shopping Psychosocial support

• psychological

support

• social assistance
• social events
• home visiting
• consuling &guidance
• funeral services

Home care for older donors in need

The number of beneficiaries: 71

Prevention and Support for Street Children and Youth Street Football League Project Supporting offenders (juvenile delinquents)

• financial support
• social events
• entertainment
• dinner
• First aid training

Social Assitance to the Youths at Risk

Institutional Services

3 Nursing Home 14 Soup Kitchen 6 Social Market-food bank, clothing center 7 Student Dormitories 1 Rehabilitation Center 1 Guest House (Homeless)

55.522 Person

Baby Kit

The basic needs

• f the

newborns and mothers

227 baby

Obligation Qurban

(animal sacrifice by proxy campaign in Eid al-Adha ) 500.000 person

SOCIAL ASISTANCE PROGRAM

Red Crescent Card Project

Citizens in need are free to choose the materials they really require. 2992 person

Food Package and Ramadan Campaigns

Food packages are delivered to families in need by TRC branches. 160.000 person

Zakat

Zakat is an example

• f social solidarity

via fulfilling religious

• bligations

10.914 person

OUR SOCIAL PROGRAMS

As a conclusison;

• Our social work approach is holistic,
• We believe in the value of partnership with related institutions,
• The livelihood projects must be developed to combat poverty
• The advocacy projects for the rights of vulnerable people must

start up

• We need more volunteers for community based social programs

CONCLUSIONS

THANK YOU!

Mine AKDOĞAN Mine.akdogan@kizilay.org.tr