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How should rights-based solidarity be during and after the disaster?

While millions of people were left homeless after the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, which affected more than 13 million people, the solidarity networks that quickly organized after the earthquake gave hope to all. The Deep Poverty Network also produced an information note on how to organize the rights-based solidarity networks that were formed throughout the country.

What should rights-based solidarity look like during and after the disaster? "Protecting the foundation of human rights and conducting processes that respect human dignity should be a priority while maintaining solidarity with those affected by the earthquake," the memo states.

The process for organizing support was conveyed under 3 headings.

The headline of the process to gather support emphasized that personal motivations should not come before the rights and needs of individuals, and stressed that individual needs should be respected and egalitarian language introduced.

The memo, which also emphasized that post-disaster needs will be long-term, recommended that resources be used with the understanding that support will be needed in the long-term as well as in the acute phase.

While gathering support, "no personal information, photos depicting people, videos, and contact information should be shared without permission unless necessary for people to exercise their rights."

When announcing and communicating support, it was also emphasized that non-discriminatory, inclusive, and non-violent language should be used that emphasizes human rights and solidarity.

The heading of the process of handing over relief supplies to people states, "Make sure there is no discrimination in the handover of relief supplies," while "Hand over relief supplies to the CSOs working in the disaster area and to the areas led by the people you trust in the region."

Again, those wishing to document the process of delivering aid were advised not to use pictures and personal information of people.

You can read the entire fact sheet here.

 

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