Local Advocacy Program for Refugee Rights
This program for non-governmental organizations and activists who work or want to work for the rights of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers at the local level and want to develop cooperation with local governments on this issue consists of two stages. The first phase, which will take place on 7-9-14-16 June 2021, is the capacity building training, which will consist of 4 courses and will last for 12 hours in total. In the second phase of the program, which will take place in the summer months, mentoring support will be provided to the participating individuals and organizations, and the work to be carried out with local governments will be followed.
This module of the program is only for participants from 18 provinces in NUTS-2 Adana, Hatay, Malatya, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Mardin sub-regions. The list of accepted provinces is included in the application form.
The program of the online training is as follows:
- June 7, 2021, Monday 19:30 – Right to the City of Refugees and Migrants – Assoc. Dr. Ulaş Sunata, Bahçeşehir University
- Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 19:30 – Understanding Basic Documents and Migration Management in the City – Simten Birsöz İnanç
- June 14, 2021, Monday 19:30 - Rights-Based Approach and Advocacy in Turkey - Murat Çekiç
- June 16, 2021, Wednesday 19:30 -Developing Projects and Partnering with Municipalities – Elif Avcı
- July 7, 2021, Wednesday 19:30 – Communication with Municipalities, Experience Transfer Meeting
To apply for the program, you can fill out the application form by clicking on the link.
Application Deadline: June 4, 2021