Oct 17, 2023 | Education, Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey
Planning the Next Season August in Izmir is quite hot. Many government officials are on vacation this month. August is a fertile but slow month for Türkiye, and we have already started to make our preparations for the winter. Together with our mayor, a professor...
Sep 5, 2023 | Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey, Wellness
Feeling Heard and Being Seen Greetings from a blazingly hot Izmir. July was a very productive month for us. During this month, we have had two Transformational Community Development (TCD) events. Our first event was in the tent city in Malatya. We had a team of...
Jul 4, 2023 | Disaster Response, Middle East, Turkey
Mental Health Team goes to Turkey! Working in conjunction with the GHNI team in Turkey, a team of mental health providers are currently in the Malatya area to provide trauma education and counseling in the wake of the massive earthquakes in Turkey. Field workers...
Apr 30, 2023 | Disaster Response, Food, Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey, Women's Empowerment
An Active Role in Rebuilding Last month, Turkey had a major earthquake disaster. Eleven provinces were affected by the earthquake, and according to official figures, over 50,000 people died, with many more injured or disabled. Tens of thousands of people are still...
Mar 30, 2023 | Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey, Women's Empowerment
A Fresh Hope Thanks to Transformational Community Development (TCD), hope continues to grow, transform, and renew wherever it is found. For the past three months, we have hosted a youth meeting, with approximately 20–25 young people attending each month. We...
Feb 9, 2023 | Disaster Response, Middle East, Turkey
Ongoing Updates on our Disaster Response for Turkey A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and parts of Syria yesterday morning. With more than 19,000 people killed and thousands injured, the earthquake is one of the strongest ones to hit in over 100 years and...
