Story of the Day – August 31, 2020
“Our house is under quarantine. My mother, my children and I have COVID-19. We don’t have food and they say, ‘Don’t go out’. We are not going out. Then, they say, ‘Strengthen your immune system’. How are we supposed to do that? Should we die of COVID-19 or of hunger?” #AccessToBasicNeedsIsARight
Our Questions to Minister of National Education, Ziya Selçuk, on the Rights of Children Living in Deep Poverty to Education The measures implemented in response to the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases resulted in a switch to e-learning on 23rd March 2020. The 2020-21 academic year will start again with e-learning on 31st...
Story of the Day – August 25, 2020
“You just can’t fit yourself in anywhere. Clothes are hung to dry and dry clothes get collected. Your hole-in-the-wall feels too tight. You get cast out again; all you are looking for is a roof.” The pandemic is not over. Another family has become homeless today. #ShelterIsTheMostFundamentalRight
Story of the Day – August 21, 2020
21 August, Two stories “My daughter drinks milk all the time. The milk you brought in has run out. I gave an IOU to the store so that I wouldn’t ask you for it. “I am too embarrassed to ask, but when can you send some in?” “We have been well since your support started...
Story of the Day – August 20, 2020
A family of paper collectors with four children used to live in a car until six months ago. We found a home for them and got them settled in. Following the pandemic, we sent them food and we paid their rent. Today, officials have visited them to cut off their electricity. We want to reduce...
Story of the Day – August 19, 2020
19 August, Two stories:“I am 57. I used to work in textiles before Corona. They have laid me off. Now, I started to work again as a cleaner. I couldn’t pay my rent. The landlord is asking me to vacate the house. My husband is 67 and ill. When I miss the shuttle, I ask...
Story of the Day – August 14, 2020
Paper-collecting mother: “I am embarrassed to say, but I have formula enough only for two, maybe three feeds. I can make do if my baby doesn’t wake up at night until tomorrow”. #BestInterestOfTheChild #SocialJusticeNotMakingDo
Story of the Day – August 11, 2020
I have not been able to buy a doll for my 9-year-old daughter yet.My 5-year-old son has a toy car. He plays with it all day. My daughter draws dolls in her notebook. We have no food. Nothing. I got 50 TL from my neighbor and got my children some milk. I wouldn’t want to...
Story of the Day – August 5, 2020
He attends the IT department of a high school; all he thinks about is technology. His father is a street seller but cannot work due to his cancer. Somebody has given him a pretty aged computer and a neighbour provided Internet access. He placed the computer on the ground, as he doesn’t have a desk...
Story of the Day – July 21, 2020
She has a 2-year-old baby. She is a paper collector. Her husband will soon be off to military service. “My baby was hungry, so a neighbour gave me your number, sister. She said, ‘They will listen to you, send in some food’.” #BestInterestOfTheChild