In January 2022, we started monitoring the media for poverty-related news stories to analyze which prejudices were maintained, how the idea of being ‘poor’ was depicted and what discourse strategies were deployed, all while seeking to represent good examples. As a result, we published “Monitoring Report: Poverty Agenda In the Media ( January-August 2022)”

When news, research and project reports, donation campaigns, awareness-raising activities or political party activities on poverty are analyzed, it comes to the fore that there is a belief that one of the most effective methods of describing poverty is the use of visual contents. Some dramatic images of working children, dirty faces and hands, old and torn clothes and shoes, hands reaching out to each other, black and white photographs, people looking for things in the garbage and empty pockets are frequently used and disseminated by many sources.

These guidelines aim to ensure that any visual content (images, drawings and photographs etc.) that directly or indirectly affects people living in conditions of poverty are disseminated in accordance with human rights standards. It aims to create a shared awareness of respect for the dignity, rights and best interests of persons.