In cooperation with IFRC, Şanlıurfa and Hatay Community Centers continue to provide hygiene kits to families in need as part of our combats against COVID-19.

We hosted the Board Members of World Food Programme in our EU-Funded Community Center in Ankara. Our Deputy Director General Alper Küçük explained national & international activities of Turkish Red Crescent.

"Community Centers provide very special services for children and give them hope." Parents share their children's happiness in focus group interviews with WFP Board Members and the Turkish Red Crescent.

3-day Meeting on thematic scoping/planning mission for the future Turkish Red Crescent integrated program under Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT) held between September 4-7, 2018.

The event started with the opening speeches of Deputy Director General Alper Küçük, IFRC Turkey Representative Metter Petersen.

In the meeting, where Representatives of different areas in National Societies, as well as Turkish Red Crescent staff participated, role and services of Kızılay under FRIT II Programme and how the partner National Societies and IFRC can support them will be discussed.

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The Turkish Red Crescent Community Centers organized different events in 15 regions in the Public Health Week between 3-9 September, carried out awareness raising activities.

The Community Centers, which have reached more than 450 people, serve both displaced people and local people; work for providing healthier life to youth, elderly, women, men, children, disabled people.

Within the scope of the Public Health Week held on 3-9 September, trainings were given by nurses working in institutions of related districts in many subjects such as Breast Cancer, Dental Health, Women's Reproductive Health; dental care and hygiene sets were distributed; various sports activities were carried out and ideas about health were shared.

At the same time, Syrian volunteers who were trained as "Healthcare Volunteers”, started to give "Adult Hygiene Training Seminars" together with Health Specialists by inviting neighborhood residents to the houses of Syrian individuals.