March 8th has emerged with the efforts of women to make their voices heard for their basic rights. It reminds us of the struggle for women all over the world to have equal rights in every field and to benefit from these rights equally. When we look at women from ...

Increasing Vulnerability of Women in Disaster and Emergency Situations With observations from the Hatay earthquake region   Gender inequalities increase in disasters and emergencies. These inequalities, in particular, limit the access of women and girls to basic rights and services, causing them to suffer more from disasters. We can summarize ...

We have been in Adana and Hatay since February 13. From the first day of the earthquakes, we learned about the needs in the earthquake region from our friends who lived in Adana and Hatay and who were also affected by the disaster, and we provided materials for these needs. ...

In the Women’s Consultation Center and Mentoring Project for Local NGOs, we aim to ensure that women living in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul can access the services they need and feel safe without discrimination in the local community. At the same time, we work to increase the capacity of ...

More than a month has passed since the earthquakes. During this period, humanitarian aid efforts increased in earthquake areas. There is still a lot of need and uncertainty about the future, but the survivors are starting to rebuild their lives with little routines. As of February 26th, we established a ...

MaviKalem 2021-2022 Activity Report, which compiles the work we have carried out in the past two years and the targets achieved through these activities, is published. You can access the report here and at the links below. MaviKalem 2021-2022 Activity Report MaviKalem 2021-2022 Faaliyet Raporu  

Mavi Kalem Policy Document on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (PSEA) Mavi Kalem Policy Document on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (PSEA) – (click to download)    

The blog published on Global Fund for Children (GFC)’s website highlights Mavi Kalem’s work in the Hatay earthquake zone and its activities since its establishment. You can find the full article here and below. Helping children and families impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye Global Fund for Children partner Mavi Kalem is ...

Since February 6th, we have been working in Hatay and Adana to identify and respond to the urgent needs of women and children affected by the earthquake. Since the Marmara earthquake in 1999, Mavi Kalem has been aware that humanitarian aid efforts in disasters should focus on the needs of ...

After the February 6th Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, in addition to the work we carried out in the region, we have been providing counselling to people affected by the disaster who contact the Mavi Kalem Consultation Line and visit our offices in the Marmara region. Within the scope of the projects we ...