Association for Supporting Tarlabasi Community (known as Tarlabasi Community Center/TTM) is an NGO active in the Tarlabasi area of Beyoglu, Istanbul. TTM serves to reduce the prejudices against Tarlabasi and to empower the inhabitants of the region via psychosocial activities and advocacy with professionals and volunteers with a perspective on universal human rights, gender equality, social inclusion, and child well-being.

Since its establishment in 2007, the Association for Supporting Tarlabasi Community has always been a safe space especially for children and provided social, psychological and educational support for vulnerable children, youth and women living in Tarlabasi.

For further information about Tarlabaşı: Most of the population who came from the Southeast in 80’s and 90’s has settled at Tarlabaşı. In recent years, Tarlabaşı has taken its current form with the settlement of new, mostly unregistered immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Africa and recently Syria. 20% of this population consists of Romanis, and they often reside around the lower region places close to Dolapdere. Kurds. About 3000-3500 Iranian, Iraqi and African refugees live in Tarlabaşı. The number of Syrian registered refugees who settled in the neighborhood is around 9000. Nevertheless, the actual number is much higher when the unregistered refugees are considered.TTM aims to create a safe space for all who mentioned above where children in Tarlabasi can learn about their rights, fulfill their potential, and become socially and psychologically empowered.

AREA / SUBJECT OF THE FELLOWSHIP

The fellowship activities will be facilitating social cohesion and inclusion workshops

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED FELLOWSHİP ACTIVITY

Facilitator of the basis on child participation and child safeguarding workshops which aim to create peacebuilding between children from Turkey and Syria.

Within this scope, the facilitator is expected to make regular participation of the week during the term of the fellowship.

EXPECTED PROFILE

  • Graduated from social sciences,
  • Turkish knowledge at least basic level,
  • Volunteering and/or work experience about NGO which works about children rights,
  • Being interested and having ethical value about right based approach, gender equality, and peacebuilding,
  • Being experienced about child safeguarding, child participation, and social inclusion concepts and implementations
  • Having experience in working with disadvantaged children,
  • At least being acquainted with children and human rights issues, having full respect for the child's privacy and values and having good communication skills,,
  • With the ability to find creative solutions in difficult conditions.

CONDITIONS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The fellowship activities are between 10:00 and 18:00 Monday-Friday.

The fellow is expected to conduct fellowship activity at the office at 5 days. On all official holidays, the center is closed.

PROPOSED TIME FOR THE FELLOWSHIP

Between mid-April and June 2020