March Issue of the Monthly Bulletin has been released!
With your support, we were able to provide food, baby diapers, and baby formula for 1024 individuals in 310 households who live in deep poverty and work in day labor without insurance. Bills from 25 households were paid, amounting to 7310,2 TL.
According to Müzik-Sen data, at least 100 musicians have committed suicide since the beginning of the pandemic.
As Deep Poverty Network, with Istanbul Music and Performing Artists Association, we met with over 100 performing artists (from violin, keyboard, org, piano, bağlama, guitar, drums, drum, darbuka, zurna, ney, tambourine players to soloists, illusionists, electricians, and actors) who cannot work over a year due to the pandemic. These people cannot receive regular support and...
Story of the Day – March 12, 2021
A ney performer tells, “I have been playing the ney and earning my keep since I was 15. I have not been performing on a stage since last year. I no longer have natural gas, the payments for the credit debts for my accumulated rent have started. I still cannot work. I cannot see a...
Story of the Day – March 29, 2021
“The schools are open for one month. The payments for the credit debts have started, I still cannot work. I have received one thousand lira (150$) worth of social support for once. I cannot see a way out.”
We Will Not Give Up Istanbul Convention
We Will Not Give Up because, When women who struggle with poverty are subject to gender-based violence, the inequality becomes stratified and the women become subject to multi-faceted discrimination. Thus, they cannot access justice and protection. Istanbul Convention indiscriminately protects everyone especially women, children, and LGBTİ+ individuals from gender-based discrimination and violence.
February Issue of the Monthly Bulletin has been released!
With your support, we were able to provide food, baby diapers, and baby formula for 724 individuals in 176 households who live in deep poverty and work in day labor without insurance. Brand new winter clothes were distributed to 200 households. Bills from 33 households were paid, amounting to 9179,44 TL.
Campaign: Our Agenda is Female Poverty
As Deep Poverty Network, we observe that conditions generated by gender inequality make women carry the burden of poverty more heavily. Therefore, we would like to draw attention to the unsustainable conditions of deepening poverty for women. With the “Our Agenda is Female Poverty” campaign, we aim to provide support to women struggling with deep...
January Issue of the Monthly Bulletin has been released!
With your support, we were able to provide food, baby diapers and baby formula for households and individuals who live in deep poverty and work in day labor without insurance.1116 individuals in 289 households received one-time support and 170 households were provided with these items regularly.
Deep Poverty Network: A Successful Solidarity Model For Fighting Poverty
In our interview with Derya Kap from Civil Pages, we explained what kind of a solidarity model we created for fighting poverty. Read the interview here.
Story of the Day – December 16, 2020
A woman living in Ağva, her husband has cancer and experienced a heart attack. Their electricity and water have been cut and their fines have been accumulated. Electricity and water cuts must be stopped immediately.