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.
Story of the Day – December 18, 2020
A young family in Beyoğlu, the father has been working as a dishwasher in a restaurant but he has been laid off. Now, he is collecting paper. Their rent debts have been accumulated. The oldest child, who is 8 years old, has started to sell napkins. It is in our hands to prevent this, let’s...
Call to Public Institutions and Local Governments: Urgent Action Plan for Individuals Experiencing Deep Poverty
This informative annotation involves proposals and urgent action precautions that need to be taken for street animals, households and individuals (the homeless, single parents, students, disabled, elderly, children, refugees, unemployed, small businesses, street vendors, musicians, paper collectors, flower sellers) who have become poorer in the Covid-19 process, took the heaviest burden, and face the dangers...
Story of the Day – December 9, 2020
A couple of COPD patients reached us. Their electricity was cut off because they could not pay their electricity bills. They used neighbor electricity for air machines. Now their neighbor is Covid +, their power is off.They say, “We want to breathe.” Note: The couple’s electricity debts were paid in a very short time in...
Research on Deep Poverty and Access to Human Rights During the Pandemic: Suggestions for Local Governments for Crisis Intervention Programs
Deep Poverty Network (DPN) is a solidarity network that carries out rights-based work in dozens of poor neighborhoods to tackle urban poverty. Since March 2020, while the authorities are explaining the pandemic measures, they do not take into account the conditions of those who live in a single-room house with 7-8 people, those who make...
Story of the Day – December 9, 2020
A single mother caring for her 4 children cannot benefit from social support as there is no official divorce. She was doing housekeeping work, but stopped during the pandemic. She started making jewelry with beads and selling them on the street. She has 5 months’ rent accumulated. At risk of being homeless. Let’s support. Note:...
Deep Poverty Network:Combatting Poverty in the Context of the Pandemic
“Deep Poverty Network:Combatting Poverty in the Context of the Pandemic Report” describes the solidarity model that the Deep Poverty Network initiated as a crisis intervention to meet the basic food and care needs of daily wagers and other individuals who live on daily basis. This report is dedicated to all those who struggle with deep...
Story of the Day – November 24, 2020
She took her baby to the hospital for shortness of breath. She called us for the cloth that the hospital wanted, and then we learned that their natural gas was also cut. Now she doesn’t want to take her baby from the hospital because the house is cold. Please share a bill, let’s bring the...
Story of the Day – November 20, 2020
The paper collector father in Çekmeköy; “My newborn baby was going to be taken to intensive care because of jaundice; we were referred to another hospital from the state hospital as the intensive care was full. If we cannot pay, they will take the child out of the hospital.” #Children’s RightsDay
Story of the Day – October 28, 2020
We sent tablets to 52 children who could not access distance education with your support, and we had 5 families connected to the internet. # Çimenev