Story of the Day – July 6, 2020
He has congenital cataract in his left eye.He is a chimney sweep. He was laid off during the pandemic and started to collect wastepaper. All the paper, dust, and thrash lost him one eye completely.When they ran out of food, he found one case of discarded tomatoes in front of the supermarket; they had sliced...
Story of the Day – July 3, 2020
3 July, A night-time story “I sold tissued the whole day but couldn’t find the money for formula. I wouldn’t want to bother you again, actually. My baby is unaware, of course. I have so little of the formula you have sent in.” #BestInterestOfTheChild #PhysicalIntellectualSpiritualSocialDevelopment
Story of the Day – June 29, 2020
Poverty deepens for the precariat. The photo was taken today. “He gave me time until tomorrow. He asked me to take my stuff out. He took away my keys, as I could only pay a part of the rent. I am at my neighbour’s. I was thrown in the street with my baby on a...
Story of the Day – June 28, 2020
We provided food to a 65-year-old shoeshine and his wife. We were able to do the same today, thanks to you. They called in to thank us. Then a flood of emotions started. We try hard not to sink into that flood.We have a bond between us; they know that this bond is not a...
Story of the Day – June 27, 2020
“I would not call you if I weren’t in dire straits. I can’t buy milk. I feed sugary water to my baby. I can’t look it in the eyes anymore.” No child should go hungry. This is the starting point of lifelong chronic diseases due to malnutrition. #AccessToFoodIsAFundamentalRight
Story of the Day – June 26, 2020
A 16-year-old boy, who collects paper and attends school online: “My mother sold the TV at home as she couldn’t pay the electricity bill. I have a request from you. I worry about my mother. We don’t have a washing machine and have nothing left to wear. Can you help her with that?” #StopInheritedPoverty
Story of the Day – June 23&24, 2020
23 June:“I sharpen knives on the street for a living. I get 3 TL to sharpen one knife. I bring 30 TL home after a whole day’s work. I couldn’t work during the virus. I received a notification that my electricity will be cut off. I dream about my electricity being cut off at night....
Story of the Day – June 21, 2020
“My mother and father hearing- and speech-impaired. My father worked with insurance for the first time in his life for two months before the virus. Then, they laid him off. At that time, the state cut off the disability pension. I dropped out at 7th grade. I collect wastepaper for a living.” #FathersDay #InheritedPoverty
Story of the Day – June 19, 2020
“My baby is 3 years old. It is too thin. Send in size 3 diapers instead of size 5. My son is 8 years old but is like a 6-year-old.” The most tragic period for a child resisting hunger is their adaptation to hunger. This period can be defined as a biological depression. #RightsOfTheChild
Story of the Day – June 17, 2020
We send food aid to a mother with cancer. While talking to the mother, we heard her 7-year-old son. He wanted a water pool. We thought, “We have a supporter for food, but how can we see to the pool?”. At that moment, the 9-year-old son of a friend at the Deep Poverty Network heard...