ONGOING PROJECTS

Ongoing and completed projects…

Safe and Inclusive Access to Health and Rehabilitation Services in Türkiye Project

Implemented in cooperation with Relief International, the Safe and Inclusive Access to Health and Rehabilitation Services in Türkiye Project aims to improve access to essential health, rehabilitation, and psychosocial support services for refugees and vulnerable members of host communities. The project includes activities aimed at improving the target groups’ mobility, functioning, psychosocial well-being, and independence.

Priority Target Groups:

  • Persons with disabilities
  • Individuals in need of rehabilitation
  • Older persons
  • Other vulnerable groups facing barriers to accessing healthcare services

Activities:

Implementation Duration:
2026-07/ 2027-03

From Youth to Community: Empowering Young People to Strengthen Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Vulnerable Groups and Enhance Capacity to Respond to Gender-Based Violence

Implemented with the support of UNFPA, the project aims to strengthen safe and equitable access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for vulnerable individuals from refugee and local communities living in Istanbul, while also improving mechanisms for preventing gender-based violence (GBV) and supporting survivors of violence.

Within the scope of the project, university students will be trained as community-based health mediators, enabling young people to become active actors who facilitate access to information within their communities. Through awareness-raising activities, peer and intergenerational support, safe referral mechanisms, and GBV case management, the project aims to reach individuals who face particular difficulties in accessing services.

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Implementation Duration:
2026-07/ 2027-12

Emergency Preparedness and School Safety

The Emergency Preparedness and School Safety Project, implemented in collaboration with Save the Children Türkiye, aims to strengthen access to safe and inclusive education environments for school-aged children in Sultanbeyli. The project focuses on increasing the disaster and emergency preparedness capacity of institutions, strengthening child protection and safety mechanisms, and implementing activities that include mezzo- and macro-level systems. Within this scope, activities will be carried out in a total of 10 schools in Sultanbeyli, covering 5 schools each year.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2025-09 / 2027-05

Protection Project Focused on Child Protection, GBV, and Economic Empowerment

Within the scope of the project implemented with the support of UNHCR, protection and empowerment activities are carried out to support refugees who are survivors of gender-based violence, as well as children and families at risk.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2026-01 / 2026-12

Project for Improving Access to Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, and Physiotherapy Services

Within the scope of the project implemented with the support of UNHCR, protection and empowerment activities are carried out to support refugees who are survivors of gender-based violence, as well as children and families at risk.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2026-01 / 2026-12

Improving Access to Health Consultation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Physiotherapy, and Speech Therapy Services

BM Mülteciler Yüksek Komiserliği’nin desteğiyle hayata geçirilen proje kapsamında , toplumsal cinsiyete dayalı şiddet mağduru mültecilerin yanı sıra risk altındaki çocuk ve ailelere yönelik koruma ve güçlendirme faaliyetleri yürütülmektedir.

Activities:​

Implementation Duration:
2026-01 / 2026-12

The project provides support by meeting the shelter needs of women who have experienced or are at risk of gender-based violence and who lack safe housing. It offers a holistic support mechanism aimed at ensuring that women and their children can live in a safe environment and strengthen their resilience. This mechanism includes accommodation at the center or in homes, psychosocial support, financial/food assistance, and needs-based workshops.

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Implementation Duration:
2026-06 / 2027-11

Maternal and Infant Health Project

The project aims to raise awareness among families by providing comprehensive training to mothers and expectant mothers on baby care and development. The trainings are reinforced through activities and fieldwork to ensure that the knowledge gained by beneficiaries becomes lasting and practical.

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Implementation Duration:
2026-01 / 2026-12

COOPERATED ORHANIZATIONS

Institutions and Organizations which RASAS is in cooperation with while carrying out projects

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COMPLETED PROJECTS

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Climate Awareness and Resilience for Emergencies and Sustainability Project

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Implementation Duration:
2025-04 / 2025-11

The Painting Workshop Project, implemented in collaboration with The Soho House Foundation, is a social cohesion project aimed at supporting disadvantaged young women, particularly refugee women, in using art as a means of self-expression. The project aims to help women develop their artistic skills, enhance their psychosocial well-being, and build social connections with women from different cultural backgrounds.

Initially planned for 12 months, the project was extended to 15 months based on its positive outcomes. Regular painting workshops, social cohesion activities, and psychosocial empowerment activities were conducted with four different participant groups. At the end of the program, participants’ artworks were presented to art enthusiasts at an exhibition, increasing the visibility of women’s creative efforts and raising awareness of social cohesion through art.

Activities:

Implementation Period:
2024-09 / 2025-11

Empowerment and Self-Sufficiency: Empowering Refugee Women in Sultanbeyli

The project aims to strengthen the technical and financial capacity of the Hemdem Women’s Cooperative.

Activities:​

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Implementation Period:
2024-01 / 2025-12

Being a Child in Sultanbeyli Project

The “Being a Child in Sultanbeyli” Project aims to assess the extent to which refugee and local children living in Sultanbeyli have access to their fundamental rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, using evidence-based methods and ensuring the participation of all relevant stakeholders. The findings are presented to the public in a report based on data-driven knowledge production.

Following the research, the project aims to identify the needs of children in Sultanbeyli, develop solutions accordingly, and support children’s biopsychosocial and cultural well-being through child-friendly approaches.

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Implementation Duration:
2024-12 / 2025-06

Provision of Integrated Social Services for Refugees and the Local Population

The project, which began in 2014 as the Community Center Project with funding from GIZ, is currently implemented in partnership with GIZ and funded by BMZ and ECHO. The project provides services in the areas of protection, social cohesion, non-formal education, and institutional mentoring.

Activities:

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Implementation Duration:
2023-01 / 2025-02

Improving Access to Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, and Physiotherapy Services Project #4

Activities:

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Implementation Duration:
2024-09 / 2025-08

The project aims to empower vulnerable women from refugee and host communities in Sultanbeyli through vocational training and support networks. In this context, it seeks to raise women’s awareness of their rights and gender-related issues, while promoting their active participation in social and economic life and supporting them in living a life of dignity.

Implementation Duration:
2024-05 / 2024-12

Post-Disaster Support Project

The earthquake that struck Türkiye on February 6, 2023, with its epicenter in Kahramanmaraş, caused widespread devastation and had a severe impact on many families. Immediately after the earthquake, emergency food and clothing assistance was delivered to the affected region. The Post-Disaster Support Project reflects the community’s spirit of solidarity and support, helping earthquake survivors rebuild their lives.

Implementation Duration:
2023-09 / 2024-01

Protection and Livelihoods Project

The Protection and Livelihoods Project, implemented with the support of UNHCR, provides assistance to asylum seekers in addressing the challenges they face, facilitates their access to relevant service mechanisms, and carries out activities aimed at empowering the asylum-seeking community.

Implementation Duration:
2023-01 / 2023-12

Within the scope of the project, it is planned to carry out empowerment activities for women, meet the housing needs of women and children, and provide psychosocial support. In order to ensure that the beneficiaries can support themselves and can re-adapt to life outside, the workshops we organize are aimed at getting a profession.

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Implementation Duration:
2022-05 / 2023-04

Provision of Health, Comprehensive Mental Health, and Rehabilitation Services for Syrian Refugees #3

This project, implemented by the Refugees Association, is a comprehensive rehabilitation initiative that provides a range of healthcare services to refugees and asylum seekers.

Implementation Duration:
2022-09 / 2023-08

Provision of Health, Comprehensive Mental Health, and Rehabilitation Services for Syrian Refugees #2

This project, implemented by the Refugees Association, is a comprehensive rehabilitation initiative that provides a range of healthcare services to refugees and asylum seekers.

Implementation Duration:
2022-09 / 2023-08

Integrated Protection Services #2

Funded by ECHO and implemented in partnership with Welthungerhilfe, the project aims to provide integrated protection services to migrant communities in Ümraniye, Istanbul, and the surrounding districts.

Implementation Duration:
2022-09 / 2023-08

The Future Designers Project

Developing the scientific, technological, cognitive and social skills of the local and asylum-seeking children and youth living in Sancaktepe, Kartal and Pendik on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, in Sultanbeyli district and the surrounding districts in accordance with the requirements of the age, by supporting their well-being and being beneficial individuals for the society in the medium and long-term economic and long-term It is aimed to realize their potential in a way that will guide the transformation in the social structure, to ensure that they are equipped individuals and to provide equality of opportunity by eliminating their disadvantages.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2022-02 / 2023-07

Provision of Health, Comprehensive Mental Health and Rehabilitation Services for Syrian Refugees in Turkey #2

Mülteciler Birliği’nin bir parçası olan bu proje, tüm mültecilere ve sığınmacılara çeşitli sağlık hizmetleri sunacak kapsamlı bir rehabilitasyon projesidir.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2022-09 / 2023-08

Providing Integrated Protection Services #2

İstanbul Ümraniye ve ilçelerde yaşayan mültecilere bütüncül koruma hizmetleri sunmayı amaçlayan proje, ECHO’nun sponsorluğunda ve Welthungerhilfe ortaklığıyla yürütülmektedir.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2022-09 / 2023-08

Maternal and Infant Health Project

It is planned to provide comprehensive trainings to mothers and mums-to-be in areas related to infant care and development, raise awareness of families and raise awareness in areas where they are missing. The organized trainings are reinforced with activities and field studies and it is aimed that the knowledge gained by the beneficiaries will be permanent.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2022-01 / 2022-12

The project aims to carry out empowerment activities for women, meet the shelter needs of women and children, and provide psychosocial support.

Implementation Duration:
2021-11 / 2023-07

Protection and Livelihoods Project

BM Mülteciler Yüksek Komiserliği’nin desteğiyle yürütülen koruma ve geçim kaynakları projesi kapsamında, sığınmacıların karşılaştıkları sorunlara yönelik destek sağlanması, ilgili hizmet mekanizmalarına ulaşılması ve sığınmacı topluluğunun güçlendirilmesi yönünde çalışmalar yürütülmektedir.

Activities:​

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Implementation Duration:
2022-01 / 2022-12

The STRENGTHS Project

The STRENGTHS Project is funded by the Horizon 2020 European Union program. The project is being carried out in cooperation with Koç University and the Refugees Association. It aims to provide effective community-based health implementation strategies to scale up the delivery and uptake of effective mental health interventions in different country contexts.

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Implementation Duration:
2017-01 / 2022-12

The Resilience (RESLOG) Project

The Local Governance Resilience Project (RESLOG), which was launched in 2018, contributes to increasing the capacity of local governments in Turkey and Lebanon, two countries that have been severely affected by the Syrian crisis, in order to strengthen their resilience in the face of migration in line with the principles of peace and inclusion.

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Implementation Duration:
2019-11 / 2022-12

Support of Comprehensive Mental Health & Rehabilitation Services

This project, which is part of the Refugees Association, is a comprehensive rehabilitation project that will provide various health services for all refugees and asylum seekers.

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Implementation Duration:
2021-01 / 2022-11

Providing Integrated Social Services to Refugees and the Local Population

The project, which started as a Community Center Project under the donation of GIZ in 2014, is now being carried out in partnership with GIZ, donated by BMZ and ECHO. The project provides services in areas based on protection and social cohesion.

Activities:

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Implementation Duration:
2021-07 / 2022-10

Integrated Protection Services #2

It aims to provide holistic protection services for refugee groups in Istanbul Umraniye and its surrounding districts. It is carried out with the partnership of Welthungerhilfe, under the sponsorship of ECHO.

Implementation Duration:
2022-01 / 2022-09

Provision of Health, Comprehensive Mental Health and Rehabilitation Services for Syrian Refugees in Turkey #1

This project, which is part of the Refugees Association, is a comprehensive rehabilitation project that will provide various health services for all refugees and asylum seekers.

Implementation Duration:
2022-01 / 2022-08

Support of MHPSS & Rehabilitation Services

This project, which is part of the Refugees Association, is a comprehensive rehabilitation project that will provide various health services for all refugees and asylum seekers.

Implementation Duration:
2021-10 / 2022-07

Within the scope of the project, it is planned to carry out empowerment activities for women, meet the housing needs of women and children, and provide psychosocial support. In order to ensure that the beneficiaries can support themselves and can re-adapt to life outside, the workshops we organize are aimed at getting a profession.

Implementation Duration:
2021-05 / 2022-04

Career Center Project

Sultanbeyli Municipality & UNHCR Career Center Project will provide job seekers, employers and students with focused consultancy services on the axis of employment and aims to develop people with skills development trainings and professional development workshops that will be created after the survey study.

Implementation Duration:
2020-07 / 2021-12

Maternal and Infant Health Project

It is planned to provide comprehensive trainings to mothers and mums-to-be in areas related to infant care and development, raise awareness of families and raise awareness in areas where they are missing. The organized trainings are reinforced with activities and field studies and it is aimed that the knowledge gained by the beneficiaries will be permanent.

Implementation Duration:
2020-05 / 2021-11

Protection and Education Project

Within the scope of the protection and education project carried out with the support of UNHCR, efforts are being carried out to provide support to asylum seekers regarding the problems they face, to reach the relevant service mechanisms and to strengthen the asylum seeker community.

Implementation Duration:
2021-01 / 2021-12

Rehabilitation Center Project #4

It is planned in the scope of project to strengthening to women, afford the shelter need of women and children and give psycho-social support.

Implementation Duration:
2021-01 / 2021-08

Giving Integrated Social Services To Local People and Refugees By Community Center

The Community Center Project which started by fundraising of GIZ in 2014, now continues with GIZ partnership and fundraisings of BMZ and ECHO. It is given services on 10 different areas including protection and social cohesion.

Implementation Duration:
2019-05 / 2021-06

Mentoring Project for Database and Data Management Systems

The mentoring programme in general aims to increase the capacity of RASAS M&E team, to enhance the data base which is used by the Association and to provide services with higher quality.

Implementation Duration:
2021-06

Fight With Covid-19 Pandemic

It is planned in the scope of project to distribute health , hygiene, food and basic needs to people who need them in order to decrease the effect of pandemic.

Implementation Duration:
2020-05 / 2021-04

Protection and Education Project #4

In the scope of protection and education project which is being carried out by support of UNHCR, works is carried out to make refugee community stronger and ensure their access to relevant services by support them abut prblems that they faced.

Implementation Duration:
2020-01 / 2020-12

Woman Solidarity Center Project

It is planned in the scope of project to strengthening to women, afford the shelter need of women and children and give psycho-social support.

Implementation Duration:
2020-05 / 2020-12

Rehabilitation Center Project #3

It is planned in the scope of project to strengthening to women, afford the shelter need of women and children and give psycho-social support.

Implementation Duration:
2020-02 / 2020-12

Stay Volunteer Project

Voluntariness works that we are carrying out as RASAS are supported by Think Civil’s “Bizi Bağlayan Şeyler/Thing That Bind Us” call. It is aimed in the scope of project to be provided support by 48 people to RASAS’s activities/works.

Implementation Duration:
2020-08 / 2020-10

POT-A LIVINGLAB Project

RASAS hosts  LivingLab application in the scope of TUBITAK project which is supporting by Yıldız Technical University City And Regional Planning “A New Viewpoint to Adaptation and Cohesion Process of Urban Refugees: Compherensive City Constraction Aimed Social Innovasion Experiment”. LivingLab makes regular activities/workshops in a place at our association. 

Implementation Duration:
2019-05 / 2019-12

SIMKOTI Project

“To Determine The Principles of House Designing and TO Develop Design Suggestions To Build Houses That Is Suitable To Create Modern Life and Cultural Conditions For Social Cohesion Of Syrians Which Is Under Temporary Protection(SIMKOTI) ” project, which was carried out by Istanbul Technical University’s Architecture Faculty Interior Architecture Departmant in the scope of TUBITAK’s Programme To Support Beginning R&D Projects, was carried out in Sultanbeyli at Fatih Neighbourhood. 

Implementation Duration:
2019-05 / 2019-12

Pre-School Education Project

In the project which was funded by IDRF and Refugee Girls; educations are given to pre-school students in 5 different stations for their self-development and integration to cultural interactions. Thus  integral development of children will be ensured in every area. Also out of class trips and official day programmes are organized with cooperation of social cohesion deparment.

Implementation Duration:
2019-09 / 2020-06

Project To Support Child And Youth Education Center

The project which was funded by Istanbul Development Agency(İSTKA) includes activities for pre-school, primary school and mid-school students such as; giving academic supportive educations, providing integral psychological counselling and guidance services, organizing social and cultural activities in order to support cohesion of local and refugee children.

Implementation Duration:
2018-10 / 2020-04

Education and Support For Job Project

It is aimed, in ISRAR project which we are carrying out with cooperation of ACU, to create short term job opportunuties for Syrians who are under temporary protection. It is aimed in the scope of project to guide young Syrians who are living in Turkey to market and decrease unemployement rates. 

Implementation Duration:
2019-12 / 2020-02

Protection and Education Project #3

In the scope of protection and educatşon project which is being carried out by support of UNHCR, works is carried out to make refugee community stronger and ensure their access to relevant services by support them abut prblems that they faced.

Implementation Duration:
2019-01 / 2019-12

Rehabilitation Center Project #2

It is planned in the scope of project to strengthening to women, afford the shelter need of women and children and give psycho-social support.

Implementation Duration:
2018-11 / 2019-12

Rehabilitation Center Project #1

It is planned in the scope of project to strengthening to women, afford the shelter need of women and children and give psycho-social support.

Implementation Duration:
2017-11 / 2018-11

Vocational Education Welding Project

Turkish-German Vocational Skill Development(TAMEB) Project is supported in RASAS  by German Development Corperation Sequa gGmbh with the fund that is given by German Development Ministy(BMZ). This project gives chance to disadvantagous Turkish people, refugees and foreigners who are under temporary protection in order to help them to build a future by social cohesion moduls and vocational skills gaining courses.   

Implementation Duration:
2019-02 / 2019-04

Turkish Language Course Project

Turkish-German Vocational Skill Development(TAMEB) Project is supported in RASAS  by German Development Corperation Sequa gGmbh with the fund that is given by German Development Ministy(BMZ). This project gives chance to disadvantagous Turkish people, refugees and foreigners who are under temporary protection in order to help them to build a future by Turkish language courses, social cohesion moduls and vocational skills gaining courses.   

Implementation Duration:
2018-11 / 2019-04

Vocational Education Construction Course Project

Vocational Skills Development that is included in  Turkish-German Cooperation (TAMEB) Project is supported by the German Development Organization Sequa gGmbH, with the funding provided by the German Ministry of Development (BMZ) at the Sultanbeyli Refugee Association. This project allows disadvantaged Turks, asylum seekers and foreigners under temporary protection to create a future for themselves with Turkish language educational courses, social adaptation modules and vocational skills educational courses.

Implementation Duration:
2017-03 / 2019-03

Building A Multifunctional Community Center Project #2

Vocational and hobby courses which funded by Welthungerhilfe aims to make refugees self-sufficient people. The courses which has given by project in the association: Textile Industry, Han Craft and Guitar courses. Vocational skill lessons are given by teacher of Public Education Center. Students also can join to education programmes and activities. Vocational knowledge and opportunity of finding a new job will be increased for graduated students.

Implementation Duration:
2018-02 / 2019-04

Building A Multifunctional Community Center Project #1

Vocational and hobby courses which funded by Welthungerhilfe aims to make refugees self-sufficient people. The courses which has given by project in the association: Textile Industry, Han Craft and Guitar courses. Vocational skill lessons are given by teacher of Public Education Center. Students also can join to education programmes and activities. Vocational knowledge and opportunity of finding a new job will be increased for graduated students.

Implementation Duration:
2016-06 / 2018-01

Project of Supporting Disadvantageous Ethnic Refugee Groups in Sultanbeyli By Social Cohesion

Project of Supporting Disadvantageous Ethnic Refugee Groups in Sultanbeyli By Social Cohesion started in July 2018 and finished November 2018. The project was supported and funded by European Union and Kırkayak Culture Association; strategies was built to determine  and solve the problems that disadvantegeous ethnic refugee groups lived, reports was prepared and they all was shared with public by a workshop.

Implementation Duration:
2018-07 / 2018-10

Turkish Language Course Project

Turkish-German Vocational Skill Development(TAMEB) Project is supported in RASAS  by German Development Corperation Sequa gGmbh with the fund that is given by German Development Ministy(BMZ). This project gives chance to disadvantagous Turkish people, refugees and foreigners who are under temporary protection in order to help them to build a future by Turkish language courses, social cohesion moduls and vocational skills gaining courses.   

Implementation Duration:
2017-10 / 2017-12

Education Support Project

Implementation Duration:
2016-12 / 2017-09

Child Caravan Project

Child Carava Project is carried out by support of Penny Appeal, IBC, Sultanbeyli Municipality and Refugees Association. Project was developed in order to give education support, psychological support and and life skill games to the children who are living outside of İstanbul.

Implementation Duration:
2016-11 / 2017-10

Building The Rehabilitation Center Project

Implementation Duration:
2016-11 / 2017-10