Graphic Design Course with the AVAZ Association

Rockflower’s ongoing commitment to the AVAZ Association to Establish a Women’s Technology Education Center has begun a Graphic Design course. Instruction will begin during the first week of August. The Public Health Directorate has granted permission to the AVAZ Association for in-person instruction.

The subject will be taught to two groups of 12 female refugees, 24 in total, over the course of 6 months. Over 50 applications were received. The intention is to provide the refugee women with economic empowerment opportunities in areas other than the typically gendered options, such as sewing, embroidery and hairdressing. The study plan for the course can be viewed below.

AVAZ Derneği

Turkey

Turkey has the largest number of coronavirus infections in the Middle East, over 124,000 cases have been confirmed.

In comparison to countries in Europe and the Middle East, Turkey’s lockdown measures have diverged. Curfews were imposed for those under 20 and over 65, exempting the majority of the workforce. Now, lockdowns of a few days mostly on weekends are implemented by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Adaptation Measures

AVAZ Derneği have temporarily stopped all in person activities since March 16, 2020. They have begun testing distance education programs for some of their Livelihood courses. Additionally, AVAZ Derneği is informing the public about COVID-19 by raising awareness through technology. Those that do not have access to smartphones and the Internet have been given hard copies of credible information on the coronavirus, including best practices for protective measures.

Emergency Fund

AVAZ Derneği received money from our Emergency Fund and quickly put it to use before the most recent 3 day lockdown in Turkey. In coordination with government departments, they distributed food parcels to people in disadvantaged areas.

Update from June 2020

Within the scope of cross-border activities, AVAZ distributed food basket and toys in the Rasulayn region of Syria.

Rockflower Partners with the AVAZ Association to Establish a Women's Technology Education Center in Turkey

Rockflower is pleased to announce a new partnership with the AVAZ Association. They aim to support the refugees in the region and the local people in need to access to permanent income sources and social rights, and to open alternative ways for those to integrate better into the society.

Rockflower will provide the funding to establish a women’s technology education centre where refugee and local women and girls will be trained in multiple computer-related programmes.

Find out more about the Establish Women's Technology Education Center Project.