Response to Devastating Earthquake in Southern Türkiye
On February 6, 2023, magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, causing widespread destruction across 91,000 square miles and affecting the 23 million people who call that region home. Global Communities immediately activated our teams on the ground to prepare a response while also supporting the safety of our staff and their families.
In Türkiye, the earthquakes and thousands of resulting aftershocks left more than 2 million people displaced, and a death toll of more than 50,000. The Government of Türkiye reported more than 520,000 collapsed or heavily damaged buildings, which caused more than 1 million people to live in government shelters and temporary sites. Thousands more had to set themselves up in informal sites with even fewer facilities and support.
Global Communities partnered with the Government of Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) to procure and distribute temporary shelters for displaced families in southeast Türkiye. Eighty tents and 35 prefabricated caravans — complete with a kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms — provided short-term safe and habitable housing for affected families until their homes could be repaired or they could secure alternative long-term housing.
Our Work in Türkiye
Economic Opportunity
Advancing Job Training and Market Linkages for Sustainable Livelihoods
Protection
Preventing, Mitigating and Responding to Exploitation and Harm
Building Resilience
Innovations to Lay the Foundation for Long-Term Recovery
Emergency Response
Urgent Delivery of Lifesaving Services
Humanitarian Assistance
Meeting Human Needs in Conflict, Crisis and Disaster
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Capacity Materials
CLEAR Cooperative Resilience Research
Global Communities through the USAID Cooperative Development Program -Cooperative Leadership Engagement Advocacy and Research (CLEAR) program, partnered with the United States International University – Africa (USIU-A) to conduct a 5-year longitudinal research study on the dynamics of social capital within the context of agricultural cooperatives in Kenya.
Research & Publications
Cooperative Resilience Longitudinal Study in Kenya
Global Communities through the USAID (United States Agency for International Development) Cooperative Development Program (CDP) known as Cooperative Leadership Engagement Advocacy and Research (CLEAR) project, partnered with the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A) to conduct a five-year longitudinal research study on the dynamics of social capital within the context of agricultural cooperatives in Kenya. Cooperatives…
Briefs & Case Studies
Cooperative Development (CLEAR+) Program Project Brief
Global Communities’ Cooperative Leadership Engagement Advocacy and Research (CLEAR)+ project (2023-2028), is a USAID funded Cooperative Development Program (CDP) aimed at advocating for the development of worker cooperatives with a focus on youth employment. CLEAR+ promotes the cooperative enabling environment and improved business strategies and performance through local Business Service Providers (BSPs) using a market…
Briefs & Case Studies
The USAID Cooperative Development Program CLEAR Learning Agenda Summary
Global Communities’ USAID-funded Cooperative Development Program (CDP) CLEAR Learning Agenda was designed to generate substantial evidence on effective strategies to foster a conducive environment for cooperative development in Kenya. The Learning Agenda’s primary objective was to offer insights to guide decision-making in program implementation and pave the way for the strengthening of cooperative businesses. A…
Briefs & Case Studies
The School Garden Model
Pamoja Tuwalishe’s School Garden Model operationalizes the NSFG and will be utilized in the 367 program-supported schools. This Model will be used to train and equip schools to nurture nutritious school gardens that will serve as learning sites for students to practice climate-smart agricultural practices while contributing healthy harvests for the students’ meals at school.…
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