Global Communities is working with Syrian refugees and vulnerable Turkish community members in target districts in southern Turkey to address immediate shelter needs while building livelihoods capacities, linking to income generating opportunities and promoting social cohesion.
Improving Safety, Security and Social Cohesion in Southern Turkey
With funding from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Global Communities and our local partners are implementing the 24-month Cohesion and Livelihoods Opportunities through Shelter Empowerment (CLOSE) program to improve the safety, security and dignity of 1,400 Syrian refugees and vulnerable Turkish families in southern Turkey. The CLOSE program focuses on supporting shelter improvements, building livelihoods capacities, linking individuals to income-generating opportunities and strengthening relationships among Syrian refugees and host community members. Specifically, CLOSE weaves together cash for shelter, cash for rent, livelihood skills development and social cohesion activities that jointly engage Turkish citizens and Syrian refugees.
Our Work in Turkey
Economic Opportunity
Advancing Job Training and Market Linkages for Sustainable Livelihoods
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Preventing, Mitigating and Responding to Exploitation and Harm
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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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Briefs & Case Studies
SÉLECTION DE SITES DU CVCFG/ZAHABU SAFI PROCESSUS – NOTE EXPLICATIVE
Le projet pour l’or commercialement viable et sans conflit (CVCFG) financé par USAID, également connu localement sous le nom de projet «Zahabu Safi» est une initiative de croissance économique, de cinq ans, mise en œuvre en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), qui s’appuie sur les récents succès obtenus grâce aux initiatives financées par des bailleurs pour exporter à grande échelle de l’or produit de manière responsable à des acheteurs de bijoux en Amérique du Nord et en Europe.
Briefs & Case Studies
CVCFG/Zahabu Safi site selection process – explanatory note
The USAID-funded Commercially Viable Conflict-Free Gold Project (CVCFG), also known locally as the “Zahabu Safi” project is a five-year, economic growth initiative, implemented in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which builds on recent successes achieved by donor-funded initiatives to export responsibly-produced gold to jewelry buyers in North America and Europe at scale.
Research & Publications
Rapport sur l’analyse du marché de l’or de la RDC
Le projet CVCFG (Or Commercialement Viable et sans Conflit), une initiative pour l’exploitation minière artisanale financée par l’Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international (USAID), vise à établir une chaîne d’approvisionnement en or de l’exploitation artisanale et à petite échelle (EMAPEEMAPE) sans conflit en provenance de l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Le programme est mis en œuvre par Global Communities en partenariat avec Levin Sources.
Research & Publications
DRC Gold Market Analysis Report
The Commercially Viable Conflict-Free Gold (CVCFG) Project, an artisanal mining initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aims to establish a conflict-free artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold supply chain originating from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The program is being implemented by Global Communities in partnership with Levin Sources.
Research & Publications
Ghana WASH for Health Program End-of-Program Report
February 6, 2015 to September 30, 2021
Research & Publications
Ghana WASH for Heath Program FY21 Annual Report
October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021
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