(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) recently launched a community centre in Kogali, Turkey, to provide protection services to Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens at an estimated cost of $750,000 and is expected to benefit 14,000 people.
This came as part of the Qatar Upholding Education for Syrians' Trust (QUEST) ‘s initiative which was launched by the State of Qatar to alleviate the suffering of Syrian refugees, with the support of the Qatar Fund For Development and a partnership with the Turkish Red Crescent.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by a number of officials from QC, the governor of the Turkish city of Kogali and the mayor and general manager of the Turkish Red Crescent.
'The community centre in Kogali is one of the results of the QUEST initiative and with the support of Qatar Fund For Development and Qatar Charity and in a special partnership with the Turkish Red Crescent, said Nasser Al Mogaiseeb, Relief and International Partnerships Manager at QC.
He added that the centre provides great services for the benefit of Syrian refugees, including child care services, psychosocial support, and education services, as well as economic empowerment and enhancement of the chances of living in Turkey. Bayram Salawi, Director of Immigration and Refugee Services of the Turkish Red Crescent, thanked the Qatari donators, and QC for their support and assistance to Syrian refugees in Turkey, praising the cooperation between QC and the Turkish Red Crescent in implementing many charitable projects.
He added that the centre, which was opened with the support of QC, provides good services to refugees in the fields of education, health, handicrafts and economic empowerment projects to preserve human dignity.
The centre provides many services for the benefits of Syrian refugees, such as psychosocial support and protection services to prevent abuse, neglect and violence against vulnerable groups.
The centre also provides activities for young people and children aged 4 to 18, delivers legal, medical and educational referral services, as well as support to livelihoods through vocational training, job search, joint courses, health services such as physical examination of children, assessment of child malnutrition, and awareness of mothers about nutritional care in children.
The Syrian crisis has led to the displacement of millions of refugees to neighbouring countries. Turkey hosts the largest number, with 3,572,000 Syrian refugees currently living there, of whom 222,000 living in camps.
As a result of the large number of Syrian refugees in Istanbul and their desperate need for social services, mental health services and many other services, the community centre was established in the city of Kogali where 55,000 Syrian refugees are concentrated.
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