Project Dates2024 - Ongoing
Project FieldDüzce, Ordu, Sakarya, Samsun
COLLABORATIONSIn cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, with the support of Balsu Gıda
PROJECT SUMMARY
The B.E.S.T Program, developed within the framework of the 5-year protocol we signed in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and Balsu, aims to prevent child labor by fostering attitude changes in all actors surrounding the child. It seeks to find lasting solutions to the problems faced in seasonal agriculture, engage local actors as solution partners, and ensure that seasonal migrant agricultural workers and their families achieve decent working and living conditions with fair standards.
Children aged 6-17 in the cycle of seasonal agricultural labor, garden owners, seasonal migrant agricultural workers, and their families
To prevent child labor, fostering attitude changes regarding fair labor and fair working and living conditions, as well as implementing intervention, empowerment, and awareness activities, are among the main goals of our program
- On-site educational activities
- School-based education
- Mobile education
- School kit distribution
- Disaster preparedness training for seasonal migrant agricultural worker families
- Family kit distribution
- Sustainability efforts in seasonal agriculture
- Monitoring and prevention activities
