Sosyal Gelişim ve Dayanışma Derneği
Budget
€56,018,039
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
1.6 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM), established in 1995, is an independent, impartial and non-profit association to assist all vulnerable groups within Türkiye, including refugees and asylum seekers. ASAM focuses on cross cutting issues of the vulnerabilities in order to provide a holistic and sustainable independence of support, empowerment and wellbeing of the individuals.democratic participation, gender equality, climate emergency, poverty reduction, reducing inequalities, advocacy & policy development, research & development and digitalization is worked with in the intersectionality of the vulnerabilities in order to achieve its main vision, where vulnerabilities transform into strengths, and every individual enjoys a life of dignity, security, equity and opportunity.
EU Legislative Interests
SGDD-ASAM closely follows the EU institutions and their policies and strategies, especially in the field of asylum, migration, development and human rights. The main policies targeted by SGDD-ASAM are: - EU migration and asylum policy, including Common European Asylum System and the New Pact on Migration and Asylum - EU policies on international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response - European enlargement and neighborhood policy - Promotion and enforcement of human rights - EU strategy on combatting trafficking in human beings - The EU-Turkey Statement of March 2016 - Social inclusion and integration policies - Erasmus +
Communication Activities
- As one of the most widely operating NGOs in Turkey, SGDD-ASAM, regularly attends in meetings, consultations, gatherings and conferences organized by the EU and UN institutions to provide its expert input from an NGO perspective on migration management in Türkiye, good practices, challenges and recommendations. It provides support as an NGO in defining policies appropriate to the needs of the field and migration response. SGDD-ASAM is one of the leading NGOs whose expert opinion is sought in the field of migration during the study and field visits carried out by EU and UN officials within the scope of monitoring and assessment missions and policy development processes. It provides scientific and statistical information about the current situation for a clearer understanding of the situation in the field. - As a strong stakeholder among NGOs in the field of migration, SGDD-ASAM was involved in the Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region consultation process. SGDD-ASAM submitted a joint written statement with another collaborating NGO for Brussels IV Conference to provide inputs on key thematic aspects including children’s needs, protection and education, health, livelihoods etc. In addition to the Brussels Conferences, SGDD-ASAM participates in many EU events as a speaker and panelist e.g. Europe’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis: Delivering Effective Aid in Partnership with the Region Conference held by the EU Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis in 2018. - The meeting on the “5th Year of the EU-Turkey Statement on Migration: Historical Perspective, Practical Experiences and Future Insights”, hosted by the EU-Turkey Friendship Group and SGDD-ASAM Brussels Representative Office was held with the participation of representatives of governmental institutions and EU institutions. - Workshops were held for the media members with the participation of experts from the EU Delegation to Turkey and UN organizations. These workshops are aimed at raising awareness by informing about the legislation on refugee rights and the known misconceptions in order to prevent possible prejudices against asylum seekers and refugees.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
- European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) https://ecre.org/members/ - Global Compact https://unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants/81101-Association-for-Social-Development-and-Aid-Mobilization - Anna Lindh Foundation https://www.annalindhfoundation.org/members/association-solidarity-asylum-seekers-and-migrants - United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Special Consultative Status https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&profileCode=678145 - EuroChild https://www.eurochild.org/ - International Step by Step Association (ISSA) https://www.issa.nl/home-issa - European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) https://easpd.eu/membership/our-members/turkey/ - Mediterranean Children's Movement (MCM) https://meditchildmove.wordpress.com/who-we-are/ - Ukraine Refugee Response Plan (RRP) - The Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan (3RP)
Organisation Members
At the moment ASAM has 13 individual members. However, the activities of the organization is carried out through grants and project fundings, thus the activities are held by full time project personnel. Within the framework of different projects, ASAM has partnerships which are bound by a partnership agreement. Yet, since ASAM is not an umbrella organization, ASAM does not have member organizations.
Additional Information
The recent EU funding that ASAM has received before the closure of the most recent financial year is as follows: - Strengthening Support for Asylum Seekers Affected by the Iraq and Syria Crisis in Turkey - MADAD - 2017 - 2020 - 10.000.000 EUR - Social Cohesion of Refugees in Turkey - SCORE - 2019-2020 - 5.000.000 EUR ASAM has recruited a Senior External Affairs Officer who is responsible for representing ASAM in different platforms including but not limited to the EU institutions as well. The Senior External Affairs Officer is representing the interests of ASAM at the national, regional, and international level.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.