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Turkish Red Crescent social empowerment initiatives

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The Turkish Red Crescent has implemented various social initiatives to support economic empowerment and community welfare. In Nevşehir, the organization hosted its tenth ‘Cooking with Kindness’ (İyilikle Pişen Hayatlar) workshop at the historic Damat Ibrahim Pasha Complex. The two-day program provided twenty women from Osmaniye with training in international cuisine and professional kitchen skills to assist with future employment. In Kars, the Turkish Red Crescent Women’s Workshop has launched an initiative where volunteers produce handicrafts to be sold at charity markets. The revenue from these sales is used to fund the Kars Red Crescent Soup Kitchen, creating what local officials describe as a ‘chain of goodness’ to provide hot meals to those in need. The organization has continued to expand its vocational programs, most recently holding its 12th ‘Lives Cooked with Kindness’ workshop in Istanbul. ~~This session, hosted~~ Hosted at the Bağcılar Soup Kitchen, this session provided twenty women from Diyarbakır with ~~culinary~~ fundamental kitchen training led by professional ~~chefs.~~ chefs, including Ömür Akkor, Araz Aknam, Claudio Chinali, and Sergen Özen. Participants received certificates to assist their transition into professional culinary roles. Emre Koç, Vice President of the Turkish Red Crescent, stated that the program seeks to empower women socio-economically as cities recover from ~~disasters.~~ disasters, noting that some participants had previously served in Red Crescent soup kitchens during the earthquake period.

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