Humanist Bureau has provided research, analysis and evaluation services to national and international organizations on *child protection, *domestic violence and violence against children, *child labour, *living and working conditions in seasonal agriculture, *due diligence in supply chains, *protection of migrant children and families, *child trafficking, *juvenile justice, *family law, *guardianship system and *social development:
| Date | Activity | Related Publication(s) |
| 2024-2025 | Consultancy services were provided for the “Socio-Economic Structure and Opportunities for Green Just Transition in Afşin and Elbistan (Kahramanmaraş)” assessment conducted for Greenpeace Türkiye by the Development Workshop. | Assessment report is not publicly available. |
| 2024 | Consultancy services were provided for the impact assessment carried out on behalf of the Community Insights Group within the framework of the “Harvesting the Future of Rose” Project implemented by the Fair Labor Association (FLA). | Impact assessment report is not publicly available. |
| 2024 | An assessment note on guardianship system in child protection in the context of migration was prepared within the framework of the “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection in the Context of Migration in Türkiye” Project implemented by the Council of Europe. | Assessment note is only available in Turkish. |
| 2023-2024 | A needs assessment was carried out for more effective collaboration in family law practices within the framework of the “Improving the Effectiveness of the Family Courts” Project implemented by the Council of Europe. | Needs assessment report is not publicly available. |
| 2022-2023 | An information needs assessment was conducted within the framework of the “Improving the Effectiveness of the Family Courts” Project implemented by the Council of Europe. | Needs assessment report is not publicly available. |
| 2021-2022 | Consultancy services were provided for the rapid assessment to determine the current situation of child labour in service industry, carried out by the Development Workshop in cooperation with UNICEF. | Child Labour in the Service Sector Rapid Assessment Report
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| 2020-2021 | Consultancy services were provided for the situation analysis on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on displaced agricultural workers in the Middle East and the graphic novel illustrating stories from Syrian families within the framework of the “Refugee Labour Under Lockdown” Project implemented by the Edinburgh University in collaboration with the Development Workshop. Co-authored the article titled “Bread, Salt and Book-Keeping” following the project. | Precarious Labour under Lockdown Situation Analysis Report
Pandemic Stories
Access or download the article “Bread, Salt and Book-Keeping”. |
| 2020-2021 | Consultancy services were provided to conduct an assessment of identification, referral and assistance services for the victims of child trafficking within the framework of the “Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Turkey” Project implemented by the Council of Europe. | Child Trafficking and Child Protection
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| 2019-2020 | Consultancy services were provided for the current situation and needs assessment of Syrian nomadic and semi-nomadic groups living in southeast Türkiye conducted by the Development Workshop for GOAL. | Unseen Lives on Migration Routes Current Situation and Needs Analysis
Advocacy Strategy
Current Situation Maps
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| 2019-2020 | A legislative gap analysis in prevention of child labour in seasonal agriculture was conducted and reported on behalf of the International Labour Organization (ILO). | Legislative gap analysis report is not publicly available. |
| 2018, 2020 | Consultancy services were provided on behalf of the Development Workshop for the pre- and post-evaluation of the “Empowering Syrian Workers in the Turkish Garment Industry” Project implemented by Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) and Refugee Support Center. | Evaluation reports are not publicly available. |
| 2017-2018 | Coordination and consultancy services were provided for the assessments of legal and institutional gaps for prevention of child labour in agriculture and related health risks within the framework of the “Reducing Legal and Institutional Gaps in Prevention of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture” Project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by the Development Workshop. | Legislative Gaps Analysis Report
Institutional Gaps Analysis Report
Health Risks Report
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| 2016-2017 | Consultancy services were provided on behalf of the Development Workshop, within the framework of “Partnership to Prevent Child and Forced Labor in the Imported Agriculture Products: Piloting the USDA Guidelines in the Hazelnuts Supply Chain in Turkey” Project, implemented by the Fair Labor Association, for baseline assessment of the institutional capacities to combat child and forced labour. | Piloting the USDA Guidelines in the Hazelnuts Supply Chain in Türkiye – Institutional Survey Baseline Report
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| 2015-2017 | Consultancy services were provided on behalf of the Development Workshop, within the framework of the “Action-Based Collaborative Approach to Investigating Child Labour Issues in the Upstream Cotton Supply Chain in Turkey” Project, implemented by the Fair Labor Association, for stakeholder mapping and evaluation of the working conditions and child labour risks in the cotton supply chain. | Child Labour in Cotton Supply Chains
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| 2014, 2018 | Coordination and consultancy services were provided on behalf of the Development Workshop for UTZ Certified in conducting baseline and endline studies on control points regarding working conditions in hazelnut production. | Evaluation reports are not publicly available. |
| 2012-2014 | Consultancy services were provided within the framework of “Justice for Children” Project implemented in collaboration of the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF for needs assessment and model development in conditional release mechanism in juvenile justice system. | – |
| 2012, 2014 | Baseline study and impact evaluation of the “A Fair Start for Young Children in Turkish Rural Communities” Project implemented by AÇEV were coordinated on behalf of Development Workshop. | Evaluation reports are not publicly available. |
| 2013 | Consultancy services were provided for feasibility study of the “Tufanbeyli Thermal Power Plant Community Development Programme” conducted by the Development Workshop for SRM Consultancy. | Feasibility report is not publicly available. |
| 2013 | Consultancy services were provided for pre-feasibility and feasibility studies of the “Siirt Çetin Hydropower Plant Social Investment Programme” conducted by the Development Workshop for Statkraft. | Feasibility report is not publicly available. |
| 2012-2013 | A nationwide survey on “Domestic Violence Against Children in 0-8 Age Group in Turkey” was conducted in collaboration with Boğaziçi University and Frekans Research with the financial support of Bernard van Leer Foundation. “Family, Child and Violence Conference” was organized with 150 participants from international and national institutions in order to share the survey results. | Research on Domestic Violence Against Children Aged 0-8 Years in Türkiye
Infographics
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| 2012 | Forensic assessment forms were developed in collaboration with the representatives of university child protection centers and a web-based e-database was developed for assessment forms within the framework of the “Standardization of Intervention with Children Victims of Abuse and Neglect” Project implemented by the Marmara University Child Protection Implementation and Research Center with the financial support of Istanbul Development Agency. | – |
| 2011-2012 | A thematic study on the responsiveness of service providers in identifying, reporting and referring cases of violence against children was conducted on behalf of the Development Researchers’ Network within the framework of “Protection of Children from Violence in South East Europe” Project implemented by UNICEF CEE/CIS Regional Office. | Thematic Study on How to Improve Responsiveness of Service Providers in Identifying, Reporting and Referring Cases of Violence Against Children
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