Humanist Bureau has provided policy, strategy and guide development services to national and international organizations on *strengthening the child protection system, *prevention of child labour, *early childhood development, *protection of migrant children, *child protection during pandemics and disasters, *business and human rights and *due diligence:
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| 2024-2025 | A child protection – case management procedure was developed for the Suna’nın Kızları team. | – |
| 2023-2024 | ”Information Note on Human Rights Due Diligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” was prepared within the framework of the “Corporate Human Rights Responsibility of Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Türkiye” Project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by the Development Workshop. | Information Note on Human Rights Due Diligence for SMEs
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| 2023 | “Child Protection Legislation Guide 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. | Guide is only available in Turkish. |
| 2023 | Two guides were developed on the identification-referral and rights based service provision to prevent child marriages among seasonal migrant agricultural worker families within the framework of the “Towards Ending Child Marriages among Seasonal Migrant Agricultural Worker Families” Project funded by the Canadian Embassy and implemented by the Development Workshop. | Identification and Referral Guide
Rights Based Service Provision Guide
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| 2021-2022 | A sample monitoring plan was prepared for Istanbul to ensure follow-up of what needs to be done for the effective functioning of the child protection system during pandemics and natural disasters within the framework of “Monitoring Protection of Children During Pandemics and Natural Disasters” Project funded by the Etkiniz EU Programme and implemented by the Child Protection Centers Support Society (ÇOKMED). | – |
| 2021 | Monitoring guides and an advocacy strategy were developed to assess and strengthen the compliance of private sector companies with fair labour standards in respect to child labour within the framework of the “Strengthening Fair Labor Monitoring to Combat Child Labor” Project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by the Development Workshop. | 10+1 Indicators for Children in Business – Self-Assessment Guide for Companies
10+1 Indicators for Children in Business – Guide for NGOs
Advocacy Strategy
Sample Monitoring Report
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| 2020-2021 | Sectoral consultation meetings were conducted and a “National Early Childhood Policy Preparation Document” was prepared in cooperation with UNICEF Turkey and on behalf of the Child Development and Educators Association. | Document is not publicly available. |
| 2020-2021 | A report was prepared on child protection standards during pandemics/ natural disasters within the framework of “Child Protection During Pandemics and Natural Disasters” Project funded by the Etkiniz EU Programme and implemented by the Association for Child Protection Centers Support Society (ÇOKMED). | Protection of Children During Pandemics and Natural Disasters – A Monitoring Report for Child Rights Organizations
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| 2017 | Technical assistance was provided to four municipalities in Istanbul in preparation of investment project proposals for Istanbul95 Project implemented by the Bernard van Leer Foundation to support district municipalities’ efforts in developing services and infrastructure for 0-3 year old children and their families. | – |
| 2016-2017 | A referral guide about available support services provided to 0-8 year old children and their families was developed on behalf of Bernard van Leer Foundation. Building on the guide, a website was prepared, with the support of Sivil Düşün, answering potential questions regarding preventing child abuse and protecting children (website only available in Turkish). | – |
| 2016 | A briefing note was prepared on behalf of Bernard van Leer Foundation on strengthening pre-school education in Türkiye. | Pre-School Education – A Support Mechanism for Children and Parents
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| 2015-2016 | A series of meeting and documentation activities were conducted at the local and national levels on behalf of Bernard van Leer Foundation to develop recommendations for improving local level child protection policies. | Report on Experts Meetings in 7 Provinces
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| 2014 | “Peace Culture and Spatial Arrangement in Education Workshop” was conducted and documented in collaboration with the Marmara Soroptimist Club. | The workshop report is only available in Turkish. |
| 2013-2014 | A “Structural and Operational Map of Child Protection and Prevention Systems in Türkiye” was developed for Bernard van Leer Foundation. | The map is only available in Turkish. |
| 2013-2014 | Regional meetings were conducted in Adana, Eskişehir and Malatya and local action plans were prepared in the framework of the “Combating Child Labour at the Local Level in the scope of Children Participating in Seasonal Agricultural Migration” Project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by the Development Workshop. | The reports are only available in Turkish. |
| 2013 | Modelling and dissemination activities were implemented and documented on behalf of the Development Workshop for the rural development programme implemented in Bitlis Kavar Basin by Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation. | The reports are only available in Turkish. |
| 2011 | “Peace Culture and Education Workshop” was conducted and documented in collaboration with Boğaziçi University Peace Education Application and Research Center within the framework of 20th anniversary activities of the 21st Century Education and Culture Foundation. | The workshop report is only available in Turkish. |
| 2010-2011 | A strategy document was prepared for AÇEV on how to strengthen the Turkish child protection system. | Strategy document is not publicly available. |
