No Poverty
To fight against the ongoing problem of poverty aggravated by the global economic effects of Covid-19, we provide hot meals to our citizens twice a day, 365 days a year with our food kitchen whose capacity was increased to support and strengthen the vulnerable groups. We have been also delivering the meals from our food kitchens to the citizens who cannot reach these places due to their health problems or distance since 2019.
As a result of the increased food prices due to the problems arisen in supply chains, logistics and our national economy, our citizens in Avcilar spend more then 28% of their income on food. The strategies we devised to end poverty and reduce vulnerabilities play a critical role in social and economic development of Avcilar.
After some of the first Covid-19 cases in Türkiye had been seen, we predicted the troubles that might arise and took action as Avcilar Municipality to prevent our citizens from falling victim to these troubles. We provided food aid packages we named as “love packages” to our citizens who requested starting from March 2020. We helped the families of Avcilar meet their children’s and own basic nutritional needs and enabled them to healthily grow up their children, allowing them to direct their expenses for this purpose to educational costs of their children. We are continuing our support to protect the children from the effects of poverty and grow up in equal conditions.
As a result of our studies we identified that the second highest expenditure of families with a baby in Avcilar which they cannot afford due to financial difficulties is diapers and we have started providing diaper aid to the families in need. This program is critical for low income families and has a high multiplier effect. We continues to support Avcilarians mothers to assist them to recover from Covid-19 and support their economic development.