Social Responsibility Projects From The Perspective Of Syrian Children In Turkey: Give A Hand Project

Sayki D., Taksi Deveciyan M.

Journal of emerging economies and policy (Online), cilt.8, sa.1, ss.230-238, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of emerging economies and policy (Online)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.230-238
  • İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to present Syrian immigrant children’s opinions on the management, expectations, and outcomes of the social responsibility project named “Give A Hand”, which was designed to help and mentor Syrian children who fled the country and sought asylum in Turkey due to the civil war continuing since 2011, as well as to raise global awareness on the war-inflicted problems. Employing the focus group interview technique, which is a data collection tool for qualitative research methodology, this study gathered data from 20 Syrian children during 5 focus group interviews by using the descriptive content analysis technique. Although immigration and immigrant studies improved significantly in recent years, there are limited studies on the management of social responsibility-based relief efforts for immigrants. This study reveals two main themes, namely "the expectations of Syrian refugee children from mentoring/mentors within the scope of social responsibility projects" and "the perception of Syrian refugee children about the management/design of social responsibility projects". This study is expected to guide the members of the academia who want to study in this area and to contribute to the literature.