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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

In these programs, the heads of each household in the TACs are given an AFAD card
on behalf of their families, cash is loaded to the card per person in the household,
and social aid information can be entered if necessary. The amount loaded per person,
which used to be 85 TL, has increased to 100 TL. With the AFAD Card, significant
savings in food costs have been achieved and the opportunity to eat according to their
own tastes has also increased Syrians’ satisfaction.

(Source: Anadolu News Agency)

The Turkish Red Crescent Food Support Program, which has been implemented in
cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent, the United Nations World Food Program
(WFP) and the Halk Bank, is being carried out in two different ways, inside and outside
of camps. Firstly, the Turkish Red Crescent Card in-Camp Project was started in the
Öncüpınar tent city in Kilis on October 5, 2012 in order to meet the basic food needs
of the Syrians living in TACs and was continued at 23 TACs. However, as of January
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2015, the Red Crescent program is currently being carried at only 11 TACs due to
funding difficulties.

Money is loaded to these cards per person in the family. The amount is 50 TL per
person for those staying in the camps and 100 TL per person for those living outside
the camps. With these cards, the Syrians can obtain their own preferences from grocery
stores which are suitable for their needs and desires. Contracted markets are determined

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Harran Container City, Şanlıurfa; Akçakale Tent City, Şanlıurfa; Viranşehir Tent City, Şanlıurfa; Ceylanpınar
Tent City, Şanlıurfa; Adana Tent City; Adıyaman Tent City; İslahiye Tent City, Gaziantep; Karkamış Tent
City, Gaziantep; Cevdetiye Tent City, Osmaniye; Kahramanmaraş Container City, Malatya Container City.

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