Turkey: Kizilaykart Cash Based Assistance Programmes Livelihoods Survey Findings.
Turkey is hosting around 4 million foreigners living under Temporary or International Protection in Turkey. The number represents the largest refugee population in the world.
K?z?laykart Cash Based Assistance Programmes were designed to deliver cash assistance to the vulnerable foreigners.
This Programme allows refugees living across Turkey to cover their basic needs such as; food, shelter and clothes in dignity. K?z?laykart beneficiaries reached a total of approximately 2 million individuals including ESSN and CCTE programmes.
Purpose of the Study:
Livelihood survey was designed to understand the profile of ESSN applicants and to collect data on their education level, employment status and barriers that they encounter in work life on provincial and sectoral levels. Data collected in the survey is used to profile ESSN applicants, understand their employment patterns and their income level.
Sampling and Province Selection:
In 19 province, a total of 5.332 people were randomly selected with a confidence level of 95% and confidence interval of +/-5.8, the sample represents both ESSN beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.
Provinces were selected based on the application ratio, provinces with the highest applications were designated from the ESSN database. Livelihoods opportunities, the existence of a Türk K?z?lay Community Center were also played a significant role in the selection process of the provinces. The first round of surveys conducted in July 2018, on August, October, and November the survey was implemented in an additional 13 provinces. In total 5.332 people were reached in 19 provinces, surveys were conducted via Turk K?z?lay Call Center in Arabic.
