Train in ag skills near Gaziantep

Refugees and host-community families learn grafting, vegetable farming, and cooperative processing in Hatay and neighbouring provinces.

What you can do in Istanbul

• Explore vocational pathways on the Syria/Turkey livelihoods page
• Join creative workshops for children processing war trauma when partner centres announce seats
• Connect women's cooperatives that process peppers and nuts across refugee and host villages

How to join

Field activities are for residents in the southeast Türkei programme area. Coordination sits in Gaziantep. Reach Welthungerhilfe or Development Foundation of Türkiye through the project page; there is no open drop-in desk for casual visitors.

Why it matters in Istanbul

Training such as pistachio grafting turns lost farmland skills into income. Mixed cooperatives keep food processing local instead of import-dependent.

Good to know

• Project timing? The page lists start December 2022 and end June 2025 with continued budget lines into 2026.
• Who partners? Development Foundation of Türkiye alongside Welthungerhilfe.

Source & repost

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Source: Berufliche Perspektiven Syrien/Türkei.
Details checked: 2026-10-17.