ARDI
Atlas Relief & Development International
Mission
ARDI is guided by the mission to empower diverse communities affected by conflict to shape and participate in the peaceful, inclusive, rights-based, and secure futures they envision.
Vision
ARDI works in partnership with a wide variety of communities, including those in conflict-affected areas, to support human rights, empowerment, capacity building, and civic engagement of women, youth, and emerging changemakers to achieve sustainable and inclusive peace and security.
What We Do
Small Grants
Capacity Building
Empowerment
Research
Women Making Changes Through Trust and Empowerment
ARDI Director and Co-Founder, Razan Shalab AlSham, was selected to participate as an honored speaker at the TEDx Dresden event in Dresden, Germany on August 26th, 2018. Speaking about her own personal experiences as a Syrian activist and development professional, Razan’s talk, titled “Women Making Changes Through Trust and Empowerment” sheds light on the horrors of war, the challenges faced by Syrians inside and outside of their countries, the amazing efforts to support Syrians being led by women, and ends with a message for hope and peace. Watch Razan’s Ted Talk and listen to the other inspiring Ted Talk speeches HERE
Impacts of the Syrian Conflict
Refugees Globally
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Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
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Children Deprived of Education
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Syrian Population Living in Extreme Poverty:
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Syrians Who are Food-Insecure:
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Forced Disaperiences and Arbitory Arrests
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ARDI is excited to share that the Hrant Dink Vakfı / Hrant Dink Foundation / Հրանդ Տինք Հիմնարկ will be hosting the "Festival of Co-Existence" in Istanbul, Turkey between July 2-3 2022! #FestivalofCoexistence![]()
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Katie Krueger, ARDI's Director of Programs and Gender Advisor, will be a guest speaker at the event on July 2nd, where she will participate on a panel alongside other distinguished leaders to explore the subject of hate speech, disinformation, and the dangers of/approaches to counter "fake news" through the in-person panel titled "Beyond Hate Speech: Methods to Counter Fake News" (13.30 - 14.30, Turkey time). ![]()
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Katie will be approaching the subjects from a gender- and conflict-sensitive lens, drawing from ARDI's experience addressing the same subject areas within Istanbul's Syrian refugee community in collaboration with our local partner, the Hayat Women's Collective.![]()
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Learn more about the festival, all of the incredible guest speakers, and many diverse and timely panel discussions/events here: ![]()
hrantdink.org/en/asulis/announcements/3730-you-are-invited-to-the-hrant-dink-foundation-festival-...
You are invited to the Hrant Dink Foundation Festival of Co-Existence on July 2-3!
hrantdink.org
Let’s meet at the Hrant Dink Foundation Festival of Co-existence on July 2-3 at Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center.
📣 WE ARE HIRING IN ISTANBUL / TURKEY! 📣![]()
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#ARDI is pleased to announce a new #job vacancy for Programs Coordinator to join our international team!![]()
We are seeking a talented and ambitious professional who wants to join ARDI’s Turkey HQ office based in Istanbul to help develop and grow an existing team focused on several current and upcoming projects, We are looking for someone to grow the capacity of our current team, directly support our ongoing and upcoming project activities, and strengthen ARDI’s network among local and international entities.![]()
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To find out more and apply: 👇![]()
atlasrdi.com/programs-coordinator/
🔴 🔴 فرصة للإنضمام لعضوية في تجمع حياة للسيدات السوريات (اسطنبول) ![]()
"حياة" التجمع النسائي للسيدات السوريات![]()
📣 تسعى منظمة أطلس وتجمع حياة النسائي حاليًا إلى ضم سيدتين سوريتين جديدتين إلى التجمع لمدة 8-12 شهرًا. 📣![]()
تعمل منظمة أطلس على إشراك #اللاجئات #السوريات من جميع الخلفيات المتنوعة في فرصة لبناء قدراتهم و مهاراتهم في كتابة المقترحات والإدارة التنظيمية و إدارة المشروع وتنفيذها لتمكينهن من أن يصبحن شخصيات قيادية فاعلة ومؤثرة في #المجتمع_المدني. ليس من الضروري أن يكون لديكي خبرة في أي من هذه المجالات آو خلفية تعليمية، آو خلفية اجتماعية أو ثقافية معينة لتكوني جزء من المشروع. ![]()
طريقة التقديم:![]()
للتقدم لهذه الفرصة ، أرسل بريدًا إلكترونيًا إلى منظمة أطلس مع الإجابة على الأسئلة التالية:![]()
- ما الذي يجعلك متميزة وكيف تساعد في تمثيل شريحة من المجتمع السوري في اسطنبول؟![]()
- كيف ساعدت في إحداث تغيير داخل عائلتك و / أو داخل مجتمعك؟![]()
- لماذا أنت مهتمة بأن تصبحين عضوًا في مجموعة تجمع حياة النسائي؟![]()
ملاحظة: إذا كان لديك سيرة ذاتية ، يمكنك أيضًا مشاركة هذا كمرفق ولكنه ليس شرطًا.![]()
موعد تقديم الطلبات هو 27 حزيران الساعة 23:59 (بتوقيت اسطنبول)![]()
نتطلع في فريق أرضي إلى الاستماع منك والعمل معكِ إن كنتِ تستوفين مؤهلاتنا ، بعد تقديم الطلب سوف نتصل بك لإجراء مكالمة للتحدث أكثر عن فرصة الدعم التمكين هذه ![]()
للمزيد من المعلومات وللتقديم على الفرصة يرجى زيارة الرابط التالي:![]()
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atlasrdi.com/hayat-womens-collective/
ARDI is very excited to see all of our project partners hard at work to implement their self-design #TVET (technical vocational educational training) activities in Northeastern Syria! ![]()
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One of our partners, منظمة حماية البيئة والتنمية المستدامة, is doing an amazing job to engage marginalized communities (including women and men with physical disabilities and out of school/out of work youth) in their #Hope_Center TVET courses, which cover locally needed focus areas such as: Women's hair styling/men's barber skills, technical computer skills building, and mobile phone repair.![]()
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We are proud of our partners' efforts to identify the most needed livelihood focus areas and specifically work to engage and support members of the local community who have faced the most significant barriers when it comes to economic empowerment and job skills training. Our partners are leading important efforts towards meaningful change!![]()
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We encourage you to follow along with our local partners and also learn more about ARDI at: www.atlasrdi.com
ARDI is very proud of the hard work and expertise of all our local partners in Northeastern Syria (NES) who are working on designing and leading "technical vocational educational training" (#TVET) courses to support the most marginalized members of their communities - including disadvantaged women, men and women with physical disabilities, and out of school/out of work female and male youth.![]()
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One of our amazing NES partners, منظمة أمل الباغوز للتنمية Albaghooz Hope For Dev is doing a fantastic job of designing and leading TVET courses within the renewable / alternative energy sector to help the community members learn how to operate and fix #solar panels. Great work, #AlbaghoozHope team!![]()
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In the words of ARDI's Executive Director, "One of our main missions is to help identify the key needs within the communities we support and then, to work collaboratively with local, trusted actors to help fill those gaps and add value to our partners' local communities". We are excited to see that, through this project, so many very deserving women, men, and diverse youth will be engaged in skill-building opportunities that can lead to meaningful opportunities for their futures! ![]()
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Learn more about #ARDI by visiting our website: www.atlasrdi.com
In April, #ARDI hosted a capacity-building workshop in Istanbul for the HAYAT Syrian Refugee Women’s Collective. The workshop dealt with practical training for cooperation and coordination between the three HAYAT Women project teams.
To read more: https://bit.ly/3gWsYju
📣In November 2020, Catalystas supported Atlas Relief and Development International (ARDI) in rethinking its organizational structure, short- and long-term strategic plans, and expansion objectives.
✨Read our case study: http://ow.ly/Y2vR50EaXEk @atlasardi @springandstone
Celebrate #Diversity, Promote #Tolerance and Stand Up for #ZeroDiscrimination!
Join ARDI and stand up against #discrimination and #hatespeech to fight for a better tomorrow for all!
http://www.atlasrdi.com
#ZeroDiscriminationDay2021 #NoDiscrimination #EndInequalities
