Turkish Red Crescent: Community Center Project - Needs Assessment Report

This study aims to put forth the findings of a field study carried out as part of a needs assessment for a Community Centre built through the funds of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Sanliurfa Eyyübiye in order to provide Syrian refugees who live outside the refugee camps with vocational training and psycho-social assistance. The aforementioned field study was carried out on 12 January-12 February 2015 in order to demonstrate the state of Syrian refugees to tailor the services of the proposed Community Center to the necessities of the society which it aims to serve.

The needs analysis survey was conducted with 328 refugees living in the neighborhoods surrounding the community center through face to face interviews via door to door visits. With the findings, the needs of the refugees have been brought into attention and the inter- group conditions in the region are presented. Lastly, in the light of these findings, several policy suggestions have been presented following a SWOT analysis, through which the internal and external factors that can affect the success of the project have been outlined.