Education Versus Lost Generation!

11-year-old Ali is one of hundreds of thousands of children who survived the February 6 earthquake. Ali and his family remained injured under the rubble for three days. The family rescued from the rubble was removed from the earthquake zone, after the treatment they sent to another province. Ali lost nearly thirty of his relatives in the earthquake. He continues to hold on tightly to life. Ali's success in school life is the best proof of this.

Ali receives psychosocial support and health counseling from the Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM) to overcome the effects of the earthquake. Despite all the negativities he experienced, he continued his education successfully from where he left off after the earthquake. Ali was successful in the trial exams organized by the Ministry of National Education and became the 1st. Ali's favorite subject is mathematics. He says “Education is a very crucial thing. When I grow up, I want to become a doctor and heal other people.’. His second favorite subject is "Human Rights". “If a child does not get his rights, he cannot do much. For example, he cannot do his dream job,” he says.

Ali participates in ASAM's choir activities, learns to play the guitar, and paints in addition to his classes at school. Ali, who loves reading books and learning new information, has the first place in book reading in his age category. He is also interested in poetry and performs with his poems at school events.

ASAM continues its work in the field of education with 46 representatives in 28 provinces of Türkiye to help children step into a healthy future and live a life full of success. ASAM contributed to access to education for thousands of children, regardless of age.

(Note: The real name of the beneficiary has been changed.)