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Crafting Resilience: Women’s Cultural Revival in Post-Earthquake
Reconstruction
İstasyonTEDU supported the project team by designing the necessary methods and tools for the project team to effectively carry out social impact oriented project management processes. İstasyonTEDU aims to enhance the association's capacity in this field by collaborating with its members throughout the process.
The project initially focused on the interior and exterior design of the Mara Handicrafts Workshop, established in Hatay, Samandağ one of the eleven provinces heavily affected by the February 6 earthquakes. Facilitated by Roof Coliving, a series of co-design workshops were held with local women, producers, and artisans displaced by the earthquakes, many of whom were living in container settlements after losing their homes.
The project titled "Crafting Resilience: Women’s Cultural Revival in Post-Earthquake Reconstruction" funded by the British Council's Creative Collaborations Grant Program, led by the Hatay Earthquake Solidarity Association, and in partnership with Zey Works, Joon, and This is Mana is implemented between October 2023 and May 2024.
The closing event of the project, "Sev Kardeşim" Exhibition, was organized in Hatay on May 11, 2024 and in İstanbul on May 25, 2024. The collection was designed by Zey Works, one of the project partners, and was produced at the Mara Handicraft Workshop by women from Samandağ who were affected by the February 6 earthquakes. The exhibition attracted great attention and was featured in the national media.