I Draw My Story: Children’s Voices Through Art
October 2026 – March 2027
IZMIR
The project aims to enable refugee children aged 7–12 living in Izmir to express themselves through art, support their psychosocial well-being and enhance their visibility in society.
Five creative workshops will be organised, each bringing together 10 children and facilitated by a painter/art educator, a child psychologist and interpreters. The workshops will provide a safe and inclusive space where children can express their experiences, emotions and personal stories through visual art.
The artworks produced during the workshops will be compiled into a bilingual book and shared with the public at an exhibition showcasing the children’s creations.
By promoting refugee children’s access to and participation in cultural and artistic activities, the project seeks to address the challenges they face, including forced displacement, language barriers and social exclusion. In doing so, it aims to contribute to the realisation of children’s rights and to making cultural diversity more visible. The project also seeks to amplify children’s own voices by bringing their stories to wider audiences, fostering empathy, mutual understanding and dialogue between refugee children and members of the host community.
The Association for Solidarity with Refugees (Mültecilerle Dayanışma Derneği – Mülteci-Der)
The Association for Solidarity with Refugees (Mültecilerle Dayanışma Derneği – Mülteci-Der) is a human rights and humanitarian solidarity organisation working on issues affecting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who have been forced to leave their countries due to forced displacement. Its work is grounded in the principle of non-discrimination, regardless of language, religion, race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political opinion, legal status, socio-economic status or any other grounds.
Based in Izmir, Mülteci-Der carries out its activities across Türkiye. The organisation advocates for the right of all groups in need of international protection, as well as migrants, to live in dignity and enjoy their fundamental human rights, irrespective of their legal status.
Its activities include providing legal counselling and protection counselling in individual cases, referrals and case management; organising focus group discussions and information sessions; raising awareness; strengthening capacities; and conducting advocacy and lobbying activities.
Connections:
https://multeci.org.tr/
https://www.instagram.com/multeci.der/
This page is published on 19 October 2026.
