The “Basic Support Team Social Responsibility Project” carried out by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cengiz İpek from the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Hamdi Kuzucuoğlu from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of our university in cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent, one of the leading NGOs in Turkey, has been completed.
Many emergencies and disasters occur in the world and in our country. Along with urban areas, these disasters also affect schools, which are education and training institutions with many students, teachers and employees. In order to minimize the damages in a possible disaster and increase the safety of the schools, awareness studies to be carried out with public participation before the disaster are of great importance. Within the scope of the project carried out with the aim of reducing disaster risks, 54 students studying at Istanbul Medeniyet University and taking the “IMU 061 Disasters, Causes and Consequences” course were given disaster awareness trainings, first aid training in disasters and awareness raising activities for disasters both by the project coordinators and the Turkish Red Crescent Society between October 29 and November 4, 2021, which coincides with the Red Crescent Week. The Basic Support Team formed within the scope of the project also received volunteer training in order to support children, the elderly and disabled individuals affected by a possible disaster. At the end of the project, “Disaster Leaders” were trained to take an active role in disasters and provide disaster coordination. These individuals will take part as Community Disaster Volunteers in possible disasters.
We congratulate our faculty members and students and wish them continued success.