Children in the World

Today, there are more than 2.2 billion children in the world. Approximately two billion of them live in developing countries.

Depending on their country of residence, a child may not benefit from the same rights or living conditions as their Western peers. Many regions and countries in the Third World face severe inequalities, and these factors—whether political, economic, social, cultural, ethnic, or religious—can affect every child differently.

Despite the progress made in recent years, the unequal conditions faced by children around the world remain grave. In many parts of the world, the most basic rights of minors are being violated, and even in the most economically developed countries, not all children enjoy equal rights.

Poverty continues to be the main cause of violations of Children’s Rights, as a lack of resources severely hampers access to basic human needs (healthcare, water, food, and education). Even in countries least affected by poverty, where children often have access to these rights, many still face violence, abuse, or discrimination.

According to UNICEF, since March 2003, 6.5 million children have been orphaned in Iraq, and 30% of infants face the risk of death. It is reported that an average of 25,000 children in Iraq are forced to flee their homes with their families every month due to acts of violence, and dozens of children are killed by occupying forces each month. Every day in the Middle East, dozens of children become orphaned.

In Syria, among those who fled to Turkey to escape the civil war, there were 1,392,635 children aged 0–14 who were in need of care and education.

What is happening in Palestine unfolds before our eyes and burns our hearts..!

In the catastrophe of the century that struck in 2023—affecting Kahramanmaraş, Hatay,

Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, Kilis, Adana, Malatya, and Elazığ— 53,537 people lost their lives and 107,213 were injured. Once again, the majority of the casualties were children. But the real problem lies with the children who are left without mothers, fathers, siblings, and any form of family support.

Every child has the right to belong to a family and to grow up in love, respect, and safety.

At the Children’s Village to be built on a 1,500,000 m² area in Hatay, we will show together how love, kindness, and hard work can move mountains and create miracles. We are ready to prepare thousands of orphaned and abandoned children for a happy future in a safe environment where their food, health, and shelter needs are met—filled with family love and a mother’s compassion.

The HATAY Children’s Village will provide many of the things a normal family can offer to children who have lost everything: food, clothing, education, healthcare, friends, toys, and physical and emotional support—but most importantly, hope.

The Children’s Village, which will be established on a campus fully covered with trees, will include services where many activities can be carried out simultaneously.

Transportation between units will be provided by electric vehicles and shuttle routes operated by an electric train. The campus will include the following sections:

• Medical Center
• Classrooms and vocational skills training areas
• Language education and foreign language laboratories
• Showroom
• Dormitories
• Dining halls
• Cinema, theater, and concert halls Library
• Science and Technology Museum
• Bakery and pastry workshop
• Film and music studios
• Indoor and outdoor sports halls, swimming pools
• Amusement park
• Organic farming gardens
• Shopping center
• Closed-circuit television broadcasting
• Instructor residences
• Administrative building
• Clock tower
• Cafés and restaurants for visitors
• Laundry, repair and maintenance workshops, etc.

Our instructors who will serve at the Istanbul Children’s Village are professionals equipped with extensive early-childhood experience, trained to provide childhood education and academic enrichment for school-age children, and who appreciate and value every child’s uniqueness.

We are ready to work together with children and society to create a fair, compassionate, and economically vibrant community. Are you ready, too?

POSTA HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION