Due to its geography and climatic structure, Turkey frequently faces many disasters such as earthquakes, floods, avalanches and landslides. For this reason, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency was established to combat natural disasters. So what should be done to become a volunteer at AFAD? What are their training and conditions?
What is AFAD?
AFAD is a disaster and emergency management institution that takes charge before and after natural disasters in our country. AFAD, which also operates abroad, was established in 2009 to replace the Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Civil Defense (SSGM) and the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement, the General Directorate of Disaster Affairs and the Prime Ministry General Directorate of Disaster and Emergency Management (TAY).
AFAD, which also played a role in the Kahramanmaraş earthquake that occurred recently and deeply affected 10 provinces, consists of volunteer personnel. These personnel receive some training at first in order to be able to work in the disaster area.
Websites that will help earthquake victims!
All of Turkey rolled up its sleeves to help those affected by the earthquake. We have compiled websites that will be useful for earthquake survivors.
How to volunteer at AFAD?
With the Volunteering Project, AFAD aims to organize and respond quickly to volunteers in disasters and emergencies. In this way, it is also aimed to minimize the material and moral damage caused by the disaster.
Conditions for volunteering at AFAD
- To be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey who has completed the age of 15.
- To have time for education and studies not to be interrupted.
- In order to participate in AFAD training and duties, the state of health should be suitable for field studies and travel.
If you meet these requirements, you can apply to volunteer at AFAD.
Applying to volunteer at AFAD
- Click here to access the Volunteering Application and Tracking page in e-Government.
- Click on New Application.
- Read and approve the volunteer commitment and notification on the Preliminary Information Screen. Then click the Continue button.
- Enter the city of residence, mobile phone number and email address. Confirm that the information belongs to you and click the Apply button.
Applicants can log in to the AFAD Volunteer portal via SMS and e-mail messages. Here, the training, tasks and activities that the candidates will receive can be followed. On the other hand, the trainings to be given are as follows;
Trainings given to AFAD volunteer candidates
- Disaster Awareness Training
- Basic Information and Concepts
- Pre-Disaster Preparations
- Correct Behavior During Disaster
- First Moments After Disaster
- Fire
- Fire Awareness Training
- Combustion and Fire
- Causes of fire and measures to be taken
- LPG and Natural Gas Usage
- Home Accidents and Precautions
- Movement Style in Gas and Smoke Filled Environment
- Fire Extinguisher and Devices
- Fire Rescue Activities
- Fire Extinguishing Systems
- Intervention Application with TSC (Portable Extinguishing Device)
- Extinguishing Teams Training
- Basic Fire Information
- Fire extinguishers and application
- Emergency and fire search and rescue operations
- Search techniques in gas and smoke filled environments
- Emergency transport techniques
- Evacuation
- Civil Defense Basic Training
- Disasters and emergencies
- Civil defense
- Mobilization
- Protection and Security
- Fire
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