The last international final meeting of the 8-partner project carried out under the main coordination of Sakarya University was held in Sakarya on 25-26 July 2022 with the participation of all partners under the chairmanship of the Project Coordinator Professor Dr. Yusuf GENÇ.

At the meeting, the practices and various activities implemented within the scope of the project, which has been in progress since 2019, were evaluated. Each institution representative emphasized the importance of international cooperation in the fight against the problem of homelessness by presenting the activities they are responsible for in the project.

In the meeting, which started with the opening speech and presentation of the project coordinator Professor Yusuf GENÇ, statements were made about the activities and programs developed for the homeless, homeless family members and professional members working with homeless people, who are the three stakeholders of the fight against the problem of homelessness. Within the scope of the project, 650 homeless people from four countries were reached and field studies were carried out. In order for the homeless to return to their homes, an online e-learning platform containing 24 training modules created for these three target groups was prepared and pilot tests were applied to measure the functionality of the training modules.

Within the scope of the project, conferences and workshops were held in the countries of 3 foreign partners in Turkey. Partners from EU countries also made presentations on the project progress. Human Profess, our Hungarian partner, emphasized social innovation and rehabilitation in solving the problems of the homeless and gave information about the brochure and book they prepared to convey the conditions and opportunities of the four countries for the homeless to the homeless. Our Italian partner, ARES, made an overall presentation of the pilot testing process and reports, stressing the importance of professional service delivery and the suitability of training modules for the target audience in the fight against homelessness. Our Austrian partner mentioned the aid and education activities carried out for the homeless in Austria within the scope of the project, pointing out that homelessness in Europe continues to increase day by day and the importance of the international breath brought to combat this social problem.

Sakarya Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services, which is one of the partner of the project in Turkiye, personally conducted the process of providing trainings from 24 different modules and testing the modules to 78 homeless, homeless family members and professionals working with homeless people in Sakarya within the scope of the application of the tests. Our partner from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University contributed to the healthy execution of the training modules process. DEGDER and ARIHAN fulfilled their duties within the scope of the project.

As a result of the two-day meeting, the importance of continuing international cooperation in the fight against homelessness was emphasized and certificates were presented to the participants with the hope that the project would be completed in a healthy way and that this cooperation would continue after the project was over.