DEGDER (Association for
Understanding Disadvantaged Groups and Social Support) was founded by
experienced and professional group of lawyer, academics of Sociology
departments, psychological counselors, child development and rehabilitation
experts in Ankara. It is a non-profit and non-public body. The association has
about numerous for the time being. DEGDER team is comprised of people from
distinguished occupations; but all of them have worked on disadvantaged groups
for many years. The association was founded for planning and designing high
quality training programs and methods, understanding disadvantaged groups
(persons with disabilities, refugees, uneducated youngsters, long-term
unemployed persons, disadvantaged women, ex-convicts, homeless persons, people
who experience severe poverty, old people, etc.) and support them socially and
psychologically. DEGDER has staff that is capable of doing all professions
related to disadvantaged groups and achieve its targets. They have past studies
over all disadvantaged groups as a team.