Vocational High Schools Produced Tents in AFAD Standards and Dispatched them to the Disaster Area

Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer stated that vocational and technical secondary education institutions produced tents in AFAD standards for the first time and sent them to the earthquake zone.

Vocational and technical secondary education institutions started the production of tents in AFAD standards to meet the sheltering needs of citizens living in the disaster area. Making a statement on the subject, Minister Özer noted that vocational and technical secondary education institutions are mobilizing to meet the needs with the products they have produced in a wide range from portable heaters to stoves, from bread to tents during these difficult times in Turkey.

Reminding that the schools in question took the side of the citizens by producing the hygiene materials needed during the epidemic, Minister Özer said, “Now, they are mobilized during the disaster period. Our schools, which meet the needs of the disaster area by producing from overalls to food needs, from blankets to stoves, from beds to hygiene items for our earthquake region, broke new ground with the understanding of 'State-Nation hand in hand' and took steps to meet the shelter needs of our citizens with the tents they produced in AFAD standards. he said.

Tents in AFAD standards produced in 7 provinces are sent with 11

Vocational and technical secondary education institutions mobilizing for tent production in Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Konya, Antalya, Eskişehir and Kayseri started to send their tents, which they produced for the first time, to 11, which was declared a state of emergency. Stating that the first shipment was made on February 17, Minister Özer said, “The first tents produced by our schools in Istanbul and Bursa provinces were sent to our provinces in the earthquake zone. Tent production and shipment by our schools will continue. We are grateful to each member of our education family who put forth their knowledge, strength and effort for our brothers in the region on this difficult day of our nation.” used the phrase.