The Challenge of Evaluating the Impact of NGOs on the Human Capital and Life Satisfaction of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

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Refugee Survey Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI:10.1093/rsq/hdae011

Ayşe Perihan Kırkıç

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Abstract

The number of projects designed by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to meet refugees’ needs in Turkey has steadily increased since the arrival of Syrian refugees. In existing studies, the projects of NGOs working with Syrian refugees have not been evaluated from a lens of human capital and life satisfaction. Given the crucial role of NGOs in implementing social policies within host countries, it becomes imperative to conduct thorough analyses of the effects of their projects on the target groups. The objective of this study is to evaluate the significance of human capital and life satisfaction within NGO projects, as perceived by NGO employees. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with national and international NGO representatives in Istanbul to probe the impact of the projects on Syrian refugees. Based on the findings, despite the considerable number of projects carried out with Syrian refugees, the absence of a dedicated methodology to measure changes in participants’ human capital and life satisfaction poses significant challenges in evaluating project outcomes. In this research, I propose a five-step method for assessing the impacts of NGO-applied projects. This method acknowledges existing limitations and promotes the improvement of the evaluation process.

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评估非政府组织对土耳其境内叙利亚难民的人力资本和生活满意度的影响所面临的挑战

自叙利亚难民抵达土耳其以来，非政府组织（NGOs）为满足难民需求而设计的项目数量稳步增长。在现有研究中，尚未从人力资本和生活满意度的角度对非政府组织为叙利亚难民开展的项目进行评估。鉴于非政府组织在东道国实施社会政策方面发挥着至关重要的作用，对其项目对目标群体的影响进行透彻分析已成为当务之急。本研究的目的是评估非政府组织员工认为非政府组织项目中人力资本和生活满意度的重要性。研究人员对伊斯坦布尔的国内和国际非政府组织代表进行了半结构式访谈，以探究项目对叙利亚难民的影响。根据研究结果，尽管针对叙利亚难民开展了大量项目，但缺乏专门的方法来衡量参与者人力资本和生活满意度的变化，这给评估项目成果带来了巨大挑战。在本研究中，我提出了一种分五步评估非政府组织应用项目影响的方法。该方法承认了现有的局限性，并促进了评估过程的改进。

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Refugee Survey Quarterly Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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2.40

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8.30%

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期刊介绍： The Refugee Survey Quarterly is published four times a year and serves as an authoritative source on current refugee and international protection issues. Each issue contains a selection of articles and documents on a specific theme, as well as book reviews on refugee-related literature. With this distinctive thematic approach, the journal crosses in each issue the entire range of refugee research on a particular key challenge to forced migration. The journal seeks to act as a link between scholars and practitioners by highlighting the evolving nature of refugee protection as reflected in the practice of UNHCR and other major actors in the field.