Afghan Refugee Solidarity Association

The Afghan Refugees Solidarity Association (ARSA) is based in Kayseri province, which is centrally located in Turkey and serves as the administrative center of the network of Afghan community leaders in various provinces of Turkey.

In 2009, the ARSA began operating as the Coordinator of Afghan Refugees through volunteer Afghan refugees. It was founded in 2014 as an independent and non-profit official association by journalists, doctors, academics, architects and humanitarian workers.

ARSA has previously carried out various projects in partnership with Kayseri municipality (Metropolitan and District), the Asylum and Migration Research Center (IGAM), International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Swiss Embassy, Blue Crescent Society and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other non-governmental organizations.