On the first anniversary of the earthquake life continues in Prysmian Village
Life continues in Prysmian Village, consisting of 150 containers, which was built by Türk Prysmian Kablo, the Türkiye operation of Prysmian Group, the leader of the worldwide energy and telecommunication cables industry, in the Tut district of Adıyaman, following the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes of February 6, 2023.
Türk Prysmian Kablo continues to provide active support to the recovery process in the earthquake-affected regions after the February 6, 2023 earthquakes. The volunteer team formed immediately after the earthquake took an active role in search and rescue activities and determining needs in the region. As a result of the work carried out, the needs of earthquake victims were supported with the "Prysmian Village" project consisting of 150 containers, which was implemented in Tut district of Adıyaman with the support of Prysmian Group and its employees.
“We are much stronger together”
Ülkü Özcan, CEO of Türk Prysmian Kablo, said: “One of the primary goals of our work after the earthquake was to quickly form a volunteer team. This team carried out a wide range of activities to meet urgent needs after the earthquake, starting from search and rescue activities, spending time with children and distributing food to those in need. Our goal was to do everything we could to meet the needs of earthquake victims and support them. The efforts we made as a team and the support we gathered during this process gave us the opportunity to become stronger together in these difficult times.”
“We will continue to maintain our solidarity”
Cinzia Farisè, Prysmian Group MEART Region CEO, said: “At Prysmian Group, starting immediately after the earthquake, we continued our work by focusing on meeting urgent needs. I would like to say that I am proud of our Group’s relief efforts following the earthquake. In addition to being a helping hand during these trying times, our solidarity and support showed the best side of joint action and humanity. Our Prysmian Village project further strengthened this solidarity and togetherness. We hope to support earthquake survivors in the future and foster social solidarity with this sense of togetherness and solidarity. At Prysmian Group, we will never waver in our determination to take on these challenges and in our concern for the society we live in.”