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Standing in Solidarity with Down Turkiye and paint the world with the colors of acceptance!
Natural disasters impact everyone, but they hit those with special needs particularly hard, disrupting their routines and making it challenging to regulate their emotions and behaviors. In these moments, they need more than just help; they need understanding and support to find their way through the chaos. That’s where Down Turkiye steps in, extending a […]
Is It too Early to Teach Kids Coding?
You think it’s too early to teach kids how to code? Think again! Cagdas Yasami Destekleme Dernegi (CYDD) sure does not think so. They understand that knowing how to code in today’s tech-driven world is invaluable. “Coding is a fundamental skill to have these days along with math and reading. Only the kids who go […]
Elevating Journalism in Turkey
“It was his love of the people, the culture, the food and ‘meze’ style dinners that attracted him to Turkey” and it was journalism that brought him back. Robert was a journalist, filmmaker and news executive, who, later in life, taught Journalism at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. Early on, Robert knew journalism in Turkey needed a […]
Elevating Journalism in Turkey
“It was his love of the people, the culture, the food and ‘meze’ style dinners that attracted him to Turkey” and it was journalism that brought him back. Robert was a journalist, filmmaker and news executive, who, later in life, taught Journalism at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. Early on, Robert knew journalism in Turkey needed a […]
3…2…1… and Action!
Jwan is a young man in his early 20ies who wanders the streets of Istanbul whenever he gets some free time to visit his fellow refugees. He listens to their troubles and records their stories with his old camera, which he named “the Eye of Syria.” That camera is the only possession he brought along […]
Ambassador Üner Kırdar, TPF’s new Goodwill Ambassador
Dear Friends and Supporters of TPF, I am reaching out on behalf of Turkish Philanthropy Funds, to ask you to join me in celebrating TPF’s 8th birthday. I recently joined the team as a Goodwill Ambassador to advocate for TPF’s projects supporting human development, in hopes that you’ll, in turn, join me. First, let […]
Meet Reyhan
Reyhan is a 12 year-old girl from Viranşehir, Urfa. For the last three years she has been working in seasonal migratory agriculture and she migrates with her family since she was born. She wants to start school, but she hasn’t been back to her hometown for the last 4 years migrating from one city to […]
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Painting. Teacher. Friend. 1-hour bus. I love it. Bye.
“Painting. Teacher. Friend. 1-hour bus. I love it. Bye.” This is how Edip, a 20-year-old from Hatay, describes the rehabilitation center he attends every day.
Refilling the buckets of psychosocial support providers in Hatay
For three years, psychosocial support providers in the earthquake region have carried others while setting themselves aside. They listened. They intervened.
Envisioning the Revival of Small Villages
After earthquakes destroyed her workshops, Gamze Ateş advances My Beachy Side, a sustainable fashion brand empowering women through hand-crafted crochet..