Van Earthquake Relief

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With your donation of $500, not only will you send a girl to school for one year, you will also receive a copy of this moving documentary, Girls of Hope, and a stunning photo book. We can ship directly to your friend or loved one. $500 includes shipping cost. About the DVD: In the Eastern […]

When NC Murthy’s Turkish wife, Canan, passed away last year, he knew how he wanted her name to live on. “She embodied the term girl power” he said about his late wife, who moved to the U.S. and became a successful entrepreneur. NC Murthy decided to build a kilim weaving workshop with Hisar Anadolu Destek […]

By Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz “I didn’t know men could be Secretary of State,” said the 8-year old daughter of Fred Turner, a senior official at the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe when he told his daughter that John Kerry was the new Secretary of State. It’s amazing how role models can change the perspective […]

The following post is by Leyla Akca, of Van Art Therapy ProjectShe is speaking on her most recent trip to Van, of which TPF has partially funded. In light of the incidents taking place in Turkey right now the importance of our project as Van Art Project Team become much more evident: In July, we […]

The following is a post by Servet Harunoglu, President of Hisar Anadolu Destekleme Dernegi, located in Van, Turkey. He visited an island in the Van Lake with some of the girls that attend the kilim weaving workshops. For most of the girls, this was their first trip to this historic landmark, that is located in […]

By: Melis Figanmese Originally published in the Huffington Post. Shocked by its beauty, as the plane landed into the city of Van, in the southeastern region of Turkey, we were engulfed by the bluest of blue water from the lake and snowcapped mountains. On our airplane, Dayle Haddon, UNICEF Ambassador and Founder of WomenOne, and […]