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A nation of women02/02/2012 "Anadolu" (Anatolia) may very well be the "land of mothers," but as Turkey finds its place as a global leader, it needs to become a nation of women. According to the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap report released this week, it has a long way to go. Read more. Raising girl power on Twitter01/24/2012 On Tuesday, January 31 at 2PM EST and 9PM IST, we'll host a Twitter chat about empowering young girls with the hashtag #gendergap. Read more. Social Entrepreneurship on the Rise in Turkey01/17/2012 Social entrepreneurship is on the rise worldwide, especially Turkey. Ashoka Türkiye's Zeynep Meydanoglu and Matthias Scheffelmeier share insights about what's going on in Anatolia in this blog post. 301,927 has been raised to-date through Van Earthquake Relief Fund01/10/2012 As long as individuals, corporations and foundations show interest in supporting the longer term recovery and reconstruction process in Van, Turkish Philanthropy Funds will keep the Van Earthquake Relief Fund open for contributions. Read more.
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Increase Gender Equality
Anne Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı (Mother Child Education Foundation)
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Women and children are the most disadvantaged population segment in Turkish society, especially in rural and less developed regions and neighborhoods. ACEV works to provide equal opportunity in education for all believing that learning is a life long process that must begin in early childhood and the child as well as his/her immediate caregivers must be educated and supported.
Current Projects:
Family and Child Foundation Center at Alipasa
Women's Empowerment and Literacy Program In Istanbul
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Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği (Association for the Support of Contemporary Living)
Hisar Anadolu Destekleme Derneği (Hisar Anatolian Support Society)
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HADD is a non-profit association founded by a group of Robert College (64') classmates in April, 2010. Its aim is to educate the young women of displaced families from rural background, in the less developed Eastern parts of Turkey, particularly with the skills necessary to improve their lives aconomically and socially. The activities of HADD are focused mainly in the city of Van in Turkey's Eastern Anatolian Region where the major problems are underdevelopment, unemployment and poverty.
Current Projects:
Van Kilim Workshop Project - "The Art Atelier"
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Kadin Emegini Degerlendirme Vakfi (Foundation for the Support of Women's Work)
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The Foundation for the Support of Women's Work (FSWW), established in 1986 by a group of women from different backgrounds, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. FSWW aims to build social, economic and community assets for and by grassroots women, and support their leadership throughout Turkey in improving the quality of their lives and of their community. |
Türk Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı (Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation)
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TAPV has made concerted efforts to strengthen reproductive health and maternal and child health programs, not only to increase awareness, but also to mobilize resources, to enhance political commitment and to build up participation at all levels, to help people move from awareness to advocacy, and then to action.
Current Projects:
Maternal Mortality
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Learn more about TPF's strategy to increase gender equality here.
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