News
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.
|
Support Social and Economic Development
AKUT Arama Kurtarma Dernegi (AKUT Search and Rescue Association)
 |
AKUT works to address creating awareness of disasters/accidents and assisting and rescuing all who require aid within its authority and means, in mountain or other nature-related accidents, natural disasters and all other emergency conditions by means of well-trained, disciplined, high-standard personnel and equipment, passing on knowledge to society with no political affiliation.
AKUT with its 26 units accomplished 1056 search and rescue operations and saved 1428 people and several animals/ lives. |
Kadin Emegini Degerlendirme Vakfi (Foundation for the Support of Women's Work)
 |
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.
|
LOSEV Losemili Cocuklar Vakfi (LOSEV The Foundation for Children with Leukemia)
 |
LOSEV The Foundation for Children with Leukemia is a non-governmental (NGO) and a not-for-profit public benefit organization in Turkey, founded in 1998. LOSEV provides support to more than 9000 children affected by leukemia and their families. LOSEV’s primary goal is to furnish permanent solutions to their problems. |
Tohum Türkiye Otizm Erken Tanı ve Eğitim Vakfı (Tohum Autism Foundation)
 |
TOHUM Autism Foundation is a non-profit non-governmental organization established to lead and width: 516px; font-family: Tahoma; color: #606060; font-size: 10pt; cursor: default; height: 164px; border-width: 1px; border-style: dashed;disseminate early diagnosis and social integration of children with Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders(PDD) throughout the country.
|
Turkiye Ucuncu Sektor Vakfi (Turkish Third Sector Foundation)
|
For the past 15 years, TUSEV has been a leader in improving civil society laws, generating research and policies for the sector's future, and encouraging dialogue and cooperation among private, public and third sector actors. Today, TUSEV's members - consisting of Turkey's 100 leading associations and foundations -continue to share a vision of strengthening civil society in Turkey.
Current Projects:
Social Investment Initiative
|
Nesin Vakfi (Nesin Foundation)
|
The Nesin Foundation was founded by Turkish writer Aziz Nesin with the aim of taking in children with educational needs, and ensuring their development as people who are socially responsible and self confident givers. The Foundation's mission is to help children continue to develop themselves, look at the world and at themselves with a critical eye and become useful citizens to society.
Current Projects:
Flood Disaster Recovery Program
|
Learn more about TPF's strategy to support social and economic development here.
|
|
