Purpose of the Foundation
(Article 3)
To provide physical, mental, and emotional awareness to children (ages 0–17), youth (ages 18–30), women in need and/or with talent, and sensitive groups connected to these audiences (orphans, children who have lost a parent, relatives of martyrs and veterans, individuals with disabilities, the elderly, etc.); to conduct out-of-school artistic, athletic, cultural, and social trainings, workshops, seminars, certificate programs, and field studies in order to contribute to their personal development;
To ensure the development of social consciousness and abstract thinking abilities; to contribute to the development of the rights and freedoms of children and youth; to support the cultivation of future leaders through trainings for university students; to provide young people with critical and strategic thinking, social responsibility awareness, and ethical values;
To develop abstract thinking abilities through artistic, athletic, cultural, and social activities (painting, ceramics, music, gymnastics, camping, etc.); to increase reading habits; to develop environmental and nature awareness; to instill a love for animals; to encourage athletic activities;
To meet the requests for aid such as clothing, electronic devices, educational scholarships, food, medical products, wheelchairs, healthcare, housing, coal, and fuel, etc., of individuals, children, or families in need or with insufficient financial means through collected in-kind and cash donations; to provide cash and in-kind assistance; to provide cultural and material support in natural disasters such as floods, epidemics, earthquakes, landslides, etc.;
To conduct social activities for individuals with disabilities and their families, as well as for individuals, children, or families with insufficient financial means; to provide material and moral support; to carry out the procurement and supply of aid materials;
To carry out activities for the protection and restoration of the environment and for raising awareness against climate change in order to develop the environmental awareness, sense of social responsibility, and sustainable life skills of young people, children, women, and families; to develop recycling projects; to organize nature education and carry out environmentally sensitive activities such as sapling planting;
To carry out activities that will develop the competencies and skills of children and youth in order to reduce social inequalities and ensure equality of opportunity in education in the fields of pre-school education, formal education, and out-of-school learning; to provide support for scholarships, stationery, equipment, and clothing;
To combat sexist approaches in economic and social life; to support the strengthening of gender equality and inclusivity; to support the participation of women and the young population in the workforce.
To provide in-kind and cash support for the basic needs (shopping cards, food, hygiene, clothing, shoes, cash, etc.), housing needs (rent and utility support, appliances, furniture, fuel, renovation, etc.), health needs (medical devices, medicine, treatment costs, wheelchairs, hospital beds and similar equipment, family counseling, psychological support, etc.), and social/vocational needs (participation in events such as concerts, cinema, festivals, personal development trainings, employment and job support, etc.) of families or individuals in need whose preliminary assessment has been completed;
To ensure the protection, treatment, and rehabilitation of owned animals; to develop animal love and protection awareness in individuals;
To contribute to meeting the basic needs (housing, food, health, education) of children, youth, and women and families connected to these individuals who have been forced to leave their country due to war, violence, persecution, or human rights violations; to organize psychosocial support programs; to raise awareness about their legal rights and provide legal aid;
To establish search and rescue teams or support existing teams in disasters (earthquake, flood, fire, etc.) and emergency situations; to collect and distribute donations for humanitarian aid (food, housing, clothing, medical supplies); to provide psychosocial support and trauma management services; to establish or operate temporary accommodation areas (tent cities, container cities); and to develop projects for the long-term rehabilitation of disaster victims.