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Impact: İstanbul, İstanbul
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CALL TO ACTION: Thanks to donors like you, Istanbul&I survived the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to make an enormous impact on the lives of young people, refugees, and migrants. Now, we are launching the Youth4Youth Mentorship Program. This program will provide services to refugees between the ages of 18-25 and help them build their academic and professional careers, as well as English and Turkish language skills. We need your help!
Istanbul&I
Istanbul&I is the only NGO of its kind in Istanbul, Turkey. Made up of volunteers from over 50 countries, Istanbul&I is an international, youth-led NGO that dedicates itself to volunteer work and social inclusion.
Since 2016, hundreds of volunteers from diverse identities have walked through our doors. In 2021, we welcomed 134 new volunteers. Our organization is open to everyone and is a safe space for people from marginalized identities.
Our youth volunteers take on leadership roles that allow them to enhance their skills while bettering their community.
Youth4Youth Mentorship Program
In March, we will launch the Youth4Youth Mentorship Program. Working with refugees between the ages of 18-25, our volunteers will create a safe, inclusive community for them to ease integration into Turkish society.
Our volunteers will serve as mentors that provide them with services designed to build their academic and professional careers.
The program will offer the following services:
We will provide the materials needed to participate in the program, including school supplies, books, and metro cards.
Volunteer Projects
Our volunteers design social impact projects to help disadvantaged and displaced people. Every month, our volunteers:
We also collaborate with other NGOs and send our volunteers to assist them. Every week, our volunteers:
Every year, we run our Iftar&Community project during the month of Ramadan and provide iftar meals for disadvantaged people. In 2021, we supported 264 individuals from 52 displaced families. We provided each family with a night of freshly prepared iftar meals, a 200 TL gift card to a local supermarket, and a 100 TL gift card to a clothing store for Eid gifts.
Social Inclusion Events
We host social inclusion events designed to educate and inspire, bringing locals and foreigners together in our social impact space to learn and grow side-by-side.
Every month, our volunteers regularly plan and host our four flagship events:
Please Donate
Your donation will allow us to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth.
To lift this program off its feet, we need your help. As an NGO that is funded solely by donations, we will first launch a pilot version of the program for 30 beneficiaries. After that, we will find sponsors, allowing us to support more beneficiaries.
Please take a look at our budget:
The Language Lover
will provide language teaching materials for Youth4Youth beneficiaries
7 claimed
The Giver
will buy notebooks and pens for Youth4Youth beneficiaries
17 claimed
The Supporter
will pay for metro cards to allow Youth4Youth beneficiaires to access services
21 claimed
The Cultural Ambassador
will fund one culture night
15 claimed
The Helper
will pay for materials to develop entrepreneurship skills in female refugees
10 claimed
The Mentor
will fund professional REACH and entrepreneurship trainings for the Youth4Youth Mentorship Program
11 claimed
The Keeper
will keep social inclusion events running in Istanbul&I for a month
5 claimed
The Entrepreuner
will keep the Youth4Youth program running smoothly for a month
1 claimed
The Guardian
will cover rent for our social impact space for one month
0 claimed
The Trustee
will pay for two startup grants for displaced female entrepreneurs
0 claimed
The Host
will cover all the expenses of our social impact space for the whole year
0 of 1 claimed
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— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ