Maida Kitchen

By integrating women into production and social life; it allows them to feel individual and discover their potential.

The most important thing is to do this by nesting education and production.

A playground was designed for women’s children as well as the production site which is considered as a multipurpose living space for women’s personal development.

There will be courses that will increase their potential to be employed outside Maide Mutfak, which allows them to develop their own products, such as specialization in different fields and financial literacy, through continuous trainings.

City: Istanbul

Specialty: Employment, Livelihood, Training

Beraberce Association

The beraberce Association works in the fields of strengthening civil society, active citizenship and human rights. DVV International, the strategic partner of beraberce Association, is the Institute for International Cooperation of the Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V. (DVV), the German Adult Education Association. DVV International represents the interests of the approximately 1000 adult education centers (Volkshochschulen) and their state associations and carries out work in over 30 countries across the world.

City: Istanbul

Specialty: Social Cohesion, Training

Ad.dar Community Center

Ad.dar (“home” in Arabic) is an all-volunteer, non-political, non-religious, multi-cultural community initiative established for Syrian and Syrian-Palestinian refugees living in Istanbul.  Ad Dar’s international volunteers (from Syria, Turkey, United States, Germany, Canada and more) organize activities and classes, as well as various forms of practical, social, and emotional assistance for children, families, and youths. Ad.dar is unique in that the organization is explicitly apolitical and inclusive of all—completely regardless of sect or creed. All are welcome.

City: Istanbul

Specialty: Community Center, Social Activities