Kimse Yok Mu extends help to thousands in Palestine
Kimse Yok Mu charity distributed aid packages to Palestinian families who have suffered due to the war in Gaza.
Date posted: February 23, 2015
Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) continues to bind up wounds in Palestine with delivery of aid boxes to thousands of people in the country.
Apart from food, health and education assistance in the country, Ki,mse Yok Mu launched new projects to fight against unemployment and poverty. Cooperating with local charity organizations, the KMY delivered aid boxes to 2,000 families in Gaza. More than 2,000 children whose parents died in the latest attacks were provided with clothes, food and stationery. In addition, volunteers from the KMY distributed meat of the sacrificed animals during Eid al-Adha to the families in different parts of the country.
Thanks to the developments projects implemented in Gaza, university students take courses in various fields for free. The students have opportunity to learn Turkish at Turkish cultural center. Moreover, the KMY has been opening water wells in separate parts of the country since locals are weary of water shortage.
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