Turkish people’s aid reaches out to Chad through Kimse Yok Mu
Date posted: August 3, 2013
Abundance and blessings of the month Ramadan have reached out to Chad –one of the poorest African countries- in the form of Turkish people’s aid for orphans and the needy.
Setting its sights on hosting 1 million 168 thousand at iftar dinners, the foundation provided aid packages to 1,600 and iftar dinners for 5,400 people to date under the auspices of the local Turkish school Complexe Scolaire International Tchado-Turc and Lyon-based Motif Foundation.
Chad Turkish Schools’ General Manager Huseyin Serce, who was personally involved in aid efforts, said “We’ve delivered aid to one of the oldest settlements of the country, Gaoui, in cooperation with Kimse Yok Mu (KYM). There are a great number in need in this densely Muslim-populated region. 5,400 people have been provided iftar dinner at particularly at orphanages and handicapped facilities.”
KYM carries on with its aid campaign
KYM has delivered aid, in particular, to orphanages and foundations for the handicapped and widows in the central African country, Chad. It continues it campaign “Worldful aid”, aimed at providing iftar dinners for 1 million 168 thousand and aid packages for 288 thousand 300, in 81 provinces across Turkey and 103 countries all over the world.
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Kimse Yok Mu Foundation unceasingly continues its medical aid efforts for Africa. Joined by its volunteer doctors with an age average under 50, the foundation is set to provide medical assistance for Tanzanians starting from August 29 thru September 7. In cooperation with the Istanbul-based Ufuk Doctors’ Foundation (UHEK), the volunteers will focus mainly on surgeries. The medical team consists of 15 doctors, one nurse and two coordinators. The doctors will volunteer in gynecology, orthopedics, urology, general surgery, in particular, and neurology, dentistry, family practice, psychiatry and psychology departments.
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Housed inside the building of APCO Worldwide, an independent communications consultancy firm, the art exhibition consists of 19 photographs taken by volunteers who participated in Kimse Yok Mu initiatives around the world, including in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Somalia and Sudan. The exhibition will be open until Feb. 16.
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MEHMET TAYANÇ, ISTANBUL Numerous Turkish aid foundations are working to resolve Africa’s long-standing water supply problem by digging wells in various countries across the continent, with over 1,500 sunk so far. Africa suffers from a lack of drinking water due to drought, which is common across the continent. Research being conducted into the issue shows […]
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