Keyword: Humanitarian aid
Malawian President Thanks Kimse Yok Mu
On June 16, Kimse Yok Mu (KYM) volunteers, geared up to assist Malawians, delivered 40 thousand dollars worth of humanitarian aid to the orphans and guardian parents across the country. In addition, KYM distributed sacrifice meat equivalent of 301 shares slaughtered with the contributions of philanthropists. KYM which offers a helping hand to countries worldwide […]
Turkish volunteers in US rush to help Oklahoma tornado victims
ORHAN AKKURT, NEW YORK Turkish charity organization Raindrop Helping Hands, a subsidiary of the US-based Raindrop Turkish House, has been helping Americans suffering in the aftermath of a powerful tornado that hit Oklahoma on Monday, leaving 24 dead. The Turkish charity first provided tornado victims with the most urgent needs such as food, water, gloves, […]
Kimse Yok Mu volunteer doctors back from Central African Republic
The two members of Association of the Kadirli Medical Professionals (a district of the province Osmaniye in Turkey), general surgeon Cem Oruc and anesthesiologist Ali Ihsan Atac are back from the Central African Republic. The medical team, welcomed on their arrival by the deputy-minister of health, performed 40 operations and some one thousand examinations in […]
Mother’s Day takes on a new meaning with Kimse Yok Mu
“Mother’s Day”, originated abroad in 1908, has been celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May in Turkey since a proposal by Association of Turkish Women in 1955. Modest celebrations and gifts for our mothers, who are indisputably sacred and dedicated their lives to their children, allow them a meaningful break from the hectic life. […]
“The Blessed” Day of the Pakistani Orphans
As a part of “the Blessed Birth” activities, a largely attended event intended to uplift 500 orphans took place in the capital Islamabad, Pakistan. Kimse Yok Mu, which has a track record of various activities for orphans in 20 different countries, this time, geared up for the Pakistani orphans. Kimse Yok Mu officials, in person, […]
Hakan in Turkey, Sukur in Africa!
I try as much as possible to read the hundreds of e-mails I receive every day. Among the hundreds comes an array of information, documents, news or photos, ranging from those that come “out of the blue” to the ones that make me say “Wow, how could we forget things so fast!” Some, on the […]
Kimse Yok Mu volunteers care for the African orphans
RESUL CENGİZ | DENİZLİ Channeling the donations and sums from its fundraising activities to the region, Kimse Yok Mubranch in Denizli province takes the African orphans under its wings. Another event entitled “The Orphan” in the series was held at Denizli Police Department local facility with the participation of KYM Denizli President Fahrettin Aytug, the […]
Nigerien Minister of Education at Kimse Yok Mu
Niger Minister of Education, MME Ali Marianna Elh. Ibrahim accompanied by a Nigerien delegation paid a visit to Kimse Yok Mu headquarters on April 19, Friday. Interacting with the foundation officials at the visit, a token of the bridge of friendship between Turkey and Niger, the Nigerien minister thanked Kimse Yok Mu for its humanitarian […]
500 Food Packages to 500 Families
Waiting for Helping hands.Helping hands relief foundation and Turkish Cultural Center are cooperatively working to help the needy in upstate New York. Helping Hands Relief foundation will distribute food packages to more than 500 families from Myanmar, and Somalia to provide temporary relief during 2013.Each food packet contains about 10 pounds of food, and is […]
A Prayer to the Volunteers of Kimse Yok Mu from the Islands of Comoros
The Muslim population, having donated the plot of land on which the Turkish school in the island of Comoros will be built, dressed in their most festive garments and gathered in the forested land to pray. They were praying so that the foundation of the school could be laid as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the […]
Kimse Yok Mu lends helping hand to 3,000 orphans in 4 countries
Turkish charity Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) Vice President Celal Türkoğlu has stated that his organization has been providing aid to 3,000 orphans in Palestine, Indonesia, Sudan and Somalia for two years now within the scope of one of its projects. Speaking at an event titled “Peygamber Efendimiz’in Yetime Verdiği Önem” (Importance given to […]
How Turkey is emerging as a development partner in Africa
Turkey has emerged as a generous donor for humanitarian crises across the world over the past five years, especially in the context of Africa. In 2011, while official development assistance (ODA) fell in 16 DAC countries, Turkey’s net ODA increased by over 38%. Following the ‘Turkey – Africa Co-operation summit‘ in Istanbul in August 2008, the African […]
Uplifting Orphans in Moldova
TIKA (Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency) in cooperation with Moldovan-Turkish Businessmen Association, Moldova Horizon Turkish Schools and Turkish Airlines donated clothing to 700 Moldovan orphans. The students of Orphan School-3 in the capital greeted their guests with the traditional bread and salt welcome ceremony. Ambassador of Turkey to Chisinau Mehmet Selim Kartal and his […]
A Permanent Kimse Yok Mu Mission to Be Launched in Jerusalem
Kimse Yok Mu is launching a permanent mission to Palestine. Palestinian Ambassador to Ankara Nebil Maruf visited Kimse Yok Mu and met with the president Unal Ozturk. At the meeting, Ozturk briefed on aid activities in Palestine in presence of the Consul General of Palestine Adbulkerim Alkhatib as well. He revealed that they are going to […]
