Mission & Activities
Mission: Strengthen the potential of girls and women to become active, responsible and productive members of their societies by offering educational and leadership skill buillding opportunities..
Beneficiaries: Young university women from modest backgrounds , generally the first in their family to attend the university. New programs targeting high school girls and working blue collar women are in development.
Geographical reach: Currently six Sparks groups in four cities: Izmir, Izmit, Istanbul and Bolu. Past groups also in Duzce and Ankara.
Activities: Since 2009, Implementing Sparks Program that is a leadership and social responsibility program which offers services to promote leadership, educational opportunities in professional manner and civic engagement among women.
Expansion of the reach of this leadership program into less accessible, smaller cities in regions of Turkey where educational opportunities are limited.
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Main figures & Metrics
| # of participants (# localisations) | # of persons reached by the projects | # trainings | Revenues (TL) | Expenses | |
| 2012-2013 | 25 | 1.000 | 12 | 31.898 | 5.103 |
| 2013-2014 | 35 | 1.000 | 15 | 46.685 | 8.831 |
| 2014-2015 | 40 | 140.000 | 15 | 63.358 | 14.874 |
Source of funds
- US Bridge to Turkiye Fund: US6,000 to fund the CYDD group in Istanbul. Girls are CYDD scholarship students.
- Bolu Community Foundation: 11,500TL to fund the Sparks group in Bolu.
- IWI grant: 10,500TL to improve faciliator training
- Individual donations from Turkish-Americans and Turks living in Turkey
- There is no membership fee.
