Mission & Activities
Mission: We want people with Down syndrome to have an independent and productive life and we want to support their integration in the society. We change the perception of society about people with disabilites. We follow international studies about Down syndrome and apply them in Turkey.
Vision: We work to be a consultation, research and application center about Down syndromeworldwide.
Activities:
- Down Syndrome Clinic
- Employment of people with Down syndrome with the project “I am independent, because I am working!”,
- Family consultation with the project “Welcome to life.”,
- Support to independent life skills wtih the project “+Bidown career and independent life academy”,
- Source books about Down syndrome,
- Awareness Activities.
Main figures & Metrics
| # of families supported | # of youngesters with Down syndrome who attened +Bidown Career and Independent Life Academy | # of youngsters with Down syndrome who have been employed | Revenues (TL) | Donations (TL) | Expenses | |
| 2012 | ||||||
| 2013 | ||||||
| 2013 | 9 | 27 | 510.567 | 280.836 | 132.114 (staff) | |
| 2014 | 2.326 | 12 | 34 | 710.012 | 493.219 | 101.197 (28% donation) |
| 2015 | 1.087.499 | 578.387 | 148.708 |
Source of funds
We have individual and corporate donations.
Bimeks is the financial partner of the +Bidown Career and Independent Life Academy.
We have whole sales to big corporate companies in specific days, like new year and bayrams.
We make a fair for 2 years, companies hire tables from us and sell their products. We also have donations in our awareness activities.
