Covid-19 Emergency Support Fund
The COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund was created as a response to the foundation’s renewed 2020 grant strategy. With an aim to support the survival of CSOs in the short term, the Fund was launched for STDV’s grantees from the 2016-2019 period to meet their organisational needs and urgent needs of their target groups.
We have supported the following charities to date:
Nefes Art and Culture Institution (Nefes Kültür Sanat Derneği – Nefes)
Nefes Art and Culture Institution (Nefes Kültür Sanat Derneği -Nefes) was established by Syrian and Turkish young artists and art enthusiasts in Gaziantep where many Syrian immigrants live. Nefes provides culture and arts trainings for children and young people to create local communities with an emphasis on multiculturalism and the value of cultural heritage through art production and participation.
The Colourful Hopes Association (Rengarenk Umutlar Derneği-RUMUD)
The Colourful Hopes Association (Rengarenk Umutlar Derneği-RUMUD) develops and implements socio-cultural and socio-psychological projects in order to provide equal cultural and social opportunities for children and women who are affected by the conflicts in the Sur-Diyarbakır region. RUMUD organizes many workshops on drama, choir, art, gender equality, respect for differences with about 200 children in a year.
İmece Initiative Association (İmece İnisiyatifi Derneği – İmece)
İmece Initiative Association (İmece İnisiyatifi Derneği – İmece) aims to organize activities against discrimination, injustice, and poverty in order to create a sustainable life. As of 2011, due to the increasing number of immigrants that are trying to pass through İzmir to reach European cities, the association started working with Syrian refugees.
Karakutu Association
Karakutu Association aims to create awareness of human rights and democratic values by critically evaluating the causes and consequences of historical injustices. The alternative narratives that were suppressed by official history are introduced with different perspectives about the past to society, especially to young people, by conducting Memory Walks and seminars on discrimination and human rights violation with a focus on collective memory and/or facing the past.
Music for Peace Foundation (Barış için Müzik)
Music for Peace Foundation (Mehmet Selim Baki Barış için Müzik Vakfı – Barış için Müzik) provides free music education for disadvantaged children to eliminate barriers to music education, to take part in artistic life, and to make arts education accessible for all. The foundation aims to positively transform the lives of children and their families through free music education.
We Will Stop Femicides Platform Association (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu Derneği- Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız)
We Will Stop Femicides Platform Association (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu Derneği- Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız) works to eliminate violence against women in Turkey. The platform collects and shares monthly data on femicides in Turkey, which has been increasing every year. In addition, they monitor court cases on femicides, violence against women, sexual abuse and organize public awareness campaigns on these cases.