Empower 1000 Rural Students Every School Year

The most impactful day dedicated to giving, Giving Tuesday is approaching. As BTF, we are very excited about participating GivingTuesday, a global day of giving.

Every year BTF participates in the movement to provide better education to the underserved kids in Türkiye thanks to the circle of friends and donors’ support. This year, we aim to support village school students with educational class supplies and university students with scholarships. The goal is for these students to have the opportunity for a better future and be able to break the cycle of poverty.

We would like to share the details of the schools that we want to support below:

Gücükler Village Kindergarten – Bolu

In this economically distressed environment, teacher Handenur wants to provide hope for her students. She teaches at Bolu’s Gucukler village, where there has been no school for the last eight years, and children currently continue their classes in a divided room at a local mosque. This classroom needs books and educational toys to inspire the students to achieve their dreams. Would you like to support teacher Handenur and help eight village school students in need?

Karasungur Primary School - Diyarbakr

Without being in their shoes, it would be difficult to understand how it feels to be deprived of essential materials to let kids live their best, most fulfilled lives. Teachers Sehriban, Nalin, and Baran teach at a small school in Diyarbakr and wish to draw attention to the needs of their students. They are hoping for our support. These underprivileged students don’t even have access to primary school supplies, such as pencils, notebooks, school bags, etc. Classrooms also need science sets, math and intelligence games, and art supplies to improve students’ learning skills. It is in your hands to help them so our students don’t fall behind in their education.

Istiklal Primary School - Batman

Teacher Bahar believes that her students, like all other city students, should have access to contemporary education with the necessary tools and materials. She teaches in a school in Batman and tries to overcome the economic disadvantage felt by her 36 students. She needs your support. Her students are deprived of books, school supplies, school bags, sports kits, and educational toys. Your support will provide access to equal opportunity for her students! 

Your support ensures we have the resources to connect students with the supplies they need to succeed in today’s world.

Join us to support rural classrooms with educational supplies they need, and help teachers create a bright future for their students.

“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” by Malala Yousafzai

Sincerely,

BTF Family

“Education can either make a nation live as a free, independent, glorious, high community; or leave it in captivity and misery.”
                                           Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

The assurance of ta bright future depends on a modern, comprehensive, and scientific education. To provide a quality education a society needs talented teachers that have good tools. The sooner the the teacher discovers students’ talents, the more likely that they will realize their full potential and grow up as socially beneficial individuals. Some students may be interested in art, while others may be interested in science. A society needs both to remain contemporary, productive, and successful.

Discovering a students’ interests and guiding them in the right direction is a teacher’s most essential and challenging responsibility. It would not be wrong to say that the duty of a teacher working in village schools in Türkiye is even heavier. Students living in rural and economically disadvantaged areas need more attention and support than their peers living in urban areas. Dedicated teachers play a substantial role here. Thanks to your support, our program reached to thousands of children in need, in solidarity with the teachers that are working in village schools.

As the BTF family, in the 2021-2022 school year, we sent Books4Kids sets to2627 students in 44 schools, SchoolBags4Kids with stationery supplies to646 students in 18 schools, Dictionaries4Kidsto1170 students in 11 schools, Science4Kids sets to4628 students in 27 schools, Math4Kids sets to 5416 students in 33 schools, Music4Kids sets to2956 students in 18 schools, Sports4Kids sets for 2965 kids in 10 schools, EducationalToys4Kids sets to677 students in 18 schools, Art4Kids sets to548 students in 22 schools, and SpecialCare4Kids sets to 45 kids in 4 schools, and established Science and Technology laboratories that will benefit 2370 students in 4 schools. Along with these, we have built libraries and provided book support to 6927 students in 19 schools, together with our dream partners in Türkiye. 

Additionally, the needs of 243 children in schools in the natural disaster areas were met with 4Kids projects. This was accomplished with the $1000 Facebook’s disaster relief grant sent by GlobalGiving to BTF to support the areas affected by the fire disaster and floods in Türkiye. A full Science and Technology Lab was also established in a school located in the fire zone.

We cannot thank you enough for your support of village schools in need and their precious teachers. Thank you for choosing and trusting Bridge to Türkiye as a bridge to deliver happiness to so many children in Türkiye.

Education can indeed make a difference, and with your support we hope to reach and make a difference for more village children.

We wish you a great summer!