Oct 17, 2023 | Education, Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey
Planning the Next Season August in Izmir is quite hot. Many government officials are on vacation this month. August is a fertile but slow month for Türkiye, and we have already started to make our preparations for the winter. Together with our mayor, a professor...
Sep 5, 2023 | Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey, Wellness
Feeling Heard and Being Seen Greetings from a blazingly hot Izmir. July was a very productive month for us. During this month, we have had two Transformational Community Development (TCD) events. Our first event was in the tent city in Malatya. We had a team of...
Apr 30, 2023 | Disaster Response, Food, Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey, Women's Empowerment
An Active Role in Rebuilding Last month, Turkey had a major earthquake disaster. Eleven provinces were affected by the earthquake, and according to official figures, over 50,000 people died, with many more injured or disabled. Tens of thousands of people are still...
Mar 30, 2023 | Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey, Women's Empowerment
A Fresh Hope Thanks to Transformational Community Development (TCD), hope continues to grow, transform, and renew wherever it is found. For the past three months, we have hosted a youth meeting, with approximately 20–25 young people attending each month. We...
Feb 3, 2023 | Education, Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey
Celebrating Growth and Connection December has been a joyful month of celebration, and we had a nice celebration dinner together. Our knitters have made many, many stockings throughout the year. They were so tired! They have also learned a lot about relationships...
Dec 2, 2022 | Education, Middle East, Smyrna Women's Empowerment Center, Sustainable Development, Turkey, Women's Empowerment
Working Towards a Stronger Future During the month of October, we worked to improve the capacity of our organization in general. We have made a series of efforts to add more resources to contribute to the transformation of more people’s lives. We saw that...
