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Suggestions For Parents For The Days We Experience Social Distancing
In these days that require social distancing, children spend their time at home with their parents. Parents are facing a major responsibility on top of their daily routine with the transfer of approximately 8 hours of childcare normally offered by schools on every...
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Anxiety Management for Children and Parents
Our children will remember the panic and anxiety felt about coronavirus, more than any other detail, (Covid-19) in the family environment. Our children learn how to respond to stress and uncertainty by following our approaches and reactions to situations and events....
Our Founder and President Esra Özsüer was the guest on Fatima’s Hand podcast!
Our Founder and President Esra Özsüer was the guest on Fatima’s Hand podcast which shares the inspiring stories and practical advice from women in the Middle East, Africa and Europe! In Season 4 of Fatima’s Hand, our Founder and President Esra Özsüer talked about the...
Maya Vakfi launches new report on Trauma Informed Schools in Turkey!
Maya Vakfı (Foundation) has released its flagship report on the results of their Trauma Informed Schools program. Since 2017 the program has been carried out in Turkish public schools with the cooperation of the Ministry of National Education and the General...
Maya Vakfı: Bridging the Gaps in the Education Sector: Syria and the frontline states
Organized by Maya Vakfı and the European Parliament Turkey Forum, "Bridging the Gaps in the EducationSector: Syria and the Frontline States" panel was held at the European Parliament. In the last two years Maya Vakfı alongside the Ministry of Education have worked...
New Term at Trauma-Informed Schools
The term of the exclusivity agreement signed in 2016 with the Turkish Ministry of Education’s General Directorate of Lifelong Education has been extended for another year. Following the pilot program implemented as part of the agreement in four provisional training...
Our volunteers are growing in number!
The last training within the scope of the volunteering program that Project Lift, the main psychosocial support program of Maya Vakfı, has carried out since 2014 was held at Istanbul Bilgi University’s Incubation Center. With the last training, the number of...
16 trauma and self-care trainings in 9 provinces
We completed the trainings organized for the public and NGO employees who work with disadvantaged groups in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. As part of “support programs,” Maya Vakfı designs and provides customized trainings that can be adapted to programs of the...
We opened our first field office in Balat!
The field office serving the European side of Istanbul provides various psychosocial support and child protection services for approximately 200, mostly Syrian children and their families. The first field office of Maya Vakdı opened in Balat, Istanbul. In addition to...
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Our volunteers share the same dream of a better world and help us lead the way. Their support is invaluable as they join us in our pursuit of reaching more children and creating more impact. Join us and be part of the change for better.
OFFICE
Akat Mahallesi Öztürk Sokak No:3 34335
Akatlar Beşiktaş İstanbul Türkiye
Tel: +90 (531) 980 72 37 // +90 (212) 351 00 20
BALAT CHILD AND YOUTH CENTER
Fener Mahallesi Tevkii Cafer Mektebi Sokak No:24
Balat Fatih İstanbul Türkiye
Tel: +90 (212) 525 25 36
E-MAIL
info@mayavakfi.org
