PROJECTS

2014

~ Kardelen sponsored the “International Women's Day Celebration and Fundraiser,” organized by the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC‘s (ATA-DC's) and the Bridge to Türkiye Fund (BTF). The funding from this event will be going to two organizations, the Medine Memi Memorial Fund for Girls’ Education and the N Street Village.

2013

~ Kardelen donated $500 to Bridge to Türkiye Fund’s (BTF's), “Coats for Kids, Who’ve Survived the Van Earthquake in 2011 Project.”

~ Kardelen raised $500 for the Philippines Typhoon Victims through The World Bank Group 100% Mathcing Disaster Relief Fund.

~ Kardelen donated $500 to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) for Vaccination for Measles and Polio Crisis for Syrians.

~ Kardelen donated $300 the International Women's Day Celebration and Fundraiser, organized by the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC‘s (ATA-DC) and the Bridge to Türkiye Fund (BTF). The funding will go to BTF’s initiative to stop forced marriages and help child brides and Tahirih Justice Center, Protecting Women and Girls Fleeing Violence.

2011

~ Kardelen raised $300 to Bridge to Türkiye Fund’s (BTF’s). “Warm Boots” project through The World Bank Group Global Giving Matching Campaign.

2010

~ Kardelen donated $500 to Doctor’s Without Borders for Emergency Relief in Haiti

~ Kardelen donated $250 to Smile Train to provide a cleft surgery for a child living in a developing country.

~ Kardelen raised $1,000 for the Bridge to Türkiye Fund's (BTF’s) “Batman Girls Dormitory” Project.

2009

~ Donated $250 to the St. Baldrick Foundation.

2008

~ Kardelen donated $300 to Malatya Muhittin Özmumcu Elementary School. The donation was used by the folk dance team of the school towards the trip expenses in order them to attend the region finals. They came first in the competition and now they are getting ready for nationals.

~ Kardelen raised $500 for the Zambia Orphans of AIDS program and the Children's Hospital Foundation of Washington, DC through The World Bank Group E-give Community Connections Campaign.

~ Kardelen donated $200 to the McKallie's Home of Future and Hope Children's Village in Malawi Africa.

~ Kardelen donated $350 for the Bridge to Türkiye Fund’s (BTF's) “Bayram Boots and Socks” Project.

2007

~ Kardelen raised $500 for Anne Çoçuk Eğitim Vakfı (AÇEV) through Turkish Coalition of America's (TCA's) 100% matching program.

~ Kardelen raised $500 for Bridge to Türkiye Fund’s (BTF's) “Bayram Boots/Coat/Backpack” Project through Turkish Coalition of America's (TCA's) 100% matching program. This project provided boots, coats, and backpacks to children in the villages in Anatolia.

~ Kardelen donated $500 to Gönen Sarıköy Atatürk Elementary School's Roof Renovation Project.

~ Kardelen sponsored the International Women's Day Event, held jointly by Arts4Development and the GWU Turkish Student Association, which included a panel discussion and a photo exhibit at Marvin Center, George Washington University.

~ Kardelen donated $300 to Bursa Günyüzü Women’s Shelter through For Women by Women.

~ Kardelen raised $500 for the Zambia Orphans of AIDS program and the Children's Hospital Foundation of Washington, DC through The World Bank Group E-give Community Connections Campaign.

2006

~ Kardelen, co-sponsored For Women By Women (FWBW) Photo Exhibit at the Warehouse Gallery in Washington, DC. More than $1,400 was raised for House of Life, a women’s shelter for women who suffer from domestic violence in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye.

2005

~ Kardelen sponsored Friends of Anatolia's project for raising funds for the Sarıköy Elementary School in Mardin, Türkiye.

~Kardelen has contributed to Safe Passage/Proyecto Camino Seguro, a non-profit organization founded to provide an education to children of families living at the Guatemala City garbage dump. Children 7 to 13 years old are provided with their school enrollment, uniforms, books and there school supplies as required by the public schools.

~ Kardelen has donated $300 to 4Kali, a charitable foundation who raised funds to assist in rebuilding the broken lives of the Tsunami victims of Khao Lak, Thailand.

~ Kardelen organized, sponsored, and raised $5,600 for the GIVE TO SAVE event for the survivors of the South Asian Earthquake in Pakistan. They made donation to the following organizations:

~ Kardelen sponsored its first project by the Friends of Anatolia for the Dibekdüzü Elementary School in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye.

2004

~ Kardelen made its first contribution of $250 to Asian Fortune’s Tsunami Relief benefit.