Now, let’s briefly share what we’ve done: As part of our fight against COVID-19, we’ve received both product and cash donations from numerous local and global brands since 16 March. With this support, we aim to reach more families in need through food banks within the TİDER (Basic Needs Association) network.
Institutions we’ve partnered with and their support during this process:
– With cash support from Coca-Cola Turkey and in collaboration with the Turkish Red Crescent, we will provide basic food and hygiene support to 150,000 families through food banks in our network across seven regions and 29 provinces.
– Pepsi Turkey is also providing food aid to food banks within the TİDER network.
– As a result of our collaboration with Cargill, we sent 400 food and cleaning packages to the İzmit Municipality, 150 food and cleaning packages to the İzmit District Governorship, and 600 food and cleaning packages to the Balıkesir Municipality.
– The Earth Cooperative launched a special campaign for TİDER. Food parcels, which the cooperative calls “Basic Needs Parcels,” can be purchased and donated to those in need or directly to TİDER.
– In support of this campaign, Dr. Mehmet Toprak launched his own campaign. He announced that he would provide free online consultations to those who purchase parcels from the Dünya Cooperative and donate them to TİDER.
– Trendyol provided links to the donation pages of 12 other charities, including TİDER, on its website.
– YogaZero.com donated one week’s income to TİDER in April.
– It has been decided that the April income from the monthly breakfast meetings traditionally held by the members of the Women’s Entrepreneurs Association (KAGİDER) will be donated to TİDER. Emin Çapa will be the speaker at the meeting, which will be held digitally on 30 April.
Donations to our Support Market in Maltepe, Istanbul:
– E-Bebek; 704 baby supplies
– TEGV; 171 boxes of chocolate
– Colgate – Palmolive; 10,000 hygiene products
– Tat Gıda – Sek; 648 kg yogurt, 300 ml. 7680 units (2304 liters) ayran
– Şölen Chocolate; 140 kg chocolate/candy
– Kent Mondelez; 400 kg chocolate/candy
– Gıda Borsası 23,530 boxes of bleach tablets (172,800 liters of bleach can be obtained as bleach extract)
Continue to produce benefits!
I would like to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly thank all our corporate and individual donors. With your support, we will continue to help hundreds of thousands of people in need. I would also like to thank all our managers and board of directors, especially the professionals at TİDER and the food banks in our network, who selflessly work in the field to ensure that all this aid reaches those in need. Thanks to everyone’s collective efforts, we can reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Turkish people and provide a small boost to our country’s morale.
What happens next? Let me tell you right away. TİDER will continue to do exemplary work for Turkish NGOs with various projects and new models. It will work tirelessly to create work that benefits its country and its people. Anyone interested in joining us on this journey can contact me directly, and I can direct you to our relevant professionals. To help you decide what you can do, you can follow us on social media and visit our website at http://www.tider.org . We look forward to your support.
Stay well.
Bonus 1:
A snippet from the TİDER board meeting held via Zoom on 1 May 2020:
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