Postsecondary Scholarships ($1600 in 2005)
Arkadaslar is now providing four-year postsecondary scholarships to three students in Turkey.

C. Erik Olson Memorial Fund ($500 in 2005)
To honor this Turkey I volunteer, a memorial fund was established in 1999 to support the Pediatric Neurological Laboratory specializing in childhood epilepsy at the Hacettepe University Hospital in Ankara

Beekeeping Project ($750 in 2005)
This rural economic development program supports beekeeping and the production of honey among farmers in Eastern Anatolia.

Ashoka ($225 in 2005)
Ashoka is a US-based 501 (c) (3) organization whose mission is to support social entrepreneurship around the world. Arkadaslar supports its new program in Turkey, i.e., four fellows working with runaway children; a women’s center in southeastern Anatolia; women & families in poor urban areas;  and raising awareness of organic food production. For more information about Ashoka, see www.ashoka.org.
     Ashoka U.S.A.
     1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2000 (20th Floor)
     Arlington, VA 22209
     Phone: 703-527-8300
     Fax: 703-527-8383

Araz Ozel Egitim (formerly Sevinc Abla School) ($1,500 in 2005)
This school in Adana serves children with mental and physical challenges.  Our website has pictures.

Anatolian Artisans ($425 in 2005)
This US-based 501-(c)-(3) organization provides training and development assistance--particularly for low income women--by promoting artisanship as a means to a sustainable livelihood, and by linking artisans with global markets.  For more information, see www.anatolianartisans.org.
     Anatolian Artisans
     11325 Empire Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852, U.S.A.
     Phone: 301-231-8128
     Fax: 301-231-6668
     Contact: Yıldız Yağcı, Email: yyagci@anatolianartisans.org