I started not from where I left off, but from where it remained within me
Some stories are not left unfinished. They just need to keep silent for a short while before starting over again. Sidra’s story is one of them. She learned what it meant to leave a country behind when she was only 14 years old. In 2016, due to internal disorder and insecurity in her country, she had to move to Türkiye with her family. This wasn’t just migration; it was a turning point that deeply changed her life.
When I paint, I draw the world as it is in my heart
Through the “Growing Up with Play” project, implemented in Hatay İSO Container City with the collaboration of the Muzaffer Akpınar Foundation (MAV) and the Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM), children are learning to express themselves more freely through play.
Embracing Life Through Education: 24 January International Day of Education
Education begins not only at school, but also within the hopes a mother holds as she imagines “tomorrow”. For Visem Hanım, education was built on the notion of not giving up; it was a silent yet powerful expression of clinging to life.
Hasan and Bahar’s Colorful World Thriving Through Play
The sounds of children mingle and echo in a specific area set up among containers in Hatay.
Colorful Legos, balloons, watercolors…
ASAM Present in the Çanakkale Wildfire Zone
So that the ember doesn’t only burn where it falls…
The 28 th Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival Begins
Held with the theme “Unique Women, Unique Stories”, the festival will continue until June 4.
ASAM is Now a Member of the International Step by Step Association ISSA!
To increase its efficiency in the international sphere, ASAM, which conducts its activities with the goal of supporting the holistic development of children, joined the International Step by Step Association ISSA, which is a learning together platform and which aims to empower each child to reach their unique potential.
Closing Meeting of the Grants Program for Ukrainian Associations
The closing meeting of the Grants Program for Ukrainian Associations, implemented with the collaboration of UNICEF and ASAM and the contributions of the Government of Japan, took place in Ankara.
All the children surround me and we hug each other
Türkiye is among the first childhood memories of Kader, who came from Aleppo to Türkiye with her family 10 years ago. Kader, who is 14 years old right now, feels happy and safe for being in Türkiye. She describes her fondness by expressing, “Ankara is such a beautiful city…”
I’m going to cure everyone’s family
Rayan, who came from Aleppo to Türkiye with her family at the age of 7 to get away from the destruction caused by the war, is now constructing her life with hope. Rayan, who is currently a high school student, is spending most of her time on studying so that she can attain her dreams.