Turkish Cooperation and Coordination agency (TİKA) established the “Cezeri Studio” within the Public Education Center in the city of Afrin, Syria.
Established with the inspiration of Ismail al-Jazari, the creator of the “Do It Yourself” trend who lived in the 13th century and is considered “The Father of Robotics” by world authorities, the “Cezeri Studio” has been established in cooperation with the Directorate of Afrin Public Education Center and the Multi-Aid Programs (MAPs) Association.
In the laboratory, equipped with devices such as computers, 3D printers, CNC laser cutting machines, drone building kits, robotic training sets and various mechanical-electronic tools, training on the usage of devices and robotic coding was given to 15 engineering students from Afrin, Al-Bab, and Idlib for two weeks by experts assigned by TİKA.
During the training sessions, participants gained skills in 3D design, the usage of 3D printers, some various manufacturing techniques along with developing electro-mechanical projects.
Participants who successfully completed the program received their certificates at the ceremony.
Expressing their gratitude to TİKA, participants stated that the courses to be held at the “Cezeri Studio” are anticipated to contribute to tech-savvy young people in the region to unleash their potential.
A cooperation protocol for the renovation project of the operating room of the “Diomid Gherman Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery,” the sole center in the field of neurology and neurosurgery in Moldova, has been signed with a ceremony.
The institute, which has been in service since 1950 and offering healthcare service to 10,000 people across Moldova, performs 2,000 surgeries annually.
As part of TİKA’s renovation project, the operating room will be completely renovated and necessary equipment will be provided in the initial phase. Alongside the operating room, a disinfection room, resting rooms and changing rooms will also be renovated and furnished.
Within the project, alongside renovation and furnishing works, it is planned to implement various training programs throughout the year to enable healthcare professionals working at the center to share experiences with their counterparts in Türkiye.
The cooperation protocol was signed by the Director of the Diomid Gherman Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vladimir Dolghi and TİKA’s Coordinator in Chișinău, Tarık Mete.
This project, which has been implemented to reinforce the health infrastructure of Moldova’s sole center providing services in this field, is scheduled for completion by the end of the year.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided 600 sets of desks and chairs to public schools in four provinces of Afghanistan.
Within the education projects that TİKA has been implementing in Afghanistan, desks and chairs have been provided to schools in the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Takhar and Sar-e Pol.
Mazar-i-Sharif Provincial Director of Education, Hafız Muhammed Naim Belhi; TİKA’s Coordinator in Mazar-i-Sharif, Mikail Taşdemir, school principals, teachers and students attended the delivery ceremony held at Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi Primary School in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Speaking at the delivery ceremony, Mazar-i-Sharif Provincial Director of Education, Belhi stated that students will no longer have to study sitting on the floor but will have desks to use thanks to the support provided by TİKA to their schools.
TİKA’s Coordinator in Mazar-i-Sharif, Taşdemir noted that TİKA has completed construction, equipment, renovation and repair work for nearly 200 schools, institutions and education centers across Afghanistan. Taşdemir also expressed that some other schools will also be renovated and repaired this year.
In 2023, TİKA provided 800 sets of desks and chairs to schools that are continuing their educational activities in 9 provinces in northern Afghanistan.
With the joint work of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Guinea Peanut Producers Association, a workshop has been established in the town of Keitayah where peanut oil, peanut butter and powder are produced.
Within the project, which will benefit a total of 80 families, machines such as shell cracking machine, oil extraction unit, peanut crushing and grinding units were provided to producers by TİKA.
Expressing his gratitude for the implemented project, the Mayor of Keitayah, Mohamed Bah stated that a crucial deficiency on behalf of producers has been resolved.
The added value of peanuts is expected to increase
The added value of peanuts, sold in raw form in local markets, is anticipated to increase through the production of oil, butter and powder.
Thus, it is aimed to reduce the importation of widely consumed peanut oil, prevent post-harvest losses, enhance product value, create employment opportunities and contribute to empowering women economically.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) renovated and inaugurated the playground in the refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which was previously built but severely damaged during the fire that occurred at the beginning of this year.
The fire, which occurred on January 7, 2024 in the refugee camp, affected nearly 1,000 houses and social areas nearby and deprived children of the playground.
TİKA took action to rebuild the playground and worked hard to renovate it. The playground was officially opened for use by children with a ceremony held just before Eid al-Fitr.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the manager of the refugee camp, Ahsan Habib stated, “Türkiye, which supports the Bangladesh government in every field, never forgets Rohingya refugees and contributes to crisis management with its institutions such as TİKA. Our children will never forget this precious gift.”
Within the “Ramadan Programs” organized by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) in Nepal, food parcels consisting of basic necessities were delivered to 500 families in the south of the country.
Within TİKA’s Ramadan program, food parcels were distributed in Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world according to UN data.
Families in need were identified in 45 villages in the southern part of the country, and food parcels were distributed in the cities of Birgunj, Parsagadhi and Gujara.
Ramadan parcels containing essential food such as rice, flour, dates, lentils, sugar and oil were delivered to families in need.
Many local administrators also attended and supported the distribution programs.
Within the “Ramadan Programs,” Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided approximately 22 tons of food aid to 1,400 families in Uzbekistan.
Packages containing essential food were loaded into vehicles with a ceremony to be delivered to 14 provinces of Uzbekistan.
During his speech at the delivery ceremony, the Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassador to Tashkent, Olgan Bekar expressed that TİKA has prepared food packages to be distributed to those in need not only in Central Asia, but also in Africa and all over the world especially during Ramadan, and that these food packages will be delivered to people in need through Uzbek institutions.
Isahan Abdullayev, Head of Vaqf Foundation, said, “We thank the brother Turkish nation for this meaningful aid provided in Ramadan,” and stated that food parcels will be delivered to those in need in different regions of the country by officials from the foundation.
TİKA’s Program Coordinator in Tashkent, Ali Rıza Tezcan expressed, “We have implemented this project with the aim of making a small contribution to the iftar dinners of our Uzbek brothers and holding a place in their hearts.”
Materials provided by TİKA will be delivered to all provinces of the country in cooperation with the Vaqf Foundation and the Turkish National Cultural Center of Uzbekistan.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has provided technical equipment support to the Balkan Laboratories department, which includes 18 laboratories, a conference hall and administrative units, within the International Balkan University.
The Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassador to Skopje, Fatih Ulusoy; the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations and Partnerships at TİKA, Uğur Tanyeli; the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of the International Balkan University, Recep Süleyman Özdil; the Rector of the International Balkan University, Lütfi Sunar, many academicians and students attended the delivery ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Ulusoy stated that the International Balkan University not only represents the institutional cooperation between Türkiye and North Macedonia in the fields of education and culture but also enhances the bonds between the two friendly countries day by day.
Tanyeli, the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations and Partnerships at TİKA, expressed that as TİKA, they have supported the technical infrastructure of 18 laboratories within the university as the latest sign of the long-standing cooperation with the International Balkan University. Tanyeli also noted that the laboratories will also be utilized for healthcare services in addition to education.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) delivered food parcels to 500 families in need in South Africa.
Within the Ramadan aid program, TİKA distributed food packages to a total of 500 families in need residing in the village of Qunu, where Nelson Mandela and his two sons were buried, as well as in the nearby villages of Mqhekezweni, Sithebe, Mpunzane and Matyenengqina.
The distribution ceremony was held at the Royal House of Mandela, where Mandela spent his last days. The grandson of Nelson Mandela and Tribal Chief of Mvezo Traditional Council, Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela addressed the gathered families during the ceremony.
Reminding the audience of his grandfather’s statement that “poverty is man-made and it can be overcome,” Mandela expressed his gratitude to the Republic of Türkiye for their support provided through TİKA in the fight against poverty, hunger and unemployment, which are among the most pressing issues in the Eastern Cape Region.
Within the “Ramadan Programs” implemented by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), an iftar dinner program was organized and festive clothing for Eid were distributed at the Mogadishu Orphanage Center, which hosts 150 orphan children.
There are many orphaned children in need of care due to longstanding instabilities such as civil war, terrorism and drought experienced in Somalia for years.
The needs of shelter and educationfor 150 boys aged 3 to 17, the majority of whom are orphans due to civil war and terror, are met at the Mogadishu Orphanage Center.
TİKA has been organizing iftar dinners and distributing Eid gifts through the “Ramadan programs” held in various orphanages in Somalia.
Having provided special Eid clothing to nearly 600 orphan children so far, TİKA will continue to support more than 1,000 children in Somalia during Ramadan.
At the second stage of the Ramadan aid implemented by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) in Moldova, food parcels were delivered to 1,500 families in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia.
TİKA’s Ramadan program continues in Moldova. Within the program, food parcels were delivered to 1,500 families in need residing in the regions of Comrat, Ceadîr-Lunga and Vulcănești in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia.
Türkiye’s Consul Genereal to Comrat, Adnan Hayal; TİKA’s Coordinator, Tarık Mete, regional governors and mayors attended the delivery ceremonies.
Food parcels were delivered to all villages of Gagauzia and handed out to families in need.
Food parcels to be delivered to 4,000 families in Moldova
The food parcel distribution organized every Ramadan by TİKA has been planned to be delivered to a total of 4,000 families across Moldova this year.
The distributions have started in the capital Chișinău, and continued in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. The Ramadan aid will have been completed with the final distributions in the city of Bălți.
Within the Ramadan programs implemented by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) in Bangladesh, 2,500 food parcels containing essential needs were distributed to families in need across the country.
The second and final stage of aid provided to low-income families, students in orphanages, disabled people and Rohingya Muslims within the scope of this year’s Ramadan programs in Bangladesh, has concluded with distributions held in the regions of Khulna, Noakhali and Bhola in the south and in the region of Sreemangal in the north.
Deputies from the regions, municipal officials and representatives from NGOs attended the distribution ceremonies of 2,500 food parcels across the country.
TİKA has also been serving hot iftar dinners to 1,000 families living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh during Ramadan.
