Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) started the Dar es Salaam Ilala Municipality's “100th Anniversary Türkiye-Tanzania Msimbazi Football Pitch” project.
As a part of the activities for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, the 100th Anniversary Türkiye-Tanzania Msimbazi Football Pitch Project was carried out. The goal of the project was to turn the clay pitch of Msimbazi Mseto Primary School, in which disabled students are receiving education as well, into a free, healthy, and safe football pitch and have it served the majority of the young people in Dar es Salaam.
The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Dar es Salaam City Director, Jomari Satura; Executives and employees of Ilala Municipality; Executive Director of Samatta Foundation (founded by the player and the team captain of the national football team of Tanzania, Mbwana Ally Samatta) Hasbuna Habibu; Director of Safe Haven Foundation, Dr. Hatice Hassan; TİKA’s Coordinator, Filiz Şahinci; Msimbazi Primary School Administration, and the students.
In his speech, the Executive Director of Samatta Foundation expressed his appreciation for the installment of this pitch, which will enable the young people of Tanzania to develop their skills and exercise in a safe and healthy environment. He expressed his endless gratitude to TİKA for enabling new talented football players to be raised. In the voice message he sent to the ceremony, Mbwana Ally Samatta expressed how happy he is to be a part of this project and thanked TİKA for providing the young people of Tanzania with this opportunity.
TİKA’s Gift to the Young People of Tanzania for the Century of Türkiye
In her speech, TİKA’s Coordinator, Filiz Şahinci, expressed how proud she is to see that one of the activities for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye is a project that can make the children and young people, who are the future of Tanzania, love sports. She said: We are celebrating the “Century of Türkiye”, a crucial milestone for our nation, with the children and young people who are the future of the United Republic of Tanzania. This is a heartfelt gift from the Turkish people.” Şahinci stated that so far, TİKA has completed over 200 projects in Tanzania, both in dominant sectors such as education, technology, and health and in various other fields such as the improvement of civil infrastructure and social status of women and young people.
The First and Only Football Pitch in Dar es Salaam That is Completely Free
In his speech, Dar es Salaam City Director Jomari Satura congratulated the Republic of Türkiye for her 100th anniversary and stated that he is so happy to be a part of the celebrations of such an important day through this precious gift for the young people of Tanzania. He stated that TİKA’s project should have a catalytic effect and promised to put the effort in person into installing other sports playgrounds for the young people to have quality time in Dar es Salaam as a follow-up to this project.
“100th Anniversary Technology Room”, installed by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) at Alayköy Primary School in Nicosia, was opened with a ceremony.
As a part of the activities for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, a technology room was installed at Alayköy Primary School with the support of TİKA. The opening ceremony of the “Alayköy Primary School 100th Anniversary Technology Room”, in which robotic coding will be taught, was attended by the Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassador to Nicosia, Prof. Dr. Metin Feyzioğlu. The ceremony was also attended by TRNC’s Ministry of National Education and Culture Director of the Department of Primary Education, Hakkı Başarı; Gönyeli Municipality of Alayköy Deputy Chairman, İsmail Kofalı; TİKA’s Coordinator, Havva Pınar Özcan Küçükçavuş; Administration of Alayköy Primary School, and the students. Before the speeches, the school choir sang the song “Cumhuriyet”.
In her speech, the Principal of the Alayköy Primary School, Özden Ünbay, noted that they started teaching robotic coding with a small group 1 year ago, and it was represented in the school activities as well. She stated that they are preparing a project to enable more students to benefit from the Robotic Coding training. With the opening of the technology room, Ünbay emphasized that they became the first and only school among TRNC’s primary schools to have a room like this. Mentioning the previous project of renewing the playground of Alayköy Primary School, Ünbay thanked TİKA for their contribution.
In her speech, TİKA’s Coordinator, Havva Pınar Özcan Küçükçavuş, expressed how proud she is to see that one of the activities for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye is a project in the field of education under the patronage of the Embassy of Nicosia. Küçükçavuş stated that by TİKA’s cooperation with TRNC’s Ministry of National Education and Culture, a joint project is being carried out at 50 primary schools, and training of robotic coding for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students is in progress.
Director of the Department of Primary Education, Hakkı Başarı said: “This room will be a part of the legacy of the Republic’s 100th anniversary.”. He thanked everyone who put their efforts into this project.
In his speech, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Nicosia, Prof. Dr. Metin Feyzioğlu, stated that the Republic of Türkiye is celebrating its 100th anniversary and moving towards the second century, which will be built by children. Feyzioğlu addressed the students: “We have two flags, two countries, and two states. We are just as responsible as the authorities of TRNC for enabling you to embrace an amazing future.”. He also gave bits of advice to the students.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided shelter for the victims of the flood that happened in the east of Libya.
In his statement, TİKA’s Coordinator in Libya, Ali Süha Bacanakgil, stated that they continue to support the cities in the east of Libya in cooperation with the Libya Government of National Unity, Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education.
Stating that they provided support to the three schools, which were not damaged by the flood and turned into temporary accommodation centers, Bacanakgil said: “We delivered 1000 accommodation supply kits containing mattresses, pillows, blankets, sheets, and pillowcases to those in need.”
Bacanakgil stated that the accommodation sets will be used in the schools that were turned into guest houses in Derna and Shahhat by 250 families with approximately four members.
TİKA’s Coordinator in Libya reminded the audience that during the first days of the disaster, they delivered 5 thousand food packages containing clean drinking water and energy-giving convenience foods to the disaster victims, in cooperation with the Libyan Red Crescent.
Flood Disaster in Libya
Storm Daniel, which affected the Central Mediterranean Sea and hit the east of Libya on September 10, caused a flood disaster in Benghazi, Bayda, Merc, Susa, and Derna.
Due to the flood disaster, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Dibeybe, declared a 3-day mourning on September 11, and the Libyan Presidential Council made a call of distress to the sister countries and international organizations.
In the report published by the UN on October 2, it was stated that the flood affected 250 thousand people, caused 40 thousand people to lose their homes, and 4 thousand 255 people to lose their lives.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided industrial machinery to micro-entrepreneurs active in the sector of leather and shoe production in the municipalities of Corozal and Sampués.
The industry of leather products and shoes in Colombia stands out as one of the most important sectors that directly influence the reported and unreported employment of the citizens in the region, especially in the Sucre Department.
Within this scope, in cooperation with the government of Sucre, TİKA provided industrial machinery to the micro-entrepreneurs in both municipalities (Corozal and Sampués).
Two opening ceremonies were organized within the scope of the “100th Anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye” ceremonies. The first one took place in the Municipality of Corozal, and the second one took place in the Municipality of Sampués.
The ceremonies were attended by the Governor of Sucre, Héctor Olimpo Espinosa; Sucre Department’s First Lady, Marianella Peñaranda Villamizar; Municipality of Corozal Secretary of Socioeconomic Development, Roger Ramos; Mayor of Sampués, Saira Bernarda Vergara Perez; Legal Representative of ASOARTCOS Association, Manuel Francisco Pérez; Legal Representative of ASMITASAN Association, Carlos Vergara and members of the association, who are charitable craftsmen.
Governor of Sucre, Espinosa, started his speech by congratulating the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye and said: “Regional jobs are so important because if there are no jobs, producing the sense of ownership and knowledge from scratch would take a lot of time and may not be successful. If there is a job in the region, what is left to do is to improve it, which creates value and a virtuous cycle that will certainly create development, freedom, and employment.”
Legal Representative of ASMITASAN Association, Carlos, said: “This is the best thing that has ever happened to the business world of the municipality because it greatly improves everyone’s quality of life. We are handcrafting right now; all of our cuttings are done by hand. This machinery and donation are huge blessings and so important for our progress.”
Representing the ASOARTCOS Association at the ceremony, Manuel thanked TİKA and Türkiye and expressed his gratitude.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided 200 female students in Malawi with bicycles, within the scope of the “Bicycle Support for Female Students Project”.
“Bicycle Support for Female Students Project” is a solution for one of the primary problems in education in Sub-Saharan African countries, and it intends to make it easier for young girls to access education.
Female students who have to walk for kilometers to go to and return from school are struggling to continue their education because of this long journey. It causes a disadvantage in education, especially for young girls. The long time spent on the way to school causes the young girls, who are also usually responsible for housework, to drop out or be absent from school.
The project carried out by TİKA aims to make it easy and safe for female students in Malawi to go to their school. Within the scope of the “Bicycle Support for Female Students Project” carried out in cooperation with the Turkish Embassy in Lusaka, 200 female students were provided with bicycles.
Türkiye’s Ambassador to Lusaka, İstem Cırcıroğlu and Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Malawi, Aisha Adams, were present during the delivery ceremony of the bicycles.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) organized a shoe-making training at the Shoe Making Training Center of Dushanbe Vocational High School for Disabled Students in Tajikistan.
The 2nd Phase Shoe-Making Training organized by TİKA in Dushanbe Vocational High School for Disabled Students, which is active within the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Public Employment, was attended by 22 people in total, consisting of trainers from the Shoe-Making Training Center, students, and the experts and craftsmen of the other organizations active in the sector.
The training was designed to be a sequel to the basic training which took place in 2022, and the students were taught the phrases of making a template, cutting, sewing, and assembling; thus, they became able to make a shoe from scratch.
After the two-week-long training program, the participants were given a participation certificate. The certificate ceremony was attended by the Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassador to Dushanbe, Umut Acar; the Republic of Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration, and Public Employment, Şahnoza Nodiri; and TİKA’s Coordinator in Dushanbe, İbrahim Ethem Ünal.
In his speech during the certificate ceremony, Ambassador Acar stated that on the 100th anniversary of the Republic, TİKA is Türkiye’s source of pride with its projects that touch lives all around the world. Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration, and Public Employment Nodiri expressed her appreciation for TİKA’s contribution to vocational training in Tajikistan.
The training aims to educate the necessary human resources, especially for the development of the shoe-making sector in Tajikistan, enabling the disabled young people who study in the center to acquire a profession and support their employment.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) continues its humanitarian aid projects to the people of Gaza, who are currently having difficult times.
The war that started in Gaza and caused thousands to lose their lives, thousands to be injured, and hundreds of thousands to lose their homes still goes on. Meanwhile, TİKA continues to heal the wounds of the people of Gaza.
So far, 6500 food parcels that contain staple convenience food and 1000 blankets have been provided with local resources and distributed to Palestinians sheltered in assembly points such as schools and hospitals. Urgently needed medical supplies such as catheters, endotracheal tubes, wound drainage sets, platinum, syringes, bistouries, nasal cannulas, surgical needles, and gauze bandages were delivered to various hospitals.
Lastly, various medicine and medical consumables such as gauze bandages, bandages, infusion sets, gloves, plaster, and solutions, along with medical devices such as stretchers, wheelchairs, crutches, and nebulizers, were provided and delivered to various health centers, especially Al-Shifa Hospital.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) built a catering workshop in A Future For Orphans Uganda association, which is active in Kampala and organizes training courses for orphans. In the catering workshop, it will be possible to prepare the most preferred products by the locals and to train chefs for high-profile organizations.
A Future of Orphans Uganda association, founded by a Ugandan orphan in 2010 and has been carrying out activities for orphans for 13 years, is training orphans in tailoring, shoe making, hairdressing, and accounting. The bakery workshop that the workshop needed was built by TİKA, enabling more orphans to be trained.
Fresh products are prepared daily, and the orphans are trained by two professional chefs in the kitchen, installed with the equipment and supplies necessary for bakery and catering.
The delivery ceremony of the project was attended by the Minister For Kampala Capital City & Metropolitan Affairs, Distinguished Hajjat Minsa Kabanda; Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassador to Kampala, Distinguished Fatih Ak; THY’s Manager in Entebbe, Distinguished Ali Özdemir; authorities from İnimi Association, and the graduates and students under the organization.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) renewed the floor covering of Eugen Doga Street, which is in the center of Chișinău, capital of Moldova and named after Eugen Doga, one of the most important musicians of the country.
2022 was declared “the year of Eugen Doga” in Moldova. Chișinău Municipality and TİKA started preparing the project because the street named after the famous musician was neglected.
Within the project's scope, the uneven ground was covered with stones with piano patterns on them. Also, the “Road with Rug Pattern” and “Art Street" projects, both carried out by TİKA, were connected to each other, drastically changing the appearance of the most centric spot of the city.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) continues to install innovation classrooms in Moldova.
In Ion Creangă Theoretical High School, which is in the Florești district in the north of Moldova, physics and chemistry laboratories were equipped by TİKA. Within the scope of the installment of innovation classrooms in pilot schools project country-wide in Moldova, the laboratories of the school, which was founded in 1992 and had a capacity of 510 students, were equipped with modern pieces of equipment. The school was not able to renovate the laboratories due to financial difficulties.
TİKA is forming a model for the Moldova education system with the installment of innovation classrooms projects country-wide. Before this, a biology laboratory had been installed within Mircea Eliade Theoretical High School in the capital, Chișinău, in line with the students’ demand, and the project had been met with great excitement.
Through the model, the goal of which is to contribute to Moldova’s education system, the aim is to give students access to technological and scientific innovations in schools equipped with modern amenities.
Moldova’s Minister of Education, Dan Percun, and Member of Parliament of Moldova, Larissa Novak, visited the high school after the project was complete and got information about the project. After the visit, Minister of Education Percun thanked TİKA for their contribution to the field of education country-wide and stated that they wish to take the innovation classrooms as a model and spread it country-wide.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) supported the Union of the Comoros within the field of agricultural development.
TİKA built a 5 km long forest road to enable transportation between Nioumadzaha town in the Grande Comore and the agricultural fields.
Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Nioumadzaha town, which is 20 kilometers away from the capital, Moroni, and has a population of 1650. A 5 km long forest road was built to enable the town’s residents to reach the agricultural fields, which are on the mountainside, and to gather and sell the fruits and vegetables they grow in the market. “Transportation to the Agricultural Fields Project”, which will be the first step of the project that will be efficient in agricultural production country-wide, is now completed by TİKA.
The project's opening ceremony was attended by the mayor, town authorities, project shareholders, local people, and Turkish citizens.
In his speech during the opening ceremony, TİKA’s Coordinator in Moroni, Musa Gürbüz, gave information about TİKA and its activities and stated that the carried out project will make a sustainable contribution to the prosperity of the whole town through agricultural production. Gürbüz emphasized that by decreasing the demand and supply gap in the capital and the other cities caused by the lack of efficiency in fruit and vegetable production, they can regulate the increasing prices.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided 1 off-road vehicle to the Novi Pazar General Hospital’s Nephrology Department Hemodialysis Center, serving approximately 200 thousand patients from the neighbouring regions and countries.
Novi Pazar General Hospital’s Nephrology Department Hemodialysis Center was founded in 1984. The nephrology department, which has 7 beds and 29 dialysis rooms, is serving patients from the municipalities of Raška, Tutin, and Sjenica, along with Novi Pazar. Patients who live in the frontier zone of Montenegro and Kosovo are also receiving treatment in the nephrology department, which serves approximately 200 thousand people in total.
100 dialysis patients who need to have access to dialysis machines at least twice a week are benefiting from the hemodialysis center. The center used to serve the patients from outside of Novi Pazar by taking them from their homes with two off-road vehicles that were in bad condition. Since the roads these vehicles use are on damaged, rough, and mountainous terrain, difficulties occurred while transporting the patients to the center, especially due to the bad weather conditions during winter.
To support the safe and in-time transportation of dialysis patients and improve their treatment process, TİKA delivered 1 off-road vehicle to the hospital’s authorities.
The delivery ceremony was attended by Republic of Türkiye’s Ambassador to Belgrade, Hami Aksoy; Consul General of Novi Pazar, Osman Peşmen; Director of Novi Pazar General Hospital, Meho Mahmutoviç; Head of the Nephrology Department, Dr. Edvin Hadzibuliç; Director of Novi Pazar Health Center, Dr. Ervin Çoroviç and the hospital staff.
In his speech, Ambassador Aksoy mentioned TİKA’s projects in Serbia generally and in the Sandžak region and stated that more than 60 patients receive treatment in the hemodialysis center daily. He added that TİKA provided the off-road vehicle intending to enable dialysis patients from the cities in the area to receive treatment in the best conditions.
In his speech, the Director of Novi Pazar Health Center, Dr. Ervin Çoroviç, stated that the off-road vehicle TİKA provided will make a great contribution to the safe and in-time transportation of dialysis patients to the hemodialysis center. He thanked TİKA and Türkiye for the project carried out in the field of health.
