International Women’s Day 2021 — #ChooseToChallenge What a year it has been for our international communities. A global health crisis shook the World to its core, highlighting grim inequalities in all aspects of our lives from healthcare systems to race, gender, and more importantly in education. The World Bank reported…

We previously reported that Bridge to Türkiye Fund (BTF) collaborates with 17 well-respected nonprofit organizations through which scholarships are given to university students, especially to those who are from underserved communities in Turkey. …

“My Voice, Our Equal Future” This year, we commemorate 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action — the first global agenda for advancing the rights of women and girls. The International Day of the Girl Child was dedicated to highlight the challenges girls face and to promote empowerment and…

Bridge to Turkiye Fund (BTF) is happy to report on its Empowerment Scholarships Program as we continue to introduce our inspiring scholars who are full of hope and ambition for a brighter future. This has been quite a year for our Empowerment Scholarships Program and we couldn’t have done it…

2019 Theme — GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable The World Conference on Women in 1995 marked the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action to advance the rights of women and girls. Twenty-five years later, the Platform for Action remains a powerful foundation for assessing progress on gender equality…

Bridge to Turkiye Fund (BTF) is excited to share our report summarizing the accomplishments and progress made this school year on the Empowerment Scholarship Program. At the beginning of the 2018–2019 Academic Year, we set a goal to provide scholarships to 1,000 students from underserved regions of Turkey. We knew…