As a part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, BTF and ATA-DC are
jointly organizing a fundraiser to support education of underprivileged girls in
Turkey.
Funds raised at this event will support Medine Memi Memorial Fund that was
established by BTF in 2010 to honor the memory of 16-year old Medine Memi who
was buried alive in her family’s backyard by her father and grandfather
allegedly because she spoke with boys on the phone. Before she was murdered,
Medine approached the local state authorities and the police twice and asked for
protection but she was sent back home to her family each time. She never had a
third chance to ask for help. According to a report by KAMER 40% of the women in
Eastern and South Eastern Turkey who are victims of domestic violence have never
been schooled and about 20% went to primary school only. Clearly education
provides women with tools to protect and rescue themselves from domestic
violence. This year as we celebrate the international women’s day, we would like
to help many Medines out there who may be crying out for help by giving them a
chance to study at boarding schools.
Let us all together grab as many of those hands as possible and give them a
chance. Please join our fundraiser. Even if you cannot attend you can still make
a donation by check or email. Please see details below.
Sunday March 27
2pm-6pm
Oguz Residence
47416 Middle Bluff Place
Potomac Falls, VA
Music by Ilhan Ozulu and home-made Turkish culinary delights benefiting annual
scholarship for girls in Turkey.
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158009587586789
WHY GIRL’S EDUCATION?
Education is the best investment one can make. “Investment in girls’ education
may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world”
~Larry Summers wrote when he was chief economist at the World Bank.
BTF works to empower young people of Türkiye, so that they too can realize their
full potential, and fulfill their aspirations of a better future for themselves
and their communities. Bridge to Türkiye Fund is a 100% Volunteer-Run,
International Grassroots Micro-Philanthropy Bridge.
Organized for charitable purposes, BTF serves socio-economically disadvantaged
Turkish children.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
There are no tickets necessary to join the event. You can make your
contributions in three ways.
(1) You can donate at the event, send us a check (payable to “Bridge to Turkiye Fund”) directly to BTF, or
(2) donate online on the BTF website. If you would like to donate online, please
use the link below, click on option 2 and use “BTF-MARCH 27” in the subject
line:https://bridgetoturkiye.org/donations
(3) Mail address for checks:
Bridge to Türkiye Fund
100 Fox Briar Lane
Cary, NC 27518
ATA-DC is your local Turkish American Association whose mission is to strengthen
the Turkish-American community, promote Turkish culture in the US, and to build
bridges of friendship between peoples of Turkish and other descents.
Kind regards,
ATA-DC
www.atadc.org
