SEWING TRAINEES CAMP PROGRAM

Students and volunteers of the Anatolian Student Union and Bülbülzade Foundation met with earthquake-stricken children in Aslanlı Camp in Nurdağı on May 1, 2025. The Children's Festival was an unforgettable day for both children and university volunteers.During the festival, many fun activities such as face painting, football, rhythm game, drama, origami, sack race were organized. The campsite was filled with children's joy and enthusiasm for play. University volunteers played games with the children and made them feel that they were not alone.Throughout the event, children enjoyed themselves and laughed and played together. Thanks to the warm communication with university students, the festival turned into not only an event but also a source of morale and hope.

On April 29, 2025, the trainees who received training at the Bülbülzade Foundation's Sewing Workshops, which were established in Nurdağı and İslahiye and in the center of Gaziantep for women affected by the February 6, 2023 earthquakes, presented the handcrafted products they prepared for a year to the appreciation of visitors at the exhibition held on April 29, 2025. The works produced in many fields such as handicrafts, wire breaking, relief, patchwork, furnishing and clothing attracted great attention.The exhibition was attended by Bülbülzade Foundation executives, representatives of Mosaic Women and Family Association, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Feray Yılmaz, Gaziantep Provincial Deputy Mufti Nazife Sağlam, Gaziantep Müsiad Women's Vice President Sema Torun, teachers of sewing workshops and trainees.In the program that started with ribbon cutting, Earthquake Coordinator Zemzem Çetin said, “We started this work with pain, but the point we have reached is promising.” Workshop instructor Fatma Erkan said, “Kirkyama is not only good for fabrics, but also for the soul. Each piece is a hope and the courage to start again.” She thanked the trainees and those who supported them. The program ended with the presentation of flowers to the teachers and certificates to the trainees.Following the earthquakes of February 6, 2023, Bülbülzade Foundation aims to support earthquake survivor women to acquire professions and re-join social life with the Biçki Sewing Workshops established in Nurdağı and İslahiye. Thanks to the tailoring and sewing trainings, women not only develop their hand skills and participate in production, but also acquire a profession that can provide their own livelihood. The trainings provided in the workshops contribute to women overcoming the difficult period they have been through, taking a more active role in social life and gaining economic independence.