Yapı Kredi Volunteers

In order to add value to the society in all areas in the scope of corporate citizenship, we encourage our employees to carry out volunteer work with Yapı Kedi Volunteers and create a favorable environment for volunteering projects.

The ambassadors of goodness, Yapı Kredi Volunteers, who want to add value to society, who are conscious of what is happening around them, who look for opportunities to make a difference and bring their spirit, expertise and skills wherever they go, carry out activities in different areas in order to add value to society. Volunteering with the awareness of responsible citizenship, Yapı Kredi Volunteers sometimes create their own projects together with the NGOs they determine, and sometimes support existing projects. In this regard, Yapı Kredi Volunteers come together with experts from associations and foundations through Heartfelt Speakers events. Yapı Kredi Volunteers participating in the meetings both listen to what NGOs are doing and learn what themselves can do.

Aiming to spread the understanding of social responsibility and volunteerism among Yapı Kredi employees, the Yapı Kredi Volunteers platform enables volunteers to be informed of all the projects carried out together with NGOs, to communicate with each other and to apply for existing projects or to create their own projects. As a result, Yapı Kredi Volunteers were granted the "Best Communication" award at the Best Business Awards, one of the UK’s most prestigious award programs open to public, private and intermediary institutions.

Thanks to the Yapı Kredi Volunteers platform, which provides unlimited service all over Türkiye, Yapı Kredi employees are actively involved in numerous projects, from village schools to environmental projects, nursing home visits to education and assistance for children in need.

Working to remove the borders in the field of education, Yapı Kredi Volunteers, who set out to meet the needs of village schools, visit schools all over Türkiye and deliver aid to those in need.

On the other hand, Yapı Kredi Volunteers used colors on World Down Syndrome Day to explain that being different is not being lacking. Yapı Kredi Volunteers created a donation link through the Turkish Down Syndrome Association and provided help by collecting donations through KoçHub, a corporate mobile application that aims to increase effective communication and cooperation among Koç Group employees.

Additionally, Yapı Kredi Volunteers shared their autism awareness stories and their photos taken with a red accessory for April 2, World Autism Awareness Day on KoçHub with the hashtag #otizmekırmızıısıkyak (#shinearedlightforautism).

Yapı Kredi Volunteers also visit shelters in order to encourage the adoption of shelter animals and raise awareness. Yapı Kredi Volunteers spend time with cats and dogs in rehabilitation as well as donate food for the animals.

NEWS FROM PROJECTS

Simplification Is Good

Within the scope of the Simplification Is Good project, Yapı Kredi Volunteers collected items that were not needed and donated them to the Red Children’s Association for the people in need. Thousands of items such as bed linen, kitchen utensils, shoes, bags, toys and books were collected from 81 provinces of Türkiye. A large number of Yapı Kredi employees from different departments came together voluntarily to sort and pack the collected items. In cooperation with the Red Children's Association, which aims to raise children under protection as healthier individuals, the items were delivered to the foster families in need determined by the association.

The first two stages of the "Simplification Is Good" movement, which started in 2022, were organized in May and October. Through the project where nearly 70 volunteers participated, 338 parcels containing thousands of items were delivered to 1,348 people in need in cooperation with the Red Children's Association.

Yapı Kredi Volunteers Fair

Organized by Yapı Kredi Volunteers, the Yapı Kredi Volunteers Fair took place in Yapı Kredi bomontiada courtyard and welcomed many visitors with lively shows and events in the courtyard. A large number of NGOs from different areas sold products for social responsibility projects with the support of Yapı Kredi Volunteers and organized special events to raise awareness.

In addition to sales and courtyard events at the fair, the Mind Your Waste Foundation organized a Zero Your Waste Board Game Workshop with nearly a hundred children aged 6 and over, and "It’s Not as You Heard" seminar was held with Dem Association Founding Member Ayşe Damla İşeri. Then, "Open Volunteering Panel" was held with the participation of Prof. Dr. Itır Erhart and Yapı Kredi Volunteer Züleyha Erbil Boz. Volunteering stories, contribution of volunteering to the planet and a lot of information about how to start volunteering were shared at the panel. In addition, "We Support Fine Motor Skills and Cognitive Processes with Art +1" event and "The Psychological Dimension of Child Abuse, Tips and Prevention" seminar were among the events at the fair.

Book Voice Over Workshop

Yapı Kredi Volunteers received training at Book Voice Over Workshop, narrated the books they chose and donated them to Boğaziçi University Technology and Education Center for the Visually Impaired.

Snowball for Tomorrow

The "Snowball for Tomorrow" education campaign launched by Yapı Kredi on the 100th anniversary of our Republic aims to build a bright future for our country by preparing children aged 0-6 for life, at the period when 95 percent of mental development is completed. Yapı Kredi Volunteers also contribute to raising a strong generation that can easily adopt to the world with this project led by Prof. Dr. Selçuk Şirin and his expert team.

Receiving trainings such as First Step is Volunteering, Child Protection in Disasters, Communicating and Bonding with Children, and The Role of a Snowball for Tomorrow Practitioner, Yapı Kredi Volunteers meet with children and introduce them to Snowball for Tomorrow kits prepared to contribute to cognitive and emotional development.

Step Ambassadors

Step Ambassadors, consisting of Yapı Kredi Volunteers, raise awareness about sustainable choices and support activities in this area. In this regard, Step Ambassadors reduce and sort waste, prefer recycled materials, reduce carbon footprint, encourage the use of alternative energy sources, support gender equality, contribute to equal opportunities in education and offer sustainable finance products to their customers.

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