METIN SABANCI DONATIONS
We were promised that certain donations would be provided to us for a term of five years for use for and on behalf of Mr. Metin Sabanci in maintenance and repair and equipment and operational works for "Metin Sabanci Spastic Children's Centre" and "Metin Sabanci Baltalimanı Osteopathic Training and Research Hospital" and to be offered as grants to outstanding junior students in Sabanci University under the name "Metin Sabanci Success Scholarship". The first donation was given to us in 2006.
Metin Sabanci Spastic Children's and Young People's Rehabilitation Training and Production Center
B) SCHOLARSHIPS
Sabanci Foundation scholarships are given to those students with outstanding performance who are in need of financial assistance. More than 30.000 students have so far relied on scholarships provided by Sabanci Foundation since its establishment in 1974.
Sabanci Foundation changed its scholarship policy in 2006-2007 Academic Year and started to distribute these grants without any consideration whatsoever. The sum of monthly scholarships is determined as TL 200. Scholarships are paid for nine months between October and June.
In addition to the "University Admission Grant", provided to those students with an outstanding performance in Student Placement Exam, several scholars are given to "Graduates of High Schools in Provinces with a Priority in Development", "Handicapped Students" and Sabanci University students, who display outstanding performance in Student Placement Exam and are designated by Sabanci Foundation.
In addition to afore-mentioned scholarships, "Sakıp Sabanci", "Dilek Sabanci", "Metin Sabanci", "Haci Sabanci Family" and "Sevket Sabanci" scholarships are granted out of Contingent Donations made by the members of Sabanci Family.
C) CULTURAL EVENTS AND AWARDS
Turkish State Theaters - 8th International Sabanci Adana Theater Festival
International Sabanci Adana Theater Festival, jointly organized by Sabanci Foundation and Turkish State Theaters Adana Branch Directorate performing in Haci Omer Sabanci Cultural Centre was first organized on October 29th, 1998, and has turned out to be a traditional annual festivity from its onset to now. Entertaining many native and international theatrical companies, the festival has been opening its curtains on March 27, World Theatre Day every year since 2002, and lasts one month.
In its eighth year in 2006, the Festival was organized with the participation of fifteen groups consisting of state theaters, private theaters, publicly-funded theaters, amateur theatres and five foreign theaters.
Turkish 14th Folk Dances Contest
First organized in 1994 thanks to joint efforts by the Ministry of Culture, the Fine Arts General Directorate and Sabanci Foundation, Turkish Folk Dances Contest is now a traditional festivity, and organized every May.
In 2006, 14th Folk Dances Contest was more satisfactory and rewarding in terms of content thanks to concerts and exhibitions funded by Sabanci Holding.
SABANCI FOUNDATION AWARDS
Just like the previous years since 1994, six graduates of the Police Academy and Police College ranking the top three positions respectively were rewarded with a cash sum in Turkish lira equivalent of 160 Republic gold coins in total, where the champion student received a Turkish lira equivalent of 40 gold coins, the first runner-up 25 gold coins and the second runner-up 15 gold coins.
SAKIP SABANCI AWARDS
Funded by donations by the late Sakıp Sabanci and his family, following awards are given away in line with the policy and principles set forth in Haci Omer Sabanci Foundation Award Regulation:
Just like the previous years since 1994, those nine graduates of Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Faculty ranking top three positions in each of Painting, Sculpture and Traditional Turkish Arts Departments were rewarded with a cash sum in Turkish lira equivalent of 240 Republic gold coins in total, where the champion student received a Turkish lira equivalent of 40 gold coins, the first runner-up 25 gold coins and the second runner-up 15 gold coins.
It is agreed that an award of such Turkish lira equivalent of 400 Rebuplic gold coins in total will be given away in case our handicapped sportsmen rank top three positions in Olympic Games, Special Summer Games and Paralympic Games organized every four year; however, as there was no game in 2006, no award was given.
Just like the previous years since 1994, six teachers from Sakıp Sabanci Anatolian High School in Istanbul and Sakıp Sabanci Primary School in Adana who ranked the top three positions respectively were awarded with "Sakıp Sabanci Education Award" in such Turkish lira equivalent of 160 Republic gold coins in total based on an assessment at the end of 2005-2006 Academic Year. Accordingly, the top ranking teacher was awarded with Turkish lira equivalent of 40 gold coins; the first runner-up with 25 gold coins and the second runner up with gold 15 coins.
Just like the previous years since 2001, three teachers from Dilek Sabanci Anatolian Vocational High School in Istanbul who ranked the top three positions were awarded with "Dilek Sabanci Education Award" in such Turkish lira equivalent of 80 Republic gold coins in total based on an assessment at the end of 2005-2006 Academic Year. Accordingly, the top ranking teacher was awarded with Turkish lira equivalent of 40 gold coins; the first runner-up with 25 gold coins and the second runner up with 15 gold coins.
In addition, out of those students who graduated from above-named schools, those nine students who ranked top three positions in each school were awarded with an Education Award in such Turkish lira equivalent of 150 Republic gold coins in total. Accordingly, the champion student was awarded with 25 Turkish lira equivalent of gold coins, the first runner-up with 15 gold coins and the third runner-up with 10 gold coins.
A scene from the Award Ceremony in Besiktas Sakıp Sabanci Anatolion High School
D) SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS PROGRAMS
United Nations Joint Program (UNJP)
Sabanci Foundation was involved as a participant in the "UN Joint Program to Promote and Protect the Human Rights of Women and Girls" in June 2006 initiated in Turkey as a collaborative effort between United Nations agencies working in Turkey, the Ministry of Interior Affairs and the Association for Supporting and Training Women Candidates (KA-DER), and afterwards Sabanci University was included in the program. Thanks to the participation of the University, the project was complemented in terms of academic resources and access, and the program will offer a more enhanced and satisfactory content thanks to training courses, seminars and conferences addressed to a large audience.
A scene from the announcement ceremony of the participation of Sabanci Foundation in UNJA on 21 June 2006
United Nations Joint Program will be implemented in six pilot provinces in total, namely, in Izmir, Kars, Nevsehir, Sanlıurfa, Trabzon and Van. Fundamental problems of the women and girls living in those provinces will be identified so that solution-oriented suggestions and action plans will be worked out, which will create an environment for permanent and feasible partnerships between public and government organizations, local administrations and non-governmental organizations. It is expected that ultimate results will be extrapolated at a national level.
Being a first of its kind in Turkey, the Joint Program is picked by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a "case project". The Joint Program's goal is to raise a social awareness in human rights of women and girls in Turkey. It is expected that following results will be achieved at the end of the Program:
- To help and lay down the basis to remove persistent gender inequality in the society
- To lay down the basis for securing equality at national and local levels
- To create a political atmosphere to protect and improve women's rights
- To raise social awareness about the women rights
- To provide the means for access by women to an active role in economic, social and cultural fields
- To support and implement projects built on agreed action plans.
In addition to donations and contributions by our Foundation to the joint program, 10 Case Projects to be designated every year subject to action plans prepared in six provinces will be eligible to benefit from "Sabanci Foundation Donations Program". The donation sum will be maximum US$100,000 per year, and US$300,000 in total for three years.
Contribution to Support for Education Campaign
We donated 1260 computers to 60 schools (20 + 1 computers per school) so that computer technology classes will be set up under the "Support for Computer-assisted Education" Campaign included in the "100% Support for Education Project" initiated by the Ministry of National Education throughout the country.
Mother Child Education Foundation (ACEV) "Nourishment Project"
In 2005 and 2006, Sabanci Foundation contributed to the "Nourishment Campaign" initiated by Mother Child Education Foundation in coordination with the Ministry of National Education in 10 provinces in Eastern and Southeastern regions with a priority in development so that pre-school education is more widespread in 2005-2006 Academic Year.
ACEV has planned to provide daily nourishment support to 30.000 children for one year in 2006-2007 Academic Year and our Foundation decided to continue its support in 2007.
Mehtap Ar Children's Theatre
Sabanci Foundation also supports "Mehtap Ar Children's Theatre" to provide widespread access by children and larger audiences to the theater. Art Tiyatro will stage the play "Sevgi Emek Ister" in Mardin, Urfa, Batman and Diyarbakır in 2007. The play was previously staged in educational institutions in Istanbul in 2006.
Sabanci University Social Consciousness Projects
Similar to the previous years, Sabanci Foundation contributed to Social Consciousness Projects by Sabanci University in 2006.
Our spending for Social Consciousness Programs and Cultural Activities raised by 39% in 2006 compared to 2005. |
