Sabanci Foundation Has Received The Grand Prize In Golden Compass

- Koyunsağan: “We Feel Very Happy For Being Awarded With The Grand Prize For The Work Of Our Foundation And The 130 Changemakers

The winners of the 14th Golden Compass Public Relations Awards were announced in the evening of May 25th in a ceremony organized by the Turkish Public Relations Association (TUHID). Sabancı Foundation was awarded the “Grand Prize” with the communication of Turkey’s Changemakers Program that shares the unique stories of extraordinary people who contribute to social development.

General Manager of Sabancı Foundation, Zerrin Koyunsağan, made the following statement about the Golden Compass Award: “We continue our support as Sabancı Foundation with our work on enabling women, young people and people with disabilities to have equal opportunities in society and enable them to participate actively in social life with our projects. “Turkey’s Changemakers” is a project which has been going on for six seasons and with which we have been able to create permanent and extraordinary impact when it comes encouraging people to take action on social issues. We feel very happy for being awarded with the Grand Prize for the work of our Foundation and the 130  Changemakers.”

This year, 124 projects under 13 main and 7 sub-categories applied to Golden Compass Public Relations Awards that are given since 2001 by TUHID to reward and promote successful public relations applications. 30 projects received awards during the ceremony.

Changemakers inspire society

With the Turkey’s Changemakers program, Sabancı Foundation aims at preparing and sharing the work of the changemakers through short videos on the Internet to inspire society and encourage individuals to be active citizens. The Changemakers videos have been watched by more than 3 million times both in Turkey and abroad. The Foundation has started to support and disseminate the work of Changemakers by a grant program in line with its support in communication.