Power of Solidarity

Here are our volunteers and their activities in our European Solidarity Corps project – 2023-1-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000113761 – “Power of Solidarity”:

The Volunteers We Host:

Céleste Marissal

Activity Dates: 09.05.2024 – 12.06.2024

Supporting Organisation: Youth ID, France

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Celeste worked for our homeless friends in Sinop and Gerze shelters. She assisted veterinarians in their treatments and surgeries. She performed vaccinations and internal and external parasite treatments for approximately 50 cats under our care. She did the annual cleaning of the places where they lived with us. She implemented treatment protocols for sick cats in her home and did their cleaning care. She bottle fed orphaned kittens. She fed our homeless friends living on the streets with us.

Milisa Lekbir

Activity Dates: 04.08.2024 – 01.10.2024

Supporting Organisation: Association Educative et Culturelle Arc en Ciel, Algeria

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

During her 2-month long service, Milisa assisted our veterinarians in neutering surgeries. She provided anti parasitic treatments for all the animals in the shelter. She also participated in the work at Sarıkum Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. She performed general examinations, anti-parasite treatments and vaccinations for approximately 100 cats under our care. She took on the feeding and care of orphaned kittens. She applied the treatment protocols given by veterinarians to the sick cats at home.

Elvin Lətifov

Activity Dates: 09.08.2024 – 06.10.2024

Supporting Organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organization, Azerbaijan

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Elvin worked in Sinop and Gerze shelters throughout his activities and assisted the shelter staff in the treatment and care of our homeless friends there. He applied the treatment protocols of veterinarians and administered antiparasitic treatments. He performed general examinations of many sick, disabled and needy cats under the protection of our association. He performed vaccinations and internal and external parasite treatments. He applied the treatment protocols given by veterinarians to cats in the volunteers’ house that needed intensive care and undertook their other care. Thanks to Elvin, more homeless friends were helped.

Temmuz Eylem Yaygın

Activity Dates: 10.08.2024 – 07.10.2024

Supporting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Eylem worked in Sinop and Gerze shelters and assisted veterinarians in their treatments and surgeries. She applied the treatment protocols given by veterinarians to sick animals in the volunteers’ house. She performed routine examinations of cats and dogs, many of which were disabled, under our protection. She vaccinated these animals and treated them for internal and external parasites. She also assisted the staff in the care and treatment of wild animals in the Sarıkum Wildlife Protection and Rehabilitation Center. She learned and applied different treatment protocols, gained valuable practical experience and improved her medical skills. As the only Turkish volunteer in the activity, she helped other foreign volunteers, shelter veterinarians and animal owners with translations and explanations. Thanks to Eylem’s work, we were able to extend a helping hand to more homeless friends.

Breksam Ali

Activity Dates: 11.08.2024 – 08.10.2024

Supporting Organisation: Have A Dream, Egypt

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

During her 2-month long volunteering service, Breksam worked in our shelters in Sinop and Gerze. She assisted with the sterilization of a wide range of animals. Additionally, she took care of sick animals in the garden of her volunteer house and in the patients’ room, and took care of them. She gained hands-on experience by performing medical assessments, handling animals, and administering treatment. She was able to develop her medical skills and broaden her knowledge of veterinary medicine. Thanks to Breksam, many homeless cats and dogs have received better care.

Sarah Jeremy Geron

Activity Dates: 15.08.2024 – 14.08.2025

Supporting Organisation: Association des Compagnons Bâtisseurs asbl, Belgium

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Abdelrahman Ezzeldin

Activity Dates: 16.08.2024 – 28.09.2024 and 01.01.2025 – 30.06.2025

Supporting Organisation: Have A Dream, Egypt

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Asmer Hasanova & Lala Shiriyeva

Activity Dates: 03.10.2024 – 30.06.2025

Supporting Organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organization, Azerbaijan

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Kamil Mammadov

Activity Dates: 10.10.2024 – 07.12.2024

Supporting Organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organization, Azerbaijan

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Neslihan Öztürk

Activity Dates: 10.10.2024 – 07.12.2024

Supporting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Pilar Gago Lastra

Activity Dates: 15.10.2024 – 12.12.2024

Supporting Organisation: Asociacion Building Bridges, Spain

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Giulia Nania

Activity Dates: 18.10.2024 – 15.12.2024

Supporting Organisation: Scambieuropei ETS, Italy

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Giulia Manin

Activity Dates: 04.11.2024 – 30.12.2024

Supporting Organisation: Scambieuropei ETS, Italy

Hosting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

The Volunteers We Sent:

Selinay Barış & Nisa Su Çoban

Activity Dates: Selinay: 15.05.2024 – 12.07.2024 & Nisa Su: 21.05.2024 – 18.07.2024

Supporting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Hosting Organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organization, Azerbaijan

During their 2-month activities, our volunteers prepared the social media content of the host organization and managed its blog. They conducted interviews with newly selected volunteers. They acted as guides and interpreters in the Team Volunteering team. They gave a seminar titled “Zero Waste” as part of the Summer School and sewed cloth bags with the students. They gave a seminar titled “Active Listening”. They held a seed planting activity titled “Leave a Seed for the Future” with children and young people. They worked in a book club. With this activity, our volunteers improved their digital skills, gained many qualifications in the environmental field and gained experience in personal, social and professional areas.

Batuhan Gürsoy & Sündüz Sude Çakmak

Activity Dates: Batuhan: 03.07.2024 – 17.08.2024 & Sude: 02.07.2024 – 20.08.2024

Supporting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Hosting Organisation: Asociatia de Tineret Raise Your Voice, Romania

During their 2-month activities, our volunteers carried out sports activities with children and young people in Dragașani. They encouraged the target audience to acquire healthy lifestyle habits through sports. They also organized fun and educational activities for children. With this activity, our volunteers developed their organizational skills, experienced event planning and gained self-confidence to interact with participants.

İrem Gürkan & Özge Ataş

Activity Dates: İrem: 17.07.2024 – 13.09.2024 & Özge: 22.07.2024 – 18.09.2024

Supporting Organisation: Sahipsiz Hayvanları Koruma ve Yaşatma Derneği

Hosting Organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organization, Azerbaijan

For 2 months, our volunteers organized activities such as quiz shows, carbon footprint, chemistry experiments, theater and karaoke days for students on summer vacation in Sumgait. They witnessed the wonders of chemistry and science with a chemistry experiment. They also organized movie nights by choosing movies that appeal to the relevant age group in order to draw attention to the issues of ecological balance, increasing carbon footprint, global warming, obesity and the destruction of greenery. At the end of the movies, they made evaluations with the students and talked about the movies. They also undertook the tasks of managing the social media accounts in the office of the hosting organization, researching articles about their projects and creating projects. They took part in sharing the ESC projects of the hosting organization and preparing posters. They ushered for the guests from affiliated partners of the hosting organization. With this activity, our volunteers experienced taking responsibility on their own and developed themselves in personal, social, cultural and professional areas by stepping out of their comfort zones.