Aid collected in Sakarya sent to the needy in Idlib

16 February 2022

Donated supplies were collected in Sakarya as a charity project were then sent off to Idlib, Syria.

For those in need in Idlib, the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, the Higher Education Credit and Dormitories Institution, the Mufti of the Province, Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Sakarya Branch, the Turkish Red Crescent, Sakarya University (SAU), and the Sakarya University of Applied Sciences (SUBÜ) beamed A charity campaign was organized with the slogan, “Hey Sakarya! Don’t Forget your brothers Hoped For One Is You”!

As part of the campaign, 2,300 socks, 440 food packages, 330 blankets, 275 coats, 330 boots, 200 berets, 150 t-shirts, 50 pants, 100 beds, 50 beds, 220-bed sheets, and necessities were collected on a truck at the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports and headed for Idlib. In addition, 200 thousand Lira of cash aid was also sent to Idlib.

Youth and Sports Provincial Director Arif Özsoy and Provincial Mufti and  Head of the Branch of Turkiye Diyanet Foundation Hasan Basiş thanked those who contributed to the campaign.