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Bringing access to knowledge where it's most needed Since 2007, Bibliotheques Sans Frontieres (Libraries Without Borders) has worked to bring knowledge and information to people in need. We provide access and resources that connect people to books and digital resources, expanding the reach of libraries, training facilitators in post-emergency situations, and addressing the needs of under-resourced communities. From laundromats in Oakland, California, to refugee camps in Bangladesh, we bring tools to reduce inequality of access to information and knowledge.

Increase civic spaces to play an active role in peace processes and early recov- ery of communities by empowering, protecting, and building community capacities, as well as enhancing the leadership role of women and margin- alized groups, to achieve communities that embrace the principle of democracy and human rights.

Using sport and transformative education, Girl Power champions the empowerment of women and girls from all cultures and backgrounds, with the main focus on refugee and marginalised women and girls. To create inclusive spaces where football is more than a game-it's a tool for building sisterhood community, raising awareness of social justice issues, and promoting physical and mental well-being.

According to the Start Point website, their mission is to fight for accountability and justice while actively supporting victims of human rights violations. They: Report human rights violations to international authorities and law bodies. Focus on empowering young girls and women to take active roles in Syrian society. Support and empower youth as key to sustainable social change. Bring gender-based violence (GBV) issues to the forefront and provide victims with psycho-social support for recovery

Serinyol El Ele Dayansma Dernegi (SEDYAD) is a community-based, non-governmental organization established in Hatay, Turkiye, in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkiye and northern Syria in 2023. Rooted in the values of solidarity, compassion, and accountability, SEDYAD's mission is to strengthen local communities through collective action, support disaster-affected families, and contribute to a just and sustainable recovery process that prioritizes human dignity. The association was born from the collective will of residents in Serinyol, a district severely impacted by the earthquakes, who came together to respond to urgent humanitarian needs when traditional aid systems were overwhelmed. What began as a grassroots effort to provide food, shelter, and psychological support quickly evolved into a structured, legally recognized organization dedicated to long-term community resilience. SEDYAD's mission extends far beyond immediate relief. It envisions a society where local communities lead their own recovery, where women, children, and marginalized groups are empowered to shape their futures, and where solidarity serves as the foundation for social justice and sustainable development. The organization works to ensure that recovery is not just about rebuilding infrastructure but about restoring lives, hope, and trust within the community. Our Strategic Approach SEDYAD operates through a holistic approach that integrates humanitarian response, social support, education, and community development. Our guiding principles are: Local Leadership and Community Ownership Every project we implement begins with the people directly affected. SEDYAD believes that sustainable recovery must be locally led. Through participatory needs assessments and open community dialogues, we design programs that reflect real priorities rather than external agendas. Transparency and Accountability As a registered and active civil society organization, SEDYAD conducts all its activities with full transparency. All resources, donations, and expenditures are monitored and documented to ensure public trust and institutional integrity. Women and Youth Empowerment The participation of women and young people is at the heart of our work. We support women's cooperatives, create safe spaces for children, and encourage young volunteers to take leadership roles in rebuilding community life. Collaboration and Partnerships SEDYAD collaborates with national and international organizations including the Ministry of National Education, Turkish Red Crescent (Kzlay), Support to Life Foundation, and the Karsu Foundation. These collaborations allow us to extend our reach, improve program quality, and build bridges between local efforts and global solidarity. Sustainability and Capacity Building Our goal is not only to meet today's needs but to strengthen communities for tomorrow. We focus on livelihood restoration, vocational training, and social entrepreneurship to help families regain independence and security. Humanitarian Principles and Inclusion We uphold humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence in all our work. We serve everyone in need-regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, or political affiliation-ensuring that assistance is delivered fairly and respectfully. Programs and Impact Since its establishment, SEDYAD has implemented a variety of initiatives in Hatay and surrounding areas: Emergency Response: Distribution of food packages, hygiene kits, and basic supplies to thousands of families affected by the 2023 earthquakes. Shelter and Livelihood Support: Coordination of temporary housing assistance, small grants, and in-kind support to help families restart their lives. Education and Child Welfare: Partnership with the Ministry of National Education to provide educational materials and psychosocial support to children returning to school after displacement. Community Kitchens and Food Security: Operation of communal kitchens in coordination with local volunteers and partner NGOs to provide daily meals to vulnerable households. Women's Empowerment Programs: Training and mentoring initiatives enabling women to develop new skills, generate income, and actively participate in community decision-making. Vision for the Future SEDYAD's long-term vision is to transform the spirit of post-disaster solidarity into a model of sustainable community resilience that can inspire other regions of Turkiye and beyond. We are working to develop stronger local institutions, expand partnerships, and integrate innovative tools such as digital mapping, data collection, and storytelling to make community voices visible to the world. Through our work, we aim to ensure that no one is left behind in recovery. By empowering communities to lead, we believe that collective healing and transformation can replace loss and despair. SEDYAD stands as a testament to the power of unity, compassion, and local initiative - proving that even in times of great devastation, hope can be rebuilt from the ground up.

The objective of Educational Volunteers is to create and implement educational programs and extracurricular activities for children aged 6-14, so that they can acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes supporting their development as rational, responsible, self-confident, peaceable, inquisitive, cognizant, creative individuals, who are against any kind of discrimination, respect diversity and are committed to the basic principles of the Turkish Republic. TEGV implements unique educational programs, with the support of its volunteers, in the Education Parks, Learning Units, Firefly Mobile Learning Units, City Representative Offices and in primary schools through the "Support for Social Activities Protocol," established with the Ministry of Education.

Ihtiyac Haritas "Needs Map" is an online platform where people in need meet the people who want to support and make a difference in their neighbourhood.

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to mobilise its members to reintroduce sustainable Sport for All and physical activity practices into everyday lives, using the Designed to Move physical activity platform.

Board of European Students of Technology is a non-profit and non-political organisation that since 1989 strives to improve communication, cooperation and exchange opportunities for European students. The mission of BEST is to help students achieve an international mindset, reach a better understanding of cultures and societies and develop the capacity to work in culturally diverse environments. To achieve this mission BEST offers high quality services to technology students all over Europe. These services include a European engineering competition, academic courses, career events and events on educational involvement. BEST offers these events in 96 European Universities, spread among 34 countries, reaching over one million students, with the help of 3300 members. It is BEST's mission to provide complementary, non-formal education in every event that it organises. This to make sure that the students that are reached grow to their full potential before they enter the job market. It is essential for BEST to show students the value of complementary education, not only to widen their perspective on the technology topics covered in their studies, but also to teach them the needed soft skills. To begin, these soft skills are covered in BEST's events by bringing students together with its two other stakeholders, universities and companies, and letting them dialog. Secondly, BEST provides specific training sessions to teach students how to acquire these skills in a safe and stimulating environment among peers. Lastly, this is done not only towards outside students, but also towards BEST's own members. By letting them organise events after they had a thorough knowledge transfer and did some in-depth training sessions, they acquire a lot of hands-on experience that makes them valued assets on the job market. In all this soft skill acquirement, there is one thing that makes BEST special: everything happens in a culturally diverse environment. BEST's volunteers really learn how to cooperate with project members from all over Europe and also the outside students are introduced to a specific mindset that BEST likes to call 'the BEST spirit'. This means that everyone works together, respecting each other's backgrounds, to achieve a common goal: empower students and give them a voice in today's society. For this donation campaign BEST would focus on the educational involvement that it stimulates among European students. It is namely very unique that an organisation run by students offers their peers a voice by collecting data in surveys and events and presenting that data to the relevant authorities. BEST, therefore, attends a lot of conferences about education to be able to share our outcomes to the fullest. We hope to raise some donations in this campaign to be able to carry out next year's planning around the theme of Digital Literacy. This theme focuses on how prepared students and universities are for the upcoming digitisation wave. It raises the question of how we will learn and teach digital skills and how industry 4.0 will make its way into our education. For this program BEST invests in conducting surveys, doing symposia on education and writing scientific papers with the purpose of disseminating the outcomes. It is not the first time that BEST is going to conduct such an Educational Involvement Programme. Last year, for example, the theme was 'Diversity in STEM education' and the years before we covered topics such as pedagogical skills, new teaching methods, relation between university and industry, etc. So what were the steps BEST undertook to create all the materials around last year's topic? First, a team was created to do research on existing literature about 'Diversity in (STEM) education'. Based on that research a survey was created in which 4 diversity types were tackled: cultural diversity, ethnic diversity, gender diversity and students with disabilities. Then, after the answers of the survey were gathered and analysed, the subtopics for the BEST Symposia on Education were identified: in this case, each symposium had a different diversity type. The same team that worked on the content creation of the symposia also prepared and delivered the sessions of those symposia. After the events, the input of all the participating students is gathered in a scientific report, which is then either published in conferences, or disseminated through social media and newsletters. The approach used last year proved to be a successful one and will be repeated in this year's Educational Involvement Programme. If we manage to get more funds via Global Giving, this will mean that we can elaborate this process and spend more resources on content creation, promotion of the surveys and dissemination of our results. In short: we will be able to make a lot more noise in the educational world.

Global Changemakers works to an unshakable mission of supporting young people to create a positive change towards a more just, fair and sustainable world. We do this through skills development, capacity building, mentoring and grants.

who we are : The Salam Humanitarian Foundation, a Turkey-based charitable entity with operations extending into Syria, dedicates itself to alleviating the hardships wrought by the protracted Syrian conflict. Anchored in the tenets of humanitarianism and human rights, the organization directs its efforts toward the aid of the conflict's most defenseless victims, with a special emphasis on women and children. The foundation orchestrates a variety of programs spanning humanitarian aid, preventative measures, immediate relief, and long-term development initiatives. Its overarching mission is to foster self-sufficiency, enhance living standards, promote beneficial social practices, and contribute to the establishment of a secure and robust civil society. Our vision: We seek a society dominated by social justice, to enable individuals to live in dignity and safety . Our mission: It is the provision of aid and assistance to the population affected by the conflict, as we strive to provide comprehensive sustainable cooperative initiatives in several sectors that provide humanitarian and development assistance according to societal needs inside and outside Syria. We are committed not only to alleviating human suffering but also to a wider field that calls for equal rights and opportunities for all people. We aim for an inclusive society free from discrimination, where vulnerable groups of women, the disabled, refugees and internally displaced people become contributing members and live with dignity and respect.