Çocukların Değiştirme Gücü: HEMPA’nın Hikâyesi | İbrahim Enes Duruay | TEDxMFL High School Youth

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İbrahim Enes Duruay successfully established the HEMPA Çocuk Derneği, initially facing legal hurdles regarding the minimum age requirement (18) for establishing an association, eventually overcoming this barrier and expanding their aid efforts across Turkey and internationally, including providing aid to Syrian refugee children in earthquake-affected areas.

Key Points: The speaker, İbrahim Enes Duruay, founded the HEMPA Çocuk Derneği to help children facing inequality, particularly focusing on basic rights like shelter, food, education, and health. The initial legal barrier encountered was the requirement that association founders must be over 18, which Duruay and his team overcame by appealing to the Presidency and eventually establishing the organization. The organization expanded its aid operations across Turkey, including regions affected by the earthquake, and internationally, notably reaching Syrian refugee children in camps near the border. HEMPA has conducted field visits, organized aid campaigns (delivering school supplies and hygiene kits), and conducted social support workshops for children and adults. The organization received recognition, including an award from the Turkish Presidency, and was a finalist for the European Council's Social Cohesion Award. Duruay emphasizes that the greatest reward is seeing the smiles of the children they help and that their goal is to ensure every child can reach their fundamental rights.

Context: The video features İbrahim Enes Duruay, the founder and chairman of the HEMPA Çocuk Derneği (HEMPA Children's Association), sharing the story of how he and his team established the NGO while still young. The presentation details their journey in overcoming legal obstacles related to their age, their subsequent aid activities primarily focused on children in need both within Turkey (including earthquake zones) and abroad (like in Syria), and the recognition they have received for their impactful work.

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