Mission and Trustees
The IHH aims to reach every region hit by wars, disasters, poverty and human rights abuses, and believes that civilian initiatives play a complementary role beside intervention by states and international organizations in resolving humanitarian problems. It is also their goal todeliver humanitarian aid to all people and take necessary steps to prevent any violations against their basic rights and liberties.
These goals are achieved through the delivering of foodstuffs, clothes and tents to crisis regions hit by wars, conflicts, and natural disaster to meet urgent needs of victims. The foundation further provides health services in drought and aridity-stricken regions where poverty and deprivation have become chronic, and carries out long-term projects that aim at enabling local peoples stand on their own feet. For those wanting to work with the organization, some emphasized activities include take active part in their activities, making donations or fund-raising, organizing seminars, and distributing posters.
Trustees of the organization include:
- Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım - President
- Hüseyin Oruç - Deputy President
- Mahmut Savaίş - Charter member
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