29.06.2021 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, at the online ceremony where the My Sister grant program winners were announced, stated that they are aware of the great importance of female entrepreneurs in the development of the country and that they aim to empower women in all areas with this vision.
30 female entrepreneurs
who were entitled to a total of 765,000 liras of business development grant
support within the scope of the “My Sister Grant Program” implemented to
support entrepreneurial women operating in the food sector were announced at an
online ceremony.
TOBB President M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu remotely attended the award ceremony of the program organized in
cooperation with TOBB, Coca-Cola Turkey and Habitat Association.
Stating that they
reached 20,000 female entrepreneurs with My Sister Project, Hisarcıklıoğlu
explained that they provide education and mentoring support, branding,
financial literacy training programs, as well as grant support to 10,000 female
entrepreneurs.
Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed
out that this year's “Local Flavor Grant Program” is of particular importance, “As
you know, the food and drink sector is perhaps among the sectors most affected
by the pandemic period. On this occasion, we have doubled the amount of grant
support and the number of beneficiaries this year. According to the results to
be announced today, I congratulate all 30 female entrepreneurs who will be
eligible for grants.”
Noting that women are
aware of their transformative power in every field they are in, Hisarcıklıoğlu
stated that they will continue to take part in these and similar projects in
order to support female entrepreneurs.
- Coca-Cola Turkey General Manager Başak Karaca
Coca-Cola Turkey
General Manager Başak Karaca said that the project, which started with small
steps in 2015, in ongoing with great momentum.
Karaca stated that they
believe investing in women as a company, wherever they are in the world, is an
investment in the future. “In particular, we are aware that the economic
empowerment of women plays a transformative role in the global economy. Based
on this belief, we are working to strengthen women's place in society in the
countries where we operate.”
Karaca said the project
aims to support the participation of 250,000 women in social and economic life
by the end of the year.
- Habitat Association Chairman Sezai Hazır
Habitat Association
Chairman Sezai Hazır noted that as an association, they have attached
importance to digitalization for many years.
“Our aim is to
contribute to the promotion of the products produced by entrepreneurial women,
to increase their visibility and to strengthen their socio-economic position.”
Following the speeches,
the winners were announced by Canan Özdemir İşmen, Member of the Upper Board of
TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council, and Chef Somer Sivrioğlu.
- About the program
The grant program was
announced on November 20, 2020 and received applications from nearly 360 women entrepreneurs
and women's cooperatives.
As a result of the
interviews, 50 participants from 28 different provinces in 7 regions were
selected. In April 2021, they participated in online training camps to support
the field they serve with their education such as finance, e-commerce, food
label literacy, business management. On 27-30 April 2021, the final stage of
the jury was completed.
In this context, 29
female entrepreneurs will be supported with a total of 765,000 liras of
business development grants, including 25,000 liras and 1 female entrepreneur
40,000 lira jury special award.
- 30 entrepreneurial women who won grant support in My
Sister Project announced
Applications of
entrepreneurial women were evaluated by a jury consisting of directors of TOBB,
Habitat Association, Coca-Cola Turkey, Turkish Women Entrepreneurs Association
(KAGİDER) and Arya Women.
Hülya Elibol received
the special jury award within the scope of My Sister Project Grant Program,
while the other grant support winners are as follows:
Aslı Kaya, Ayşe Çakır
Yazgel, Derya Kübra Er, Ece Çiftçi, Elmas Taşpınar, Emine Çap, Esra Çakır,
Hatice Dikyol, Hatice Kudal, Hatun Demiray, Hüsniye Pekmez, Leman Ceyhan,
Melike Çaça, Meryem Koçoğlu, Mevlude Tülek, Miray Yerliyurt, Naime Yiğit,
Nefise Değirmenci, Nermin Özcan, Nilüfer Kart, Nuray Polat, Nuray Üstünel,
Öznur Şahin, Saniye Gümüşçıbık, Seher Önel, Sennur Çetin, Suzan Soygür, Tuğçe
Arca, Yıldız Gündüz.