
Welcome To Istanbul&I
Istanbul&I is a volunteer community that empowers youth to make a better Istanbul for all! We organize volunteer projects with disadvantaged and displaced communities around the city. We also host social inclusion projects, from skills-building workshops to cultural nights, that build capacity and bring people from different backgrounds together.
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WHAT WE DO
There are two types of projects in Istanbul&I
Volunteering Projects
We work to harness the skillsets of our diverse community of volunteers for the social benefit of disadvantaged communities in Istanbul. Some of our volunteering projects in Istanbul seek to ensure that everyone’s basic needs are met today, while our capacity-building programs aim to create better opportunities for tomorrow.
Social Inclusion Projects
Our community space is open to all in Istanbul! We forge connections across nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and legal status, creating one of the rare communities in Istanbul uniting locals and foreigners of all stripes. Events focused on cultural exchange, language practice, intellectual discussion and skills exchange deepen our interpersonal understanding.
istanbul&i in numbers
250
Volunteers
50
Countries
15
Projects
100
beneficiaries
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Volunteer Spotlight
Chand is a graduate from Istanbul Technical University and has been a volunteer at Istanbul&I since December 2019. He is actively engaged with the Turkish Speaking Club and the English Speaking Club.

Manohur Chand Poonyth
Amjad is a Computer Engineering student at BTEC Academy. He joined as a volunteer in September and has been highly active in the photography and videography of our projects as well as taking part in our volunteering projects Sokak Lambası and Yedikule Animal Shelter!

Amjad Khoulani
Born and raised in Brunei, Ara came to Istanbul in 2016 to pursue her Master studies in Ottoman Studies at Istanbul Medeniyet University.

Ara Ahmad
Zeynep is a Law Faculty student at Istanbul University and has been an active volunteer at Istanbul&I since 2018. She is the manager of our latest Yedikule Animal Shelter Volunteer project.

Zeynep Duygu
Fatih is Mechatronic Engineer and has been an active volunteer at Istanbul&I since March 2019. He is a member of the HR team and he volunteers at most of our
