Humanitarian Aid to Sudan from our Foundation

The Salih Tatlici Foundation donated to the World Food Programme (WFP), a leading international aid organization that saves the lives of civilians adversely affected by the civil war in Sudan, provides food aid, and works with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

We Supported Civil War Victims in Sudan

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “As we have learned from the news in the media, the humanitarian tragedy in Sudan continues to escalate with the increase in hunger. A record number of people, about one-third of the population, were already facing hunger in Sudan before the current conflict erupted. The ongoing violence has the potential to drive millions more people into hunger. As the Foundation, we supported the aid campaign organized by the World Food Programme (WFP) to continue providing much-needed food, medical and humanitarian assistance in Sudan. On this occasion, we hope that diplomatic efforts to end the civil war will be concluded positively and peace will come as soon as possible.“

World Food Programme – WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) was established in 1961 (by order of US President Dwight Eisenhower) as an experiment to provide food aid through the United Nations system. Its mission is emergency relief, but also rehabilitation. The first development program was launched in 1963 for the Nubian community in Sudan. Today, WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian aid organization, saving lives and changing lives. When disasters occur, it strives hard to support nutrition and food security. Its field presence is deep; its operational understanding of food needs is unrivaled.

In October 2020, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize to WFP due to its “efforts to combat hunger, its contribution to improving conditions of peace in conflict-affected areas, and acting as a driving force to prevent hunger from being used as a weapon of war and conflict”. In 2022, WFP collected a record-breaking US$ 14.2 billion in contributions. WFP has about 21,000 staff worldwide, more than 90 percent of whom are based in the countries where the agency assists. WFP is governed by a 36-member Board of Directors. It works in close cooperation with its two Rome-based sister organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. WFP partners with more than 900 national and international NGOs to provide food assistance and tackle the underlying causes of hunger.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

Support to Fight Against Hunger from Uğur and Nurten Tatlıcı

Late businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı donated to the World Food Programme (WFP), which works under the United Nations and fights hunger worldwide. Uğur and Nurten Tatlıcı, who donated to the School Feeding section created by the program for the healthy nutrition of school-age children, became the program’s supporters that help feed millions of children worldwide every day as the world’s largest and most comprehensive school meal provider.

For a Better World, Don’t Let Children Go Hungry

“My late father used to say that ‘hunger is one of the greatest disasters that can happen to a person.’” He always prayed that no one would be educated by hunger, and he always supported everyonestarving, whether child or adult. If we want to live in a world in peace and tranquility, the problem of hunger must be resolved. In a world of abundance, hunger should be a thing of the past. My mother and I also believe that hunger will lead to diseases, deaths, and an increase in the tendency to commit crimes, and we support organizations that fight hunger,” Uğur Tatlıcı said regarding the donation.

Humanitarian organization that saves and changes lives: World Food Program (WFP)

World Food Programme (WFP) is the ‘United Nations’ food aid program and the world’s largest humanitarian organization in the field of hunger and food security. Established in 1961, the program also delivers food aid to people in emergencies such as wars and natural disasters.

One of the fields of activity within the scope of the World Food Programme is the support of School Feeding. Almost all countries around the world have a school meal program, and every day, efforts are made to ensure that at least 368 million children, from kindergartens to secondary schools, have a healthy diet and complete their development in favorable conditions.

With the efforts of the World Food Programme, effective steps can be taken for both education and healthy nutrition of children by reaching the poor and families struggling with hunger through their school-age children.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made with the personal income of the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.