– showing once again how young women can bring change to their own lives and communities Thanks to TWI’s signature Sparks Program in Turkey, children read more

The third showing of TWI’s “Stories of Courage” took place in April in Southern California, with actors Lisa Cirincione and Tiffany Mualem once again aptly read more

“Stories of Courage,” the dramatic reading profiling the lives of Sparks alumni, took center stage at TWI’s Northern California fundraiser in January. At several points read more

This year marks the 10th anniversary of TWI. It was in 2008 that Sema Basol took the first steps in achieving her dream of making read more

  TWI’s November Southern California fundraiser, “Stories of Courage” was a success on many levels. The highlight was the stage reading of the lives and read more

Refika Celik, a 2017 graduate of Istanbul University and Sparks Program in Turkey, is visiting California August through November. The purpose is to experience American read more

  At the annual fall cook-off fundraiser of the Star Rotary Club of Silicon Valley, Club President Can Aran introduced speaker Refika Celik, graduate of read more

TWI’s first film to debut at events this fall! Creation of TWI’s first promotional video is underway, and we are delighted to have the guidance read more

Sparks Program wraps up another year culminating in the positive transformation of participants and their communities. Thanks to TWI’s signature Sparks program in Turkey, hearing-impaired read more

A quick look at what’s what and who’s who TWI News Support, for many young women in Turkey, is life changing…especially for those with big read more

In 2016, TWI co-founder Sema Başol has accepted honors on behalf of TWI and DLD from three organizations this year   ATAA Turkish American Conference, read more

Lizge comes from a village of 70 people where her parents support the family selling goat milk and cheese. She is 20 years old, the read more