The Hope Caravan Humanitarian Aid Foundation (Umut Kervanı Vakfı) has launched a nationwide stationery assistance campaign under the slogan “Be Hope for Tomorrow”, aiming to support tens of thousands of students from low-income families ahead of the 2026–2027 academic year.

As part of the campaign, the foundation plans to distribute stationery packages to students in need across Türkiye during the first week of September, before schools reopen. The beneficiaries are being identified through the foundation’s members and volunteers working in provinces across the country.

The aid packages are intended to provide students with essential educational supplies and help families facing financial difficulties prepare their children for the new school year.

Hope Caravan carries out humanitarian assistance throughout the year in numerous countries and intensifies its activities during periods such as Ramadan, religious holidays, the beginning of the academic year and natural disasters.

Speaking to Ilke News Agency (ILKHA), the foundation's chairman Cengiz Kurtaran said they had launched its annual stationery campaign with the aim of ensuring that children begin the school year with the materials they need.

“As the Umut Kervanı Humanitarian Aid Foundation, we have launched our stationery project for the 2026–2027 academic year under the theme ‘Be Hope for Tomorrow,’” Kurtaran said.

He explained that volunteers are currently conducting fieldwork in numerous provinces to identify children from families experiencing financial hardship.

Kurtaran said the campaign would cover students at primary, secondary and high school levels, with no age restriction within those categories.

“We want to deliver stationery aid to the students who will be hope for tomorrow,” he said, adding that the foundation also plans to continue supporting students through different initiatives throughout the academic year.

Kurtaran called on philanthropists to contribute to the campaign, saying the foundation has set the cost of supporting one student with a stationery package at 1,000 Turkish liras.

He emphasized that education remains one of the foundation’s key areas of humanitarian work because of its long-term importance for individuals, families and society.

“We know that education is a highly effective value for the individual, the family, and society. For this reason, we will always support education,” Kurtaran said.

He described the 1,000-lira contribution as a modest form of assistance capable of helping students meet their educational needs for the year.

“Our aim is to hold our students’ hands and ensure they go to school smiling with their needs met,” he said, urging philanthropists to contribute to the “Be Hope for Tomorrow” campaign.

In addition to its nationwide assistance campaign, Umut Kervanı plans to provide educational support in several countries, particularly Palestine, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan.

The foundation, which conducts humanitarian activities in dozens of countries and across different regions of the world, said education assistance forms part of its broader effort to support children and vulnerable communities.

With the new campaign, Umut Kervanı aims to help tens of thousands of students begin the new academic year with essential school supplies while encouraging wider public participation in educational assistance. (ILKHA)