The Hanan Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to creating opportunities through education and mentorship for at risk refugees and orphans. By providing these at-risk children with the basic needs necessary to cope and overcome the trauma of war and exile and facilitate their success in going back to school, we strive to build a generation of strong and confident individuals with high aspirations, despite the hardships they have endured.

In 2015, our founder was recognized by the Kanarya k.cekmece District in Istanbul, Turkey for her contribution to several humanitarian missions to help the Turkish government financially and logistically in their efforts to assimilate the Syrian refugees. During that time, the Tayfur Sökmen İlkokulu (Tayfur Sökn Primary School) in the district was failing in its mission to transition the Syrian refugees to the Turkish school system. In 2015, Hanan Foundation was approached by the district to take over the operation and financial responsibility for this school. The district renamed the school to Salahidin Ayoubi School. The Foundation helped create a new curriculum, hired staff and teachers to provide remedial education to children and to equip them with tools they need to succeed in the Turkish education system.
In addition, the Foundation provided basic clothing, school lunches, shoes and winter coats and other support functions for the students. We also incorporated computer literacy, physical education, health, science, geography and language within the school to ensure a well-rounded program.

In 2016, Hanan received a brand-new school building as a donation from the municipality of Sultanbeyli, in Istanbul to start the Hanan Okulu (Hanan school) for orphans and refugees. Later in 2016, we were recognized, by the Public Works Director, for saving two schools and transitioning them to the Turkish Education System in correspondence with Hanan Okulu.

Another one of our greatest accomplishments in 2016 was building a supportive coalition with Give Light Foundation and receiving generous donations from them to support our orphans.

In 2018, we established a Hanan Community Center for women and youth in Fatih/Istanbul, where the majority of Syrian refugees live. Our center for women and youth is a place that unites displaced families and offers them training to seek work, opportunities to learn the Turkish language, strengthen their Arabic language, and a chance to create a social network. Hanan is focused on developing inner strength to secure the future for Syrian Refugees so that they can better become independent and successful members of society. The community center provided financial assistance, funded many lifesaving medical procedures, and distributed needed food staples to the community.