PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 6th, 2015

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Kimse Yok Mu, Turkey's leading NGO amongst the

best 100 NGOs in the world
Kimse Yok Mu belongs to the non profit international
Ivy league
Istanbul, Turkey Kimse Yok Mu (KYM), an international, non profit humanitarian aid and
development organization, active in 113 countries is chosen as one of the best 100 NGOs in the
world by Global_Geneva, which is a non-profit platform for Top 500 NGOs ranking. According to
Global_Geneva Top 500 NGOs editor Jean-Christophe Nothias Kimse Yok Mu belongs to the non
profit international Ivy league. According to Kimse Yok Mu President Ismail Cingz, now thats
it's verified that KYM is one of the important NGOs, KYM's job has become more difficult. "We
will continue our activities in a manner appropriate to this trust. he said.
Global_Geneva monitors the international non-profit community for ideas, values, and models
that challenge normal approaches to policy, the market, and NGO activity. A key monitoring tool
is the Top 500 NGOs ranking. It ranks Top 500 NGOs around the world according to specific
criteria, which are impact, innovation and sustainability.
According to Global_Geneva, KYMs high scores for impact and sustainability paved the path for
success. Its independence, transparency and innovation was also highlighted as the principles
which made it possible for KYM, Turkey's leading charity to enter the TOP 100 as the first Turkish
NGO.
Top 500 NGOs editor Jean-Christophe Nothias motivated Kimse Yok Mu's powerful
entrance to the list, Kimse Yok Mu counts as one of the very good surprise of the 2015
ranking. Looking at the three major criteria which are Impact, Innovation and
Sustainability, it should be noted that Kimse Yok Mu scored very well in terms of
innovation. This is due to the fact that Kimse Yok Mu handles a very large spectrum of
operations, from education, health, development to humanitarian aid. Such a spectrum
is something rather unusual in the global non profit sector. It has also shown high
commitments in terms of academic paper publication in particular through its selective
InnovAction for Poverty program. The mix of activities handled by Kimse Yok Mu makes
it an in-depth and valuable player when taking action to the field. There is no doubt
from our scoring that Kimse Yok Mu belongs to the non profit international Ivy league.
Again this has made a difference against other excellent NGOs that did the top tier 100
of the Top 500 NGOs. Kimse Yok Mu is one of the twenty-two NGOs entering the top tier
of the Top 500 NGOs in 2015. Kimse Yok Mu counts as one of the very good surprise of
the 2015 ranking. It is also interesting to highlight the fact that Kimse Yok Mu has
gained respect for its independence and transparency efforts..

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We, as Kimse Yok Mu are active in 113 countries and continue our activities regardless
of the religion, language or race of the people in need. It's an important motivation for
us to enter the TOP 100 NGOs list with a reference to KYM's innovative approaches,
effective & sustainable relief activities and independent, transparent & innovative
structure. Now it's verified that we are one of the important NGOs, our job has become
more difficult. We will continue our activities in a manner appropriate to this trust.
commented Kimse Yok Mu President Ismail Cingz.
Among the highest ranked NGOs of 2015 are the UK organizations Oxfam, Islamic Relief
International and Save The Children, the USA organizations Acumen, Partners In Health and
World Vision, as well as organizations from Bangladesh (BRAC), Denmark (Danish Refugee
Council), and the top-ranked MSF (Doctors Without Borders) from France. Among new entries to
the top tier (top 100) are the Grameen Bank and Islamic Relief International, as well as Survival
International, Garden of Hope from Taiwan, the African Ushahidi, Help Age International, the
Gavi Alliance, Action Aid, Make A Difference, Voix Libres, Democracy Reporting International,
Friends of the Earth, the Nobel Prize-winning Malada Fund and Techo from Chile.
Established in 2002, KYM focuses on disaster relief, humanitarian aid and education of vulnerable
populations, accessible healthcare, post-conflict/post-disaster development, capacity building,
and increasing access to clean water. It extends outreach to people regardless of race, religion,
or gender. Over the past 3 years; 3,056,432 people donated to KYM. Besides holding consultative
status of UN ECOSOC, KYM is a solution partner of the UN. It works in coordination with UN
Organizations, GOs, NGOs and governments. KYM hosts approximately +200,000 dedicated
volunteers.
(For more information: http://www.top500ngos.net/the-new-top-500-ngos/ )

Press Contact
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Hatice Avci
KYM International Media Relations Responsible
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+90 531 273 71 14

hatice.avci@kimseyokmu.org.tr

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