This week’s episode is a special edition of the podcast. Like many of you, we both felt sad and helpless after seeing the suffering caused by the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria last month. Therefore, we decided to take our feelings and put them into a podcast episode. 

We are shining a bright light on an outstanding organization located in Hatay, Türkiye, called “Be the Voice of Girls.” https://bethevoiceofgirls.org/

The episode introduces the 2009 hit song, “Wavin’ Flag,” by the Somali-Canadian performer, K’naan. The grammar focus is one-syllable comparative adjectives. 

Take a moment to listen to the episode and find out about this inspiring organization and the amazing woman behind it. 

Official YouTube Video of the Original Version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrurenhpPxE

Official YouTube Video of the FIFA World Cup Coca Cola version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTJSt4wP2ME

Official YouTube Video of the Young Artists for Haiti Version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB7L1BIDELc

For more content, visit the Singing Languages website. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/special-episode-be-the-voice-of-girls

Follow us on Instagram @singinglanguages.

Please consider making a donation to the relief efforts in Türkiye and Syria. 

English Language Fellows with assignments in Türkiye have set up a donation site to make a direct, local impact on the affected areas.

https://chuffed.org/project/96147-support-earthquake-victims-in-turkey-and-syria?fbclid=PAAaa6yxHFYJprV_F2CZqqV8ABLX5neAzuIjgp_iO6sDkrw-RaIY7-DshbmWc 

In addition, our contact with Be the Voice of Girls shared two organizations making a significant impact in Gaziantep, which was 20 miles from the epicenter of the February 6 earthquake. 

These foundations don't use third party sites to accept donations, so information on how to access the bank information to make a wire transfer is included below.

Empati Foundation - http://www.empati.org.tr/

• Empati About Us page in English - http://www.empati.org.tr/about_us-36-35-1 
• Link to the Instagram post for information on how to donate - https://www.instagram.com/p/Coa0mfWK-m3

Gaziantep Help Foundation - http://www.gaziantepyardimvakfi.org/

• After clicking the link above, a pop-up window should appear with the bank information.