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2019
EKİP’s cooperative is a brand new healthy women social cooperative established in Istanbul. We provide innovative, healthy and affordable food products and meals, produced sustainably while practicing social cooperative economics with and for women. We want to make a difference! Start of the EKİP journey incubated by Jana April The first group of women joined the project January Started production and sales in Maide Kitchen March EKİP’s cooperative became a legally established entity April Protocol signed with Küçükçekmece Municipality April Start of the renovation of our restaurant sept 2021: handover by Jana to the EKİP board. Mission Vision The cooperative is led by an experienced and committed board of directors. They combine experience in public and private sector together with representation from the syrian and Turkish community. A number of associations, international organizations, private sector companies and governmental institutions in Turkey provide invaluable support to make our daily operations possible. 2019-2020: Seed Funding by the European Union (implementation support provided by the World Bank). The Jana team was made up of highly experienced professionals combining business skills and field experience. Jana’s incubation partners are experts in business development and women empowerment. Lawyer Municipality of Küçükçekmece
About Us
Social cooperative economics with and for women
More information
We are a group of 50 strong women from various backgrounds, ages and origins.
EKİP’s cooperative is a women venture that sells balanced meals with the intent of creating social and environmental impact!
We want to prove to ourselves and to the market that we can run a successful business while maintaining a good work-life balance. We want to beat the statistics.
Our Story
EKİP’s cooperative was established to change the pre-existing mindset about female-led social entrepreneurship!!
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Our essence
Our values bring together a strong collective around a sustainable project
We want to break the mould in Turkey by providing innovative, healthy, and seasonal food products and meals, produced sustainably while practicing social cooperative economics with and for women.
Our goal is to engage with local farmers and producers, pursue sustainable consumption and production for the purpose of building a circular economy model within the food sector in Istanbul, big cities in Turkey, and beyond. Our venture will be composed of female-led, inclusive and sustainable businesses that follow the principles of social cooperatives.
The Board
Supporters
Funders
The incubation team (2019-2021)
The Board
EKİP’s cooperative is led by an experienced and committed board of directors. They combine experience in the public and in private sector together with representatives from the members.
The Supervisory Board
Av. Şirin Tabanlı Yanık
Mehmet Erdönmez
GÜLŞEN LAÇİN
İşkil Müberra
Supporters
A number of associations, international organizations, private sector companies and governmental institutions in Turkey provide invaluable support to make our daily operations possible.
Jana Incubation team (Jan 19- Sept21)
Jana incubated the project on behalf of the World Bank; they were in charge for onboarding and training the members, setting and developing the business and expand the reach of stakeholders. They handed over to the board of EKİP in September 2021.
Sandrine Ramboux
Olga Blasco
Emine Kaya
Banu Aslan
What’s New
Latest news from EKİP’s Project
