New Pictures from Biga

Dear friends,

I am happy to say that I write you all today from Biga! I arrived yesterday evening from Istanbul on the ferry from Yenikapı and am now happily reunited with my Turkısh friends and "family!"

Ayse Sokullu (my host mother and a Bikad-cooperative co-founder) and I spent the day gathering and skanning receipts from the past month to send to the good folks at the Bridge to Turkiye Fund. We are now all caught up with documenting what work was done with the first $10,000 instalment, including:

-Dismantling the prefabricated building in Golcuk
-Transporting the building from Golcuk to Biga
-Installing a plumbing system
-Building permit
-The first two months of property rent

Our next steps include the following:

-Deciding on a type of siding (wood, plastic, etc....) and construction of siding
-Deciding on a type of roof shingles and construction of roof
-Landscaping for the outside of the center
-Fixing up the inside of the center (walls & floor)

Below I´ve shared some new pictures of the center-in-progress:

1. The center is positioned between two lower-income neighborhoods. Women and children from these neighborhoods will be able to walk easily to the center from their houses.

2. The center is in a pretty, safe area with lots of garden-lined apartments:

3. The view from one side of the center. Note that this siding will be covered:

4. The view out one of the center´s front windows:

5. This is one of two large rooms that will be used for children´s classrooms and daycare:

6. This is one of two large rooms that will be used for women`s classrooms, office space, and/or social space.

7. The other view of the center:

8. The view from the back of the center:

Thanks so much for reading!

all my best,

Jill