Uyghur Hjelp Project
Uyghur Hjelp (also known as Uyghuryar) is a non-profit Uyghur human rights advocacy, documentation and humanitarian aid organization.
Who are we?
Our goal is helping the Uyghurs
Uyghur Hjelp (also known as Uyghuryar), a non-profit Uyghur human rights advocacy, documentation and humanitarian aid organization which aimed to research on human right violation, to document Uyghur detainees, to collect information about Uyghur plight, and also support Uyghurs in diaspora who are encountering with various challenges and the difficulties. This organization is not affiliated with any organizations. All participants of Uyghur Hjelp are passionate, dedicated, and sincere individuals who support this organization by making financial donation and/or by contributing their time and professional skills to help Uyghurs.
Our Projects
What We Do
As a non-profit organization, The Uyghur Hjelp includes the following projects:
Documenting Uyghur genocide, Preserving Uyghur culture in diaspora, Student Aid Projects & Youth Award, Vocational training, assisting the poor and orphans, Uyghur Advocacy Volunteer Award, Uyghur Mother Language Education Aid
What can you do
Anyone who would like to contribute to Uyghur Hjelp Project can do so through financial donation and/or with their time and applicable skillsets.
If you also would like to become a part of this project, you can support us by making financial donations, or contribute to the projects with your time and professional knowledge, skills and talents.
If you want to help students
A specific account will be provided to the donors. Donors will be provided with a monthly financial report. Accounting, finance, and oversight committees operate independently from each other to ensure the transparency and accountability. Nominees to these financial positions will be provided to the donors and donors’ input will be taken into consideration for finalization.
According to the implementation plan, potential donors will be identified, and amount of their monthly donation will be estimated. Then, the number of students and their monthly financial needs will be provided to the donors. The fund will be distributed according to the available budget and the need of each student.
Donors can join the project publicly, anonymously, or through third parties. The applicant needs to provide a government issued photo ID, a recommendation letter and a proof of financial need. Unless requested by both parties, the identities and privacy of the beneficiaries and donors should not be disclosed to each other. To apply for the financial assistance, the applicant must fill out the application form truthfully, provide necessary documents, a recommendation letter, and meet all the eligibility requirements. If the financial assistance is no longer needed, the beneficiaries are encouraged to contribute financially to the project or volunteer their time for the project.
The objective of the project is to sponsor students receiving professional training in science, engineering and social science disciplines, such as medicine, engineering, computer science, pharmaceutical science, software engineering, market management, green energy, mechanical engineering , journalism, law, management, economics, accounting, social sciences, psychology, and theology. The projects will also help students to be successful in their academic training and subsequent professional careers.
Since most of the existing financial aid organizations only sponsor students who are already in colleges and universities, this project will provide financial aid to students who are in technical vocational training schools, language schools or other types of vocational schools. Program will also sponsor students who are preparing for their exams. The beneficiaries will sign contract with the project noting that once becoming financially independent they will become potential donors of the project.
If you want to support vocational training and job training
Uyghur Hjelp organize different types and different level of job training, we support tuition and basic needs of trainees. Your donation will help them to learn new skills and to assist their basic needs.
If you want to support preserving Uyghur culture projects
Since 2018 Uyghur Hjelp keep assisting Uyghur Mother Language education in Turkey. There are 13 Mother Language weekend school in Istanbul, your donation will keep these Mother Language schools running normally. We support Mother Language teachers renting fee of the schools and help the publish teaching materials. Uyghur Hjelp promote Uyghur publishing industry in diaspora. We published 15 Uyghur books, if we have support we will publish Uyghur books for kids and for adults and also we are planning to publish pamphlets about the country they are living, For example, Health care, insurance, transportation rules, education and basic hygiene. Uyghur Meshrep is on the world intangible heritage list, if we have support for support for preserving Uyghur Meshrep in diaspora we will revitalize this culture in diaspora.
