{"id":8469,"date":"2026-06-02T09:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/?p=8469"},"modified":"2026-06-13T22:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:33:19","slug":"aya-memleketine-dondu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/aya-memleketine-dondu\/","title":{"rendered":"Aya returned her home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8470\" src=\"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8350-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8350-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8350-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8350-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8350-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8350-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aya L.<\/strong>\u00a0from Italy has successfully completed her volunteering experience in Sinop through the Italian Civilian Service programme. Throughout her 11-month journey, she made valuable contributions to both local community initiatives and animal welfare activities, leaving a positive impact on everyone she worked with.<\/p>\n<p>During her volunteering experience, Aya actively supported EPEKA\u2019s projects and activities. She contributed to the organization and implementation of public events such as exhibitions, movie screenings, workshops, and other community activities, helping participants engage more actively in the events. She also supported various online activities and assisted with project-related tasks, contributing to the successful implementation of EPEKA\u2019s initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Aya took an active role in the activities of the Sahipsiz Hayvanlar\u0131 Koruma ve Ya\u015fatma Derne\u011fi, supporting efforts aimed at improving the lives of stray animals. She participated in recycling activities that promoted environmental sustainability and helped create handmade products for fundraising sales benefiting stray animals.<\/p>\n<p>A significant part of Aya\u2019s volunteering experience was dedicated to animal care. She regularly supported activities at the village cat shelter, helping with cleaning and maintaining the animals\u2019 living spaces, preparing food, and assisting with their daily care. She also took dogs for walks, contributing to their physical well-being and social interaction. Her compassion, dedication, and care greatly benefited the animals and the people working to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>Through her commitment, hard work, and positive attitude, Aya made a meaningful contribution to our organization, the local community, and the animals she supported. Her willingness to help and her enthusiasm for volunteering have been an inspiration to those around her.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Aya, for your dedication, kindness, and valuable contributions throughout your time in Sinop. We wish you every success in your future endeavors and hope that the friendships, experiences, and memories you created here will stay with you for many years to come. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>#ItalianCivilianService #Volunteering #Solidarity #EPEKA #Sinop #CommunityEngagement #AnimalWelfare #Recycling #StrayAnimals #CatShelter #AnimalCare #YouthParticipation #VolunteerImpact #ThankYouAya<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aya L.\u00a0from Italy has successfully completed her volunteering experience in Sinop through the Italian Civilian Service programme. Throughout her 11-month journey, she made valuable contributions to both local community initiatives and animal welfare activities, leaving a positive impact on everyone she worked with. During her volunteering experience, Aya actively supported EPEKA\u2019s projects and activities. She contributed to the organization and implementation of public events such as exhibitions, movie screenings, workshops, and other community activities, helping participants engage more actively in the events. She also supported various online activities and assisted with project-related tasks, contributing to the successful implementation of EPEKA\u2019s initiatives. In addition, Aya took an active role in the activities of the Sahipsiz Hayvanlar\u0131 Koruma ve Ya\u015fatma Derne\u011fi, supporting efforts aimed at improving the lives of stray animals. She participated in recycling activities that promoted environmental sustainability and helped create handmade products for fundraising sales benefiting stray animals. A significant part of Aya\u2019s volunteering experience was dedicated to animal care. She regularly supported activities at the village cat shelter, helping with cleaning and maintaining the animals\u2019 living spaces, preparing food, and assisting with their daily care. She also took dogs for walks, contributing to their physical well-being and social interaction. Her compassion, dedication, and care greatly benefited the animals and the people working to protect them. Through her commitment, hard work, and positive attitude, Aya made a meaningful contribution to our organization, the local community, and the animals she supported. Her willingness to help and her enthusiasm for volunteering have been an inspiration to those around her. Thank you, Aya, for your dedication, kindness, and valuable contributions throughout your time in Sinop. We wish you every success in your future endeavors and hope that the friendships, experiences, and memories you created here will stay with you for many years to come. \u2764\ufe0f #ItalianCivilianService #Volunteering #Solidarity #EPEKA #Sinop #CommunityEngagement #AnimalWelfare #Recycling #StrayAnimals #CatShelter #AnimalCare #YouthParticipation #VolunteerImpact #ThankYouAya<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,5,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8469"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8519,"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8469\/revisions\/8519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epeka.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}