Papuduk Book Series

Sabancı Foundation Board of Trustees Member Serra Sabancı would listen to the stories of Papuduk the Rabbit from her grandmother as a young child. These stories were penned by Tolga Öztorun, a Sabancı Foundation Changemaker, and Lider Hepgenç, a creative drama tutor, and illustrated by Ece Zeber. Reviewed by Feyza Çorapçı, Ph.D., the stories were then ready to reach out to all children across Turkey through Tekir Publishing House. You can find audio versions of all books read by actress Eda Ece on the Sabancı Foundation website.

In 2022, two new storybooks as well as the Papuduk and the Animal Rights Activity Book for pre-schoolers were added to the Papuduk book series. The Papuduk book series for children between the ages of 7 and 9 aims to help raise an animal- and nature-friendly generation. The activity book introduced Papuduk to children of ages four and above.

In 2022, there were a total of 65 workshops, of which 11 were online, 12 were training of the trainers programs, and 42 were physical workshops. The workshops reached over 700 children. In close cooperation with Changemakers, grantees, institutions, municipalities, and other NGOs in these workshops.

Our cooperations include the following: Istanbul Volunteers, Şişli Municipality, Sakıp Sabancı Mardin City Museum, Art Anywhere Association, Colorful Hopes Association, SMA Foundation, Hempa Children's Association, Ankara Children's Festival.

Furthermore, 62 participants of our 2022 Training of the Trainers sessions at Papuduk Workshops began organizing their own workshops.