Born in 1993 in Istanbul, Social Entrepreneur Ece \u00c7ift\u00e7i completed her undergraduate studies in only 3 years. She put her social responsibility project, she\u2019d started up in her high school days, on a formal and regular trajectory while in college and established SosyalBen Foundation in 2013. Having pioneered SosyalBen Store, an economic enterprise, and SosyalBen Academy, offering consultancy for individual social responsibility projects, in addition to her foundation work, \u00c7ift\u00e7i gathered all her social responsibility activities under the roof of SosyalBen Foundation in 2017. \u00c7ift\u00e7i was invited to BBVA Momentum Training Program by Garanti Bank in order to receive strategic investment support for her projects. She represented Turkey in the 2017 G(irls)20 Summit held by G20 countries, where young women aged 18-23 develop solutions to women\u2019s problems in their own countries. With the social enterprise network created by SosyalBen brands, she was chosen as the \u201cWoman Entrepreneur of Turkey\u201d from among 34.000 women in Turkey\u2019s Woman Entrepreneur Competition organized by Garanti Bank and Economist. She became the first and only Turkish woman who received an award from the U.S.A. Foreign Ministry in the \u201cPromising Young Leaders\u201d ceremony held in April 2018. Since October 2018, she has been carrying out various projects in collaboration with Crans Montana Forum UN and other international organizations to reduce poverty in the world, ensure equality and security, and enhance global dialogue. The Forum organizes an annual award ceremony,\u201d New Leaders for Tomorrow\u201d, for achievements of state officials and members of NGOs. Ece \u00c7ift\u00e7i was the name who received the \u201cNew Leaders of the Future\u201d award from Turkey. She shared her journey of volunteerism and \u201cA Social Entrepreneurship Story\u201d with Turkish participants from Belgium at the invitation of the Turkish Embassy in Brussels in the special event organized for the 100th Anniversary of 19th of May Commemoration of Ataturk and the Youth and Sports Festival. Ece \u00c7ift\u00e7i, who is currently the Chair of the SosyalBen Foundation, pursues her PhD in Anthropology. In 2019, she was named one of Forbes Turkey\u2019s 30 Most Successful Young People Under the Age of 30. Moreover, in 2019, she became the first-ever Turk to receive an award at the Global Forum of Education and Learning (GFEL) conference held in Dubai for the SosyalBen Academy model. GFEL awarded the top 50 participants from among the participant institutions and organizations serving on education throughout the world. SosyalBen Academy is the first Turkish institution to have received an award in the Forum. In November 2020, \u00dcnl\u00fc & CO Women Entrepreneurs Academy was selected as one of the names selected by the SosyalBen Academy social initiative when young Turkish business world opinion leaders, entrepreneurs and executives of the Fortune Turkey located 40 Under 40 Business took place with SosyalBen Foundation as a social entrepreneur in the human list.
\nAlso in November, she became one of the names whose story was selected within the scope of the 80 Years, 80 Women, 80 Stories project special to the 80th anniversary of British Councile. Finally, prepared by Fast Company Magazine and Turkey with a global jury\u2019s assessment carried out for the first time \u201c50 Leaders for Sustainability\u201d took place in the list. SosyalBen Foundation that aims to support the social development of children aged 7-13 living in disadvantaged areas and to contribute to their growth as happy individuals with self-confidence, organize field and educational activities at national and international levels under \u00c7ift\u00e7i\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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