1. 'Creative Handcraft" with Moos Pozzo: Probably the best part of the project is to see from day to day how the skills, imagination and knowledge of the children develop. However, when you grade kids and tell them every time not to do things, someone like Moos Pozzo needs to come all the way from Holland to awaken the 'substance' in the children. Pozzo volunteers at Mavi Kalem to help the kids, who once "voluntarily" guided her around Fener. In 'the create handcraft' with kids, they use a variety of materials doing a variety of work from paintings to collage. They have made Indonesian boxes, Iznik earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes and the motifs that are characteristic of Turkish art, and 'African Villages' with houses made of rush. The aim of the project is to increase their creativity and knowledge of different cultures.

2. "The World through the Eyes of Children" Photography Project. 30 children from Fener-Balat, with the help of trained volunteers, were given the opportunity to photograph their homes, streets, friends, schools and teachers from their own unique perspective. Selected pictures were exhibited at the end of the project.

3. FENER-BALAT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION INITIATIVE Students receive supplemental Turkish, Math, Art, and English instruction from volunteer teachers on the weekends. English learning students started a mail correspondence with children from Oregon in America; as they were improving their English, they were learning about different cultures. The goal was to improve their success in school as well as their inter-personal skills, and to use interactive methods supported by educational CDs.

4. Study Rooms Project This project was undertaken to encourage reading and grant children access to educational books. It generated a lending library of 500 books as well as study rooms where children can meet with volunteers. Additionally, movies are shown twice monthly.