Mavi aims to create sustainable benefits for the community and empower young people through youth-inspired social responsibility initiatives.

Indigo Turtles

As a Mediterranean fashion brand, we have supported the activities of the Ecological Research Society (EKAD) with the Indigo Turtles project since 2014, helping to protect the endangered sea turtles. The aim of the project, which raises awareness about biodiversity, is to protect and ensure continuity of the Caretta caretta and Chelonia Mydas, two species of sea turtles native to the Mediterranean for 110 million years. Facing many difficulties, only 40% of hatchling turtles reach the water and only one in a thousand survives. This is why the Indigo Turtles project raises awareness about supporting the survival efforts of the sea turtles and the importance of volunteering.

Mavi Scholarship Fund on the 25th Anniversary

“Mavi Scholarship Fund” established as part of the brand’s 25th anniversary celebrations, grants scholarships to 31 female students for the duration of their university education through Türk Eğitim Vakfı (Turkish Educational Foundation – TEV). Aiming to support more young people every year, the project is expanding with the contributions from Mavi employees.

Turkey’s Brands Dress Turkey’s Children

Mavi has been providing clothing support for thousands of children in need every year through the “Turkey’s Brands Dress Turkey’s Children” campaign organized by the United Brands Association of Turkey since 2012.

Full Support for Community Volunteers Foundation

Aiming to launch and implement sustainable social responsibility projects that add value to youth across Turkey, Mavi entered into a partnership with the Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG). As part of this partnership, Mavi has so far supported 36 events with the active involvement of its employees, while 2,413 university students from diverse cultural backgrounds have helped launch numerous projects during Mavi-TOG Atak events. TOG-Atak events, organized by Community Volunteers Foundation all around Turkey within the scope of intercultural learning, help improve the physical conditions in schools, student residences and libraries in dozens of cities. Furthermore, workshops have been held to raise awareness of a range of topics from healthcare and living with disabilities to environment, cultural heritage and law.

The experiences of Community Volunteers during the Mavi-TOG Atak events, and the warmth, energy and interactions of college students during social events were captured by photographer Ahmet Polat in 2008, and those images were displayed in the exhibition “Ways of Youth.”