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Volunteers who want to transform individual health into a social kindness movement invite all of Turkey to walk for kindness. The steps taken in the campaign, which set out with the target of 10 billion steps until October 29, will be donated to foundations.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - The World Health Organization emphasizes that regular physical activity has been proven to help prevent and manage diseases. While health authorities draw attention to the fact that 10 thousand steps per day are beneficial for individual health, the İyilik İçin Yürü Platform, which was established with the vision of transforming individual steps into social well-being, invites all of Turkey to take steps for kindness. The İyilik İçin Yürü Platform, which consists entirely of volunteers and plans a campaign called İlk Adım(First Step) to revive the spirit of May 19, targets 10 billion steps until October 29. The launch of the campaign was carried out on social media. The İyilik İçin Yürü Platform was established to mediate 10,000 steps per day for individual health and the transformation of these steps into a social kindness movement.

Famous names and politicians also support

After the launch, along with well-known names such as Berna Laçin, Başak Sayan, Özlem Uzun, Özlem Gürses and Lube Ayar, IYI Party Chairman Meral Akşener was among those who supported the platform and the movement. Organizations and names that wanted to support the project, such as TEMA Foundation, Community Volunteers Foundation, Women's Work Support Association, Gökçen Arıkan, Alphan Manas, were in Samsun, where the first steps of the campaign were taken on 19 May.

The steps taken in the campaign will be donated to foundations

One of the most important common denominators of the Turkish people, May 19, inspired the campaign called İlk Adım. It has been announced that the steps taken by the volunteers who will walk with a common spirit from all over Turkey will be turned into donations through the Help Steps application, and these steps will be donated to the 1919 Fidan projects of the Tema Foundation, the TOG Academy projects of the Turkish Education Foundation and Community Volunteers Foundation. Thus, volunteers who take 10 thousand steps a day for their individual health will turn 10 billion steps into a social kindness.

Donations are made through the Help Steps application

Donations are made through the Help Steps application designed for those who want to take their steps and bike rides valuable. Anyone can join the campaign. It is enough to download the Help Steps application running on iOS and Android platforms and write ILKADIM in the invitation code section on the member registration screen. Participants can turn the steps they take during the day into donations at the end of the day by being involved in the communities in their city. Anyone who wants to join a social kindness movement and help reach the goal of 10 billion steps by October 29 is invited to walk for kindness.