Saitabat Köyü Kadınları Dayanışma Derneği

Founded in 2002, Saitabat Köyü Kadınları Dayanışma Derneği is a non-profit association based in Bursa, Turkey working on community development, gender equality, heritage.

Saitabat Köyü Kadınları Dayanışma Derneği is an association based in Saitabat village in Bursa, Turkey. Founded in 2002 as the Saitabat Köyü Kadınları Kalkınma ve Koruma Derneği, it was set up by village women to strengthen their self-confidence, contribute to family budgets, help people in need and preserve local culture. The association describes itself as the first village women's association in Turkey. It sells traditional village food products such as salça, tarhana, reçel, erişte and mantı, both on site and online with delivery across Turkey, and promotes the women's handmade traditional architecture and decor in the village.