KODA - Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı

What KODA - Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı does

KODA - Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı (Rural Schools Transformation Network) is a Turkish nonprofit association (dernek) founded in 2016 and headquartered in Istanbul (Kadıköy), with a Rural Education and R&D Center in Orhaneli, Bursa. Its mission is to improve education quality in rural Turkey by addressing the rural-urban educational gap through a portfolio of human-capital programs targeting three primary beneficiary groups: village teachers (via training, teacher communities, mentorship, and multigrade-classroom resources), teacher candidates (via the "First Step to the Village" / Köye İlk Adım program delivered through 22 universities and 34 academics), and village parents/families (via family education programs). The organization operates in 14 provinces and has cumulatively reached 107,000+ children, 9,000+ teachers and teacher candidates, 1,500+ parents, and 2,500+ village headmen.

KODA's underlying technology is minimal: it is not a software company. Its stack consists of a standard WordPress website, the Fonzip donation platform, email newsletter distribution ("Rüzgâr Gülü Bülteni"), and social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, X). The organization's substantive IP is its content library — field-tested educational guides on multigrade classrooms, social-emotional learning, inclusive education, disaster preparedness, and parenting education, distributed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA) licenses. Programs are delivered through direct field engagement, in-person teacher community meetings, training camps, and institutional partnerships.

Revenue derives entirely from voluntary contributions across four streams: individual donations (one-time and recurring via Fonzip and bank transfer, including special-occasion and bequest giving), corporate and foundation sponsorships (Bayer Türk, SOCAR, Star Rafineri, Teleperformance, Vehbi Koç Vakfı, Sabancı Vakfı, Suna-İnan Kıraç Vakfı, Fiba Group, Zorlu Holding, Rönesans Holding, among others), personal fundraising campaigns (marathons, birthdays), and special-occasion gift certificates. For the August 2024 – July 2025 fiscal period, total revenue was 34,712,459.83 TRY against expenses of 29,796,996.47 TRY, producing a surplus of 4,915,463.36 TRY. The organization employs 34 staff and is led by General Coordinator Mine Ekinci (Ashoka Fellow 2019, Gratitude Network Fellow 2026).

Name

KODA - Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı

Legal name

Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı Derneği

Website

https://kodegisim.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KODA (Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı) is a Turkish nonprofit association founded in 2016 that improves rural education quality by training village teachers, preparing teacher candidates, and educating families across 14 provinces, reaching 107,000+ children and 9,000+ educators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM), State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Rural education services
• Teacher training programs
• Community education outreach
• Nonprofit education association
• Teacher candidate preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: KODA accepts one-time and recurring donations from individual supporters via credit card (Fonzip platform) and bank transfer (Akbank). Special occasion donations (birthdays, anniversaries, commemorations), wedding gifts, and inheritance bequests are also accepted.
2. Corporate and Foundation Sponsorships: Corporate and institutional supporters provide funding, in-kind support, and cause-marketing partnerships. Sponsors include Bayer Türk, SOCAR, Star Rafineri, Teleperformance, Vehbi Koç Vakfı, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, and others listed as supporters.
3. Individual Fundraising Campaigns: Supporters can create personal fundraising campaigns for marathons or special occasions, with proceeds directed to KODA.
4. Special Occasion Gift Certificates: E-cards and certificates for special occasions (Father's Day, Teacher's Day, New Year, etc.) sold through Fonzip, where proceeds go to KODA's programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

KODA is a nonprofit association that improves education quality in rural Turkey by running in-person teacher training, teacher-candidate preparation, parent education, and mentorship programs for village schools. It also develops locally-tailored educational content, conducts rural education research and advocacy, and operates the KODA Application Center (Rural Education and R&D Center) in Orhaneli, Bursa. Programs are delivered through teacher communities, training camps, school visits, and partnerships with 15 Provincial/District Directorates of National Education and 22 universities across 14 provinces.

Product overview

KODA (Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı / Rural Schools Transformation Network) is a nonprofit association focused on improving education quality in rural Turkey. It does not offer a technology product or software platform — it is an educational civil society organization that runs a portfolio of human-capital programs. Programs include: Afet Sonrası Kırsalda Eğitime Destek Programı (Post-Disaster Rural Education Support Program); Öğretmen Toplulukları (Teacher Communities); Köye İlk Adım Programı (First Step to the Village Program, preparing teacher candidates for rural teaching); Afetlere Hazır Köy Öğretmenleri Projesi (Disaster-Ready Village Teachers Project); Eğitmen Yetiştirme (Trainer Training / Capacity Building); Kırsalda Aile Çalışmaları (Rural Family Studies); Köy Öğretmenleri El Ele (Village Teachers Hand in Hand); Köy Öğretmeninin Öğrenme Yolculuğu (Village Teacher Learning Journey); and KODA Uygulama Merkezi (KODA Application Center) in Orhaneli, Bursa — which serves as an R&D hub for rural education research and development. The organization also conducts research and advocacy, develops localized educational content and guides, and publishes KODA reports. These are human-service programs, not software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teacher Communities (Öğretmen Toplulukları) In-person peer community program supporting rural village school teachers across 14 provinces in Turkey, providing training camps, mentorship, and ongoing professional community to address isolation and build capacity for multigrade classrooms.
• First Step to the Village Program (Köye İlk Adım Programı) Pre-service training program preparing university teacher candidates for rural village teaching through field visits, specialized curriculum, and exposure to village life, implemented in partnership with 34 academics at 22 Turkish universities.
• Trainer Training / Capacity Building (Eğitmen Yetiştirme) Capacity-building program that trains experienced rural teachers to become trainers, mentors, and content creators, building KODA's pipeline of rural education experts.
• Rural Family Studies (Kırsalda Aile Çalışmaları) Family and parent education program for rural village families, addressing socioeconomic, cultural, and linguistic barriers and supporting children's learning at home and at school.
• Disaster-Ready Village Teachers Project (Afetlere Hazır Köy Öğretmenleri Projesi) Program preparing village teachers to respond to and continue education during disasters, including the Post-Disaster Rural Education Support Program (Afet Sonrası Kırsalda Eğitime Destek Programı).
• Village Teachers Hand in Hand (Köy Öğretmenleri El Ele) Collaborative village teachers' initiative connecting rural teachers across regions for mutual support, shared practice, and joint advocacy.
• Village Teacher Learning Journey (Köy Öğretmeninin Öğrenme Yolculuğu) Structured learning journey program supporting village teachers' continuous professional development across their careers.
• KODA Application Center (KODA Uygulama Merkezi) / Rural Education and R&D Center Rural Education and R&D Center established in 2021 in Orhaneli, Bursa, serving as a hub for rural education research, development, and program innovation.
• Curious Classrooms in the Village (Köyde Meraklı Sınıflar) Project sponsored by Bayer Türk that strengthens science literacy in rural village schools.
• HOBA Project (Hareketli Yaşam, Oyun ve Becerileri Aktiviteleri) Project in collaboration with the Bursa Provincial Directorate of National Education implementing orienteering and play-based learning activities in rural schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 107,000+ children reached with improved rural education
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı (Ministry of National Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKODA has an active cooperation protocol with the Ministry of National Education's Teacher Training and Development Directorate (Öğretmen Yetiştirme ve Geliştirme Müdürlüğü), signed in December 2019, formalizing collaboration on rural teacher training and development programs.
• AshokacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKODA's General Coordinator Mine Ekinci joined the Ashoka Fellowship network in November 2019, providing access to Ashoka's global network of social entrepreneurs, peer learning, and credibility.
• Bursa Uludağ ÜniversitesimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUludağ University collaborates on the 'First Step to the Village' program and hosts the Orhaneli R&D Center activities. Also provides volunteer music student support for classroom implementations.
• Çukurova ÜniversitesimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on the First Step to the Village program and academic research on rural education, including a poster presentation at ECER'25 (European Conference on Educational Research).
• Hacettepe ÜniversitesimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the First Step to the Village program and related research collaborations.
• Plymouth UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKODA is in discussions with Dr. Cath Gristy from Plymouth University for international collaboration in rural education.
• EdHeroes NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKODA participates in the EdHeroes Network, which established a Turkey Rural Regions Hub under KODA's coordination in 2024-2025.
• İl/İlçe Milli Eğitim Müdürlükleri (Directorates of National Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKODA works with 15 Provincial and District Directorates of National Education (2024-2025) across Adıyaman, Afyon, Batman, Bingöl, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kars, Mardin, Muş, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, and Bursa to implement teacher community programs.
• Bursa İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü (HOBA Project)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBursa Provincial Directorate of National Education collaborates with KODA on the 'Hareketli Yaşam, Oyun ve Becerileri Aktiviteleri' (HOBA) project, implementing orienteering and play-based learning in rural schools.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Room to Read: Global non-profit operating literacy and teacher support programs across multiple developing countries. Comparable teacher-training and content-development model for underserved schools, though geographically distant from KODA's Turkey-only footprint.
• Pratham: One of India's largest rural education NGOs running teacher training and learning programs at scale. Comparable mission and operational approach (rural teacher communities, low-cost content), though serving India rather than Turkey.

Others

• Ashoka: Global social-entrepreneurship network that has recognized KODA's coordinator as a Fellow. Not a direct peer but a key ecosystem enabler providing credibility, peer learning, and access to funding for social entrepreneurs like KODA.

Emerging players

• Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı (TOG): Turkish youth-focused non-profit running volunteer-led community education projects across the country. Comparable community-driven education model, though with a youth rather than village-school lens.

Broad incumbents

• Türk Eğitim Vakfı (TEV): Large established Turkish education foundation supporting scholarships and educational programs nationwide. Broader scope and larger scale than KODA, but overlapping donor base and education mission.
• UNICEF Turkey: UN agency operating nationwide programs for children's education and rights in Turkey. Overlaps with KODA's child-focused rural education agenda, but at much larger scale and scope.
• Sabancı Vakfı: Major Turkish corporate foundation funding education and social development programs, including rural education initiatives. Comparable as a national education funder; broader portfolio than KODA's rural focus.

Direct peers

• Habitat Derneği: Turkish NGO running community development and youth education programs across Turkey including rural areas. Comparable in non-profit community-led model and rural Turkish footprint.
• Anne Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı (AÇEV): Leading Turkish foundation focused on parent and early childhood education, especially in disadvantaged communities. Comparable to KODA's parent-education and rural community engagement work.
• Türkiye'nin Öğretmenleri (Teach For Turkey): Turkish education non-profit placing teachers and teacher leaders in underserved schools across Turkey. Highly comparable to KODA in mission (equity in education, rural/underserved focus, teacher development) and geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles30 records

Funding overview

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