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Run for Good · Adım Adım

Charity Running

Raise donations for a non-governmental organisation while you run: create funding and awareness at the same time.

Charity running is a fundraising method used successfully around the world to support non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

USD 1.5 billion Raised this way in the USA in a single year

GBP 50 million Raised at one London Marathon by more than 30,000 people

Charity Running in Türkiye

In Türkiye, the collective charity running campaign was first announced and popularised by the Adım Adım Initiative at Runtalya in 2008; that first campaign raised 75,000 TL.

Today, the number of associations and foundations raising funds through charity running within Adım Adım has passed 100, and donations made in a single race (the 2024 Istanbul Marathon) reached 98 million TL.

On behalf of Eker Süt Ürünleri, we are proud that our partnership with Adım Adım, launched through a licence collaboration, helps develop the growing culture of giving in our country.

Donations Raised at Eker I Run by Year

Year	Volunteerrunners	Number ofdonations	Total DonationsTL	Corporate Team ShareTL	NGOssupported	Livesimpacted
2018	158	1,987	120,671	38,229	6	4256
2019	275	3,899	441,342	265,687	10	972
2020	153	1,655	184,163	23,233	12	1680
2021	264	2,737	333,689	105,531	17	349
2022	516	5,889	1,137,312	646,174	17	953
2023	525	6,502	2,733,728	1,340,825	15	1,219
2024	490	5,084	3,390,643	1,806,854	18	1,172
2025	557	5,629	5,313,958	2,662,060	18	658

Donations made possible by Eker I Run runners. All amounts are in Turkish Lira (TL).

Throughout the charity running campaign, donations are transferred directly to the official bank or credit card account opened by the NGO for that specific project.

More Than a Donation

Charity running is not only about donating. You also introduce a cause that warms your heart, one you want to see solved and draw attention to, to your own social circle. This means you take on a kind of ambassador role for the NGO you run for. In short, alongside the donation you create awareness and contribute to solving the problem.

Adım Adım in Numbers

100+ NGOs on the Run for Good platform

1 million+ Donors since March 2008

350 million+ Total donations raised (TL)

120,000+ Registered volunteer runners (September 2025)

A pioneer in transparency and accountability, Adım Adım achieved another first in Türkiye with ipk.adimadim.org, where every donation can be tracked instantly.
36% of the annual individual donations received by NGOs supported by Adım Adım volunteer runners is now raised through charity runs.

Run for Good With Us

If you would like to run for good at Eker I Run, simply visit ipk.adimadim.org. For any questions, you can write to iyilikpesindekos@adimadim.org.

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