SECP aims to facilitate networking, sharing best practices, and inspiring ideas to better serve local communities in education, dialogue, and humanitarian aid in the Southeast region of the United States.

hizmet

What is Hizmet?

Hizmet is a transnational civil society initiative that advocates for the ideals of human rights, equal opportunity, democracy, non-violence, and the emphatic acceptance of religious and cultural diversity. Led by Fethullah Gülen, Hizmet began in Turkey as a grassroots movement in the 1970s in the context of social challenges being faced at the time: violent conflict among ideologically and politically driven youth, desperate economic conditions, and decades of the state-imposed ideology of discrimination. Throughout the past five decades, Hizmet’s activism has focused on:

  • Promoting philanthropy and community service.

  • Investing in education to seek long-term peace and social development.

  • Intercultural and interfaith dialogue for peaceful coexistence.

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What We Do

  • SECP serves as a communication hub among the Hizmet volunteers in the Southeast and the United States.

  • SECP supports its communities by developing best practice sharing and cooperation opportunities.
  • SECP offers educational opportunities to the Hizmet network for increasing professionalism in the areas of leadership, governance, and public relations.
  • SECP regularly assesses the governance, transparency, and accountability of its network of organizations to improve their performance and efficiency.

  • To increase the efficiency of platform meetings and enhance community engagement, we have established the following committees: ​

    • Governance and Compliance Committee
    • Education Committee
    • Human Resources Committee
    • Finance Committee
    • Integration Committee
    • Planning  Committee
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee