Hemdem, a women-led production and business cooperative based in Sultanbeyli, Istanbul, is growing thanks to a project supported by the European Union (EU) and Turkey's Ministry of Industry and Technology. The cooperative brings together local housewives and refugee women to "keep social harmony alive in the kitchen." With flexible working hours and a child-friendly environment, Hemdem employs 45 women and, thanks to an EU grant, acquired a cookie-making machine to increase its production capacity.