AIM OF THE PROJECT

Is a project aiming to create equal opportunities for the developement of disadvantaged local and migrant children and youth in the Gaziantep region. 

IMPLEMENTATION

The project relies on non-formal education-based activities and events in order to contribute to their intercultural learning. By spending time with volunteers coming from different countries, kids improve their abilities to communicate and understand different habits as well as widening their point of view. 

CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers lead group playing activities for the youngsters to help them develop a sense of self confidence and trust in their peers. Debate clubs, cineforum events and focus groups for young people aged 15 to 30 are carried out in order to enhance their critical thinking skills and help them prepare for the challenges of the social integration

OUTPUTS OF THE PROJECT

Through debate clubs participants improve their language skills and develop culture and social cohesion and cohabitation by using their chritical thinking abilities. Moreover, volunteers run weekley meetings in schools, associations and universities to inform young people in Gaziantep about the EU opportunities for lifelong learning through non formal workshop and intercultural activities. The project contributes to the awareness and recognition of volunteer-based studies throughout Turkey and Europe, and to the dissemination of good practice examples.

PARTNER COUNTRIES

Portugal, Turkey, Spain, Italy, France, Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Morocco

PARTICIPANTS

Virginia Pedretti, Paula Valsera, Pauline Guıllaume, Maria Berkovits De Francisco, Karyna Horlach, Luisa Martin, Alina Prokopenko, Rita Amado Dias, Kathrin Liliane Bürger, Paulo Pereira, Hicham Akhattab, Pablo Gabarda Ferrer, Rémi Boutoulle, Resul Zeynel İbili, Mustafa Kırmızıateş.