Sekli Mah. Sekli Sk No.61
06730 Beypazari/Ankara
Turkey
- Heritage
Sekli: Yardimlasma, Kultur, turizm ve Spor Kulubu Denergi is a non-profit organization established in 2015. The main domains of life that our organization aims to contribute are: social help to elderly youth and people with fewer opportunities, environmental preservation, encouraging inclusion through sport, promoting the local culture and tourism and empowering active citizenship.
We are aiming in developing the areas around Beypazari and trying to give a new definition to life of the locals. We want to involve more youngsters into activities, get them integrated into social life, to support their creativity and help them to turn their ideas into action.
We are aiming to improve the life of elderly people, people with disabilities by offering them the young and fresh spirit of the new generation. This, to make them still feel active, helpful by sharing their life experience with young people and building bridges of communications between generations.
In addition, our aim goes toward contributing in the environment, green areas, landscapes and promoting natural beauties which can be a great attraction for tourist, but have been under shadow so far.
Improving the life in the village and vitalizing the agricultural activities with locals, by giving them courage and assuring a trade to sell their products.
By giving support to these domains of life, we believe we can contribute in sustainable development of Beypazari, Turkish society and cross country in the future.
Our organization is new according to the years of establishment. But, since that time, we have organized several activities on local level. The character of these activities has been mostly supporting the locals and gathering them on events that rely on their traditions and beliefs.
We have organized every year, on 1st of May a big festival similar to ‘thanksgiving day’. Almost 2000 people has attended the festival. They give their thanks for the good things in their life and share time with each-other. The message we want to bring among them with this activity is to keep and work together for the common good and contributing in the development of the city.
During the Ramadan time we organize dinners for elderly people. We support policies related to improving the life and their well-being. We encourage those activities that are centralized in keeping them integrated and active in the society.
We have supported a campaign for protecting environment and nature. The activity was organized as ‘long walking in nature’ and giving the message of the importance of environment in our life and how it determines our conditions of living if we are careless when using the resources of nature. The purpose was to raise the level of sensibilisation among the locals to be careful in environmental issues and promote a harmonious relationship ‘human-nature’
Regarding to sport activities we have created a professional volleyball team and have organized several matches in local level. The purposes of these matches has been for entertainment and involvement. Indicators which encourage integration and social inclusion locals, mostly young generation.
In addition, we have been hosting volunteers from System and Generation Association and involving them in agricultural activities and teaching English to the locals. The feedback from young locals is positive.
We are planning also to organize summer school for young people. Organizing several activities to keep them active and socialized.
We are committed to:
- Promote and implement environment protection campaigns;
- To promote formal and non-formal education;
- To raise awareness of cultural heritage;
- To foster the dialogue between generations;
Our association is engaged mostly in the field of nature and environment protection, dialogue between generations and heritage preservation.
In this regard, we would like to expand our network, widen our collaboration both at national and international level. We believe that the Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation will further support our involvement for the better.