ALF Hands-On: Open Call for Trainers - Third Edition
Literary translations from most languages spoken on the Balkan peninsula into Arabic are next to absent, while classical or religious texts translated into the other direction, from Arabic, prevail. And even if the two regions share historical and cultural connections...
Kemalpasa Mahallesi
Şair Ece Ayhan Sokak 8
Çanakkale/
Turkey
Our mission is better communication for all the public. For these mission we organize different training methods and non formal education kits.
1-Farmers against Climate Change (with Australian Consulate)
2-Green Cities (with the Municipality of Canakkale)
3-Environmental educations in the Canakkale City Council
We have worked for the Local Agenda 21 for sustainable development since 1997. We have a very lot of experiences in sustainable development in small cities. We want to change these practices.
We will see national and international experiences and different organisations on sustainable development and democracy. We will more effective with these experiences in our city and the region.
Yıldız caddesi, 148/b YeşilYurt Karabağlar
İzmir/
Turkey
The Mission Of The Federation Of Associations For The Disabled
Facilitate the lives of disabled people and people with disabilities and their families to include in life
The Vision Of The Federation Of Associations For The Disabled
Its services and projects for disabled people and their families in Europe and Being the country with Reputable international NGO
Core Values Of The Federation Of Associations For The Disabled
Law
Justice
Science,
Education,
Equality,
Transparency,
Courtesy,
Happiness,
We're trying to make the lives of disabled people easier. For this, cultural studies, and we're trying to give room for new acquisitions
Fatih Caddesi, Tepebasi Gucsuzler Yurdu Kampusu, 06290
Ankara/
Turkey
OZEV has implemented those activities:
To promote the human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities.
To promote independent living for persons with disabilities by providing care, occupational and social rehabilitation.
To arrange awareness raising activities
To be involved in the projects at national, European, and international levels.
To provide advisory services regarding opening special education schools, therapy centres, courses, relaxation centres, resource institutes, social activities, sports clubs, guest-houses, production centres, and workplaces for disabled persons.
To train special education teachers by providing in service training programmes
To establish guidance and rehabilitation units for the families of disabled persons
To provide advisory services to the families of children with disabilities.
To establish social institutions to provide the members and charter members unity with financial assistance.
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EU Funded Projects
- The project GENTI is about ensuring active and full integration of persons with
intellectual disabilities in the labour market in Turkey by applying a new innovative
model transferred by Italy.
- School for all: working together to improve the quality of inclusion of children
and young people with a disability project has been implemented to improve the
quality of life for disabled children and their families, and to promote a better social
cohesion and solidarity.
- International Knowledge Bridges project focuses on disseminating good practice to
discuss and deliver solution to the problems of persons with disabilities at the
European level.
International Organisations Funded
- The computer courses for the youngsters with disabilities has been carried out
within the framework of the World Bank Project. After 3 months of training, they
were certificated.
National Funded Projects
- The Disability Rights project focuses on promoting of the human rights of persons
with disabilities by conducting media campaign to ensure full participation of persons
with disabilities in community.
- Kecioren Disability Survey for he first time was conducted in 2004 in Kecioren
Municipality in Ankara in order to deliver effective services to persons with disabilities.
- Disabled and elderly care workers training project has been conducted. In the
wake of completing the training programme, the trainees numbered 600 have been
provided work placements.
- Workplace Adaptation project was conducted to change negative attitudes of
employers towards employees with disabilities by overcoming their widespread
prejudices against persons with disabilities.
- First Step for Couples Project has been carried out so as to provide counselling and
training course on sexual reproductive health for 20.000 prospective couples who have
applied for marriages in the municipalities.
- No Limits Project has been implemented in order to accelerate the civil society
dialogue in the field of disability.
- Social Consciousness Project has been conducted by arranging conferences in many
cities of Turkey with the rhetoric of ¡§The real handicap is ignorance¡¨ to promote
active and full participation of persons with disabilities in community. Within the
context of the project, the knowledge levels of families, disabled persons, experts from
civil society organisations and public institutions were increased about Turkish
Disability Act and Human Right Treaties.
- Short Story Competition is arranged every year to raise awareness on the problems
of the youngsters with disabilities. The selected stories have been awarded.
To collaborate mobilization, empowerment of civil society and develop intercultural dialogue.
Istiklal Cd. Kallavi Sok. No:3 Kat:1 Beyoglu
Istanbul/
Turkey
Main mission is to build bridges between youth, increase awareness on European relations of Turkey and its region.
Objective is to support finally Turkey's membership to European Union and promote the peace and stability in the region.
TAV is active in many fields but activities since now have been mainly in the domains of health, youth, education, gender equality, culture.
19 MAYIS GENCLIK VE SPOR SITESI ANKARA GENCLIK MERKEZI ULUS
Ankara/
Turkey
*To ensure organization of children and youth in legal personalities (association, federation, confederation, council) and to ensure them to come together and participate in processes of counseling, decision-taking, administration and execution with the understanding of equality,
*To inquire the problems related to health, social security, economy, education, family and other issues together and produce solutions together,
*To contribute to increasing social awareness on human rights and children rights issues,
*To ensure children and youth to communicate and cooperate with public, local, private and voluntary institutions in an organized way,
*To establish communication and coordination between member associations, which aim to develop and improve the policies related to children and youth
*To represent the members in relations with higher national or international units.
*Turkey is our House
Since the date of foundation, the Federation has adopted the concept of “Turkey is our House” as the main principle and has always given importance to correspondence and one-to-one discussions, while carrying out the works in corporation and cooperation with public and local administrations, private and voluntary institutions and higher units of these institutions.
Concerning particularly children and youth issues, Turkey Youth Federation has strengthened its communication with public institutions, trade unions, trade bodies, associations, foundations and their higher units day by day by working in corporation and cooperation with them, as its main principle requires, and it has not organized any field meeting and action and at the same time has not even participated in the ones, which have been organized in accordance with the law and does not include violence.
Valikonagi cad. Konak Apt. 67/4 Nisantasi
Istanbul/
Turkey
Turkish Cultural Foundation (TKV) is committed to providing intercultural learning opportunities, helping people to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.
Supporting this program does not only provide exceptional benefits available for the young people themselves, but also profoundly influence their families and the communities in which they live.
Turkish Cultural Foundation (TKV) mainly organizes short-term and long-term home-stay school based exchange programs for high school students.
Other activities are short-term volunteer exchange programs, seminars and community service programs. The main partners are other AFS organizations in the network.
Bankalar Cad. Minerva Han, No:2 K:3 34420, Karaköy
Istanbul/
Turkey
The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) is an independent non-governmental think-tank, analyzing Turkey’s most pressing social, cultural, political and economic issues. Based in Istanbul, TESEV was founded in 1994 to serve as a bridge between academic research and the policy-making process in Turkey, by opening new channels for policy-oriented dialogue and research.
By opening new channels for policy-oriented dialogue and research, TESEV focuses on the most urgent and important policy questions facing Turkey and its neighborhood in the new century, to help consolidate an inclusive and participatory democracy in the country and its neighborhood. TESEV also aims to promote the role of civil society in the democratic process and seeks to share its research findings with the widest possible audience. TESEV studies are grouped under three Programs: Democratization, Foreign Policy, and Good Governance.
Under the three program areas, Democratization, Foreign Policy and Good Governance, TESEV conducts academic research, prepares and disseminates publications based on this research, and carries out advocacy on the basis of such research through organizing conferences, seminars and workshops, in each of its working areas. A good part of its advocacy efforts is geared towards policy makers, in order to provide input to the policy making processes through scientific research and socio-political analysis.
Some of the most remarkable of TESEV’s work have been on the issues of Turkey-EU relations, peace and conflict mediation in its region, Turkey’s relations with Middle East, Turkey-Armenia rapprochement, the Cyprus issue, constitutional process in Turkey, minorities and citizenship rights, media, security and democracy, transparency, combatting corruption and strengthening civil society.
TESEV is one of the most prominent institutions in Turkey working on a range of different areas. We are one of the few think tanks in Turkey which has good working relations with different institutions and network in different parts of the world including Europe, Middle East, Caucasus and the U.S. We have a culture and the experience of running our projects with different partner organizations. If we join the AFL network we would be more than willing to engage members of the AFL network into our work and share our capacity with them in various projects. TESEV can also contribute to the network by disseminating the network’s activities through its distribution channels and try to promote it to the widest possible audience.
TESEV believes that joining the AFL network will especially be invaluable for its Foreign Policy Program. The Program aims to contribute to the democratization of foreign policy in Turkey and abroad by creating an environment for dialogue on key issues. Through research and advocacy activities, the Foreign Policy Program promotes solutions to outstanding problems in Turkey’s region. Its activities span various regions, including the Middle East, Caucasus and Europe, and involve cross-cultural dialogue, perceptions research, advocacy and publications. The Program has been working on challenging issues such as Turkey-Armenia relations, Cyprus problem and the recent developments in the Middle East and has so far been successful in contributing to the dialogue and bridging the gap in mutual perceptions. We are confident that we will enrich our scope and benefit from the AFL network through establishing new partnerships and finding new funding opportunities in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Especially the Program’s projects on mutual understanding, dialogue and conflict mediation in the Middle East will be relevant in this respect.
The Turkish ALF network currently has over 300 members. The Anna Lindh Foundation Türkiye Network Management is shared between the Co-Coordinators System and Generation Association (S&G) and Association of Civil Society and Development Institute (ACSDI).
Fistikli Yokusu No: 8
28610 Istanbul / Kanlica /
Turkey
A main part of this work is the implementation of a TAVAK-University, a german- and english speaking foundation-university, which will close a gap in the Scientific landscape of Turkey. Through an connection with partner-Universities in Zurich, Vienna, and Maastricht, TAVAK was able to build its interests widely over europe. Additionally, TAVAK is working with other european-turkish related issues. You can find an excerpt of this work on our Website.
TAVAK finished recently a study about the Turkish Food-Market in Europe. Also we are working on a study about the Culure-Economy in Turkey.
In the past we published many articles and studies about migration betwenn Turkey and Europe as well as politics and intercultural-relations.