F I R S T Q U A R T E R
R E P O R T2 0 1 7
In Unity
S c i e n c e
M i g r a t i o n
t o A n a t o l i a
S t a r t s
YGA Volunteers meet with 100 YGA Stars at the science sessions of the YGA Workshops held every weekend
in Gaziantep, Ankara, Istanbul, Antalya and Trabzon. YGA Stars, among whom there are visually impaired,
Syrian refugees and children under government care, unite knowledge with value.
" Y G A i n v e s t s i n t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e o f k n o w l e d g e a n d s c i e n c e t h a t m a y p l a c e u s
a m o n g t h e g r e a t e s t e c o n o m i e s o f t h e w o r l d i n t h e f u t u r e . T h e y m a k e a g r e a t
e f f o r t t o r a i s e y o u n g p e o p l e w h o q u e s t i o n a n d c h a l l e n g e . " - S a n i Ş e n e r , TAV C E O
Click to watch "Science Drain to Europe" video.
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Seed Camp
January 23 - 25
YGA Stars laid the foundations of the Science Center!
They generated ideas regarding YGA Science Museum during the Seed
Camp, and came up with the first prototypes of their projects together.
28 S t a r s
8 L e a d e r C o a c h e s
Click to watch "Seed Camp" video.
At this camp, I saw how curiosity and belief are interrelated. We are curious about what we believe
in, and we always want to learn more and search for the better. – Derin Savaşan, YGA Star
First Discovery CampF e b r u a r y 1 8 - 2 0
46 U n i v e r s i t y S t u d e n t s
18 Y G A G r a d u a t e s
48 H o u r s o f F i e l d L e a d e r s h i p
New YGA members listened to the vision and
mission of YGA, and learned about the
responsibilities that they will take and the
targets that they will aim during the term.
" I t w a s a v e r y i n t e n s e Y G A e x p e r i e n c e . I s a w t h e t r u e s i n c e r i t y a n d t r u s t b e h i n d
a l l t h o s e v a l u a b l e p r o j e c t s . " – M u s t a f a B e r k T u r g u t , S c i e n c e M i g r a t i o n t o A n a t o l i a
30 Young Leaders from the best schools of Turkey including Robert
College, Koç, Izmir High School of Science gathered together at
Microsoft on High School Exploration Day.
• They attended the trainings given by Dream Partners including
important names like Harvard & MIT Prof. Mehmet Toner and
Işbank Vice General Manager Hakan Aran.
• They began working with their YGA Graduate mentors and teams
for the Piri projects in which they will take part during this term.
"My Wor ld Perspect ive
Changed . "
F e b r u a r y 1 8
Thousands will Listen tothe Contents Created byHigh School Students
Young Leaders, who were gathered together at the High
School Discovery Day, began their work to make people
love history with Piri, the tour app of YGA.
The contents that the high school students will create
would make learning about history more fun and attractive
for the young generations. The historical stories would be
narrated with the perspective they will provide.
I am so exc i ted to be par t o f these very meaningfu l pro jects wi th these people, who
have such beaut i fu l ideas and miss ions. - Sezin Öztüfek, Is tanbul High School“ “
Chi ld ren wi th Visua l Impa i rment and
Under Government Care
Are Un i tedJ a n u a r y 3 0 - F e b r u a r y 2
50 brightest stars with visually impairment and under government care that
were selected from the workshops held in various parts of Turkey came
together for the first time to dream and conceptualize their projects. They
presented their projects to the jury at the end of 4 days long camp.
"Thanks for every minute that you spent with Emir and Sena. They have
improved a lot and we feel very lucky to witness that. Please don't forget
us, you have a family in Gaziantep from now on."
- Father of Sena and Emir Cabri, Syrian refugee parent
Coding Leadership Workshop Science
Cane Training Self-Care
Workshops on Visually Impaired
Technologies
Inspiring
Innovations
YGA Volunteers began working to solve the language problem of Syrian
refugees. First hand insights were gathered in Gaziantep and with Syrian
YGA Volunteers they developed 'WeTALK’, a technology that utilizes
Turkcell BIP.
This translation app that may be downloaded on smart phones enables
the parties to understand each other and have a nice chat by instantly
translating Turkish and Arabic audio and text messages into the other
language.
Technology
Uniting with Syrians
WeTALK in the Press
At Hult Prize, a social entrepreneurship contest
that receives 50,000 applications every year, 3
YGA members represented Turkey.
During the Regional Finals held in London in
which 57 teams from 24 countries and 25
nationalities participated, YGA presented its
projects to the jury.
I a m v e r y i m p r e s s e d b y y o u r p r o j e c t , i t w i l l b e o n e o f t h e p r o j e c t s t h a t I w i l l
c l o s e l y f o l l o w f r o m n o w o n .
Z i a d A y o u b i – D i r e c t o r o f L i v e l i h o o d U n i t , U N H C R
Competed with
57 International Teams
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N E W V O L U N T E E R S A R E S E L E C T E D !
272 U N I V E R S I T Y S T U D E N T S
101 H I G H S C H O O L S T U D E N T S
11 P I O N E E R U N I V E R S I T I E S
16 P I O N E E R H I G H S C H O O L S
I h a d n e v e r s e e n s u c h a n i n t e r v i e w, i t w a s v e r y c h a l l e n g i n g a n d s i n c e r e .
I a m l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o h e a r i n g t h e r e s u l t s . – B u ğ r a K a ya , M E T U“
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The Third Office of YGA
O p e n s i n L o n d o n
A l o n g w i t h P i r i , t h e t r a v e l a p p
d e v e l o p e d b y Y G A G r a d u a t e s , a n d M y
D r e a m P a r t n e r , t h e t e c h n o l o g y f o r t h e
v i s u a l l y - i m p a i r e d , t h e E u r o p e a n
i n s t a l l m e n t o f Y G A p r o j e c t s w i l l b e
m o n i t o r e d f r o m L o n d o n .
Kürşa t , YGA's Ro le Mode l f o r
the Visua l l y - Impa i red , i s a t
the hear t o f techno logy w i th
WeWALK!
YGA attended GSMA, the Oscars of the mobile world
which promotes the greatest technologies of the world.
Among hundreds of projects displayed, WeWALK
representing Turkey attracted great attention.
Thanks to you, we remembered that technology
is more than just developing toys for adults.
– S a c h i n M i t t a l , S w i s s c o m
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Center of Science
Opens in ITU
YGA lays the foundation for the largest science center
of the world in ITU Taşkışla campus. This will be a
center that the visitors will be able to learn science by
being a part of it, and it will provide the visitors with a
vision of the essence of science with interactive and
dynamic story-telling.
If you can achieve even 10% of what you are dreaming for this
center, then it would be an inspiration for all the science
centers and museums in the world. – Mehmet Toner, Harvard &
MIT PhD.
Students Can't Wait to Be Part of This Project!
Kristiana Raube, PhD, MPH
Executive Director of International Business Development
Haas Business School, University of California Berkeley
5 Berkeley students have been working on YGA Science
Center project since February.
The team that weekly held video conferences with YGA
Graduates unti l now wil l work at the YGA Office in Istanbul
from May 14 to June 4.
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YGA International Summer Internship
Program received applications from 28
countries.
I am highly delighted for your rejoinder, and above all the "time" you have for me. May almighty God
reward you for that and grant your students the wisdom of understanding. YGA will continue to excel above
all other NGOs. – Abdulai Faisal, Ghana
International Application to
YGA Leadership Program
Project Sponsorship:
Covers the donations made for all the operational
costs of the social innovation projects conceptualized
and carried out by YGA volunteers.
Sponsorship:
Includes the Leader Discovery and Training
programs of YGA volunteers.
Aid in Kind:
Non-cash aids provided by YGA Dream Partners and
Strategic Partners.
Crowdsourcing:
Funds that YGA collected through crowdfunding to
become a sustainable Non-Governmental Organization.
1%1%9%89%
YGA Crea tes 9.5 Mil l ion TL Value in the F i rs t Quar te r o f 2017
Aids in Kind:8 . 5 m i l l i o n T L o f t h e c r e a t e d v a l u e c o v e r s t h e a i d s i n k i n d o f o u r Y G A Vo l u n t e e r s ,
D r e a m P a r t n e r s a n d S t r a t e g i c P a r t n e r s , w h o d e v o t e d t h e i r t i m e , e n e r g y a n d k n o w l e d g e t o
Y G A .
IT
Camp / Summit Speakers
Camps / Accommodation & Meals
Project Consultancy of Dream Partners
Mentorship of Dream Partners
Project Consultancy of YGA Graduates
Time Allocated by Volunteers 51%
19%
16%
6%
4%
2%
1%
Cash Aids / Expense Distribution
Expense Item % (TL)
Visually Impaired 32 309,818
General Management 9 84,297
Science Promotion 16 154,726
Orphans & Syrians 12 114,751
Crowdsourcing Platform 10 94,577
Leadership School 9 88,756
Stars 5 50,997
Young Leaders 4 41,154
YGA Summit 3 29,954
Total 100 969,030
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Asude Altıntaş, YGA President