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GSM – Youth Services Centre
International Voluntary WorkcampsTurkey 2012
www.gsm.org.tr
Outgoing: [email protected]
Incoming: [email protected]
Bayındır Sokak 45/9 Kızılay 06640 Ankara Turkey
P: + 90 312 417 11 24 / F: + 90 312 425 81 92
Who are we?
GSM – Youth Services Centre is a non-governmental and non-profit youth organisation that has been founded by a group of young people in 1985 in Ankara, Turkey.
Since its first day, GSM has actively worked in youth field and until today it has created and successfully implemented many national and international youth projects. GSM is a pioneer organisation in the field of youth-work in Turkey.
Our main aim is to support common understanding, peace, friendship and intercultural learning among young people coming from different cultural backgrounds by organising international youth activities. We believe that these intercultural activities give a space to young people to share their experiences and own cultural richness, which could help young people to break down any barriers and prejudice.
Main Activities;
- International Voluntary Workcamps
We, as one of the active members of ALLIANCE of European Voluntary Service Organisations, have been organising International Voluntary Workcamps in Turkey in cooperation with municipalities, universities, institutions and other NGOs.
- International Youth Projects under European Programs
Our another major activity is the youth projects such as youth exchanges, training courses, seminars and youth gathering under Euro-Mediterranean Youth Action Program, occured after the 1995 Barcelona Declaration and since 2004 under YOUTH program. We organise youth projects in Turkey with
the financial support of European Commission and Council of Europe as well as enable the active participation of Turkish young people in these youth projects in Europe organised by our worldwide partners.
- Youth Information
Turkish youth have the difficulty of reaching informatin because of not having a proper youth information structure on either local or national level. We believe that reaching information and expressing one’s self are the major principles of human rights and that’s why we feel the responsibility to meet the expectations on youth information. Keeping these in mind, we created a website, www.youthpost.org in partnership with UNDP Turkey and British Council – Ankara, win which the links, documents, reports and information regarding youth issues that may interest young people. Besides this, another website www.gencavrupa.info was shaped and it is a key for youth to reach the information that they can need for their personal or professional life.
- NGO Capacity Building Seminars
For many years we have been organising various national and international youth activities from which we gained quite some important experience and knowledge. Sharing these experiences and knowledge with other youth organisations is one of our main principles. In order to enable the youth empowerment into civil society more, we organise NGO Capacity Building Seminars from time to time due to the expectations and needs of the national grass-root level youth organisations.
GSM is a member of,
- ALLIANCE of European Voluntary Service Organisations- YEN – Youth Express Network- Youth CAN – Youth Culture in Action Network- ERYICA – European Youth Information and Counselling Agency
The General Characteristics of GSM’s Workcamps
All the camps;
- are being organised by GSM in cooperation with municipalities, universities and local initiatives
- are international and the camp language is ENGLISH- last for 2 weeks- have one or two GSM camp leaders- have an age range of 18 to 28- do not provide insurance-
What is expected of the volunteers?
- no previous experience or specialty for participating at the camps is necessary
- to be ready to work 5-6 hours a day- to be able to speak at least basic English- to arrange their own transfer to/from the camp place- to join all the camp activities and obey the rules of the camp- to bring necessary materials, which are required for the camps- to arrive at the camp place on the arrival day and depart on the departure
day- to have their own large insurance in their own countries and bring any
necessary documents- to bring a big smile and enthusiasm
Turkey in ShortRepublic of Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian
peninsula in western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Bridging Europe and Asia, Turkey is bordered to eight countries: Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhichevan) and Iran to the east and Iraq and Syria to the south and southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south, the Aegean Sea and Archipelago to the west and Black Sea to the north. Separating Anatolia and Thrace are the Sea of Marmara and the Turkish Straits (the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles) which are commonly reckoned to delineate the border between Asia and Europe, making Turkey transcontinental.
WORKCAMP PROGRAMME 2012 – GSM TURKEY
No Name Location Dates Type# of
Volunteers
Age
GSM01 Selcuk I Izmir 30.06 – 14.07 ART/CULT 18 18+
GSM02 Antalya Antalya 13.07 – 28.07 FEST/ART 18 18+
GSM03 Adalar İstanbul 13.07 – 28.07 ENVI/RENO 18 18+
GSM04 Ayas Ankara 13.07 – 28.07 CONS 18 18+
GSM05 Kavakli Kirklareli 13.07 – 28.07 ENVI/RENO 18 18+
GSM06 Aliaga İzmir 20.07 – 04.08 ENVI 18 18+
GSM07 Selcuk II Izmir 24.07 – 07.08 ART/CULT 18 18+
GSM08 Mut Mersin 27.07 – 11.08 ENVI/RENO 18 18+
GSM09 Akbuk Aydin 01.08 – 16.08 ENVI/CONS 18 18+
GSM10 Milas Muğla 24.08 – 08.09 FEST/CULT 18 18+
GSM11 Yenipazar Aydin 24.08 – 08.09 ENVI/RENO 18 18+
GSM12 Mugla Muğla 24.08 – 08.09 SOCI 18 18+
GSM13
30th Alliance
Anniversary CAMP /
Buyuksehir
Mersin 24.08 – 08.09 ENVI 18 18+
GSM14 Afyon I Afyonkarahisar 31.08 – 15.09 ENVI 14 18+
GSM15 Didim Aydin 31.08 – 15.09 RENO 18 18+
GSM16 Oren Muğla 31.08 – 15.09 ENVI 18 18+GSM 17
Afyon II Afyonkarahisar 31.08 – 15.09 ENVI 14 18+GSM18 Kastamonu Kastamonu 31.08 – 15.09 ENVI/ 18 18+
RENO
GSM01 Selcuk 1 Izmir 30.06–14.07.2012 ART/CULT 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers are going to work for the 1st of a big youth camp that the municipality is planning to organize annually. There will be young people from within and outside Turkey. The campers will give artistic and cultural workshops (e.g: music/percussions, theatre/pantomime, painting/graffiti, dance, photography, origami, yoga, juggling/hulahoop/poi -or any suggestions you might have) to teenagers between 14-17. There will be trips to the historic and natural sites nearby.
Partner: Our partner is Selçuk Municipality. More information about our partner can be found at http://www.selcuk.bel.tr.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Tents
Location: Selçuk is a very popular coastal town in Izmir because it is one of the biggest open air museums in the world. It is mostly known for Ephesos ancient city that includes Artemis Temple: one of the 7 wonders of the world. It attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. In addition to tourism, the locals are also engaged in production of cotton, olive, grape, peach and orange. Selçuk has 5 twinning cities in Austria, Germany, Macedonia, Georgia, Greece.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airports; İzmir and Istanbul.
Special requirements: Since the campers are expected to deliver workshops for teenagers, only young people with experience on their topic should apply and provide a motivation letter with their application.
GSM02 Antalya Antalya 13.07–28.07.2012 FEST/ART 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers are going to do artistic and cultural activities as well as street performances 3 days a week (Saturday, Sunday and one week-day to be defined later), within the scope of “Festivalya” which is an event organized by the Municipality in order to spice up the city centre. Trips to local historic and ecological sites will also be organized.
Partner: Our partner is Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. More information about our partner can be found at www.antalya.bel.tr/.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Antalya is one of the most touristic Mediterranean cities in Turkey which lies at the southern coast. It has many touristic coastal towns like Alanya, Kemer, Kas and others which attract thousands of tourists every year. The city is a member of “Association of Historic Towns in Turkey”. Antalya has a total of 9 twinning cities in Russia, Germany, Northern Cyprus, Kazakhstan and the United States.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airports; Antalya, Ankara and Istanbul.
GSM03 Adalar Istanbul 13.07–28.07.2012 ENVI/RENO 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers during this camp will be involved in various activities such as gardening, tree and grass planting and they will work on a bike road. Also, there is going to be some fence renovation work to do during the weekdays and work hours.
Partner: Our partner is Adalar Municipality. This will be our third time cooperating with Adalar Municipality. More information can be found at www.adalar.bel.tr.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Bungalows
Location: Adalar (meaning “islands”) Municipality governs 9 islands of which only 5 are inhabited in the Sea of Marmara. The distance of islands from the mainland varies between 10 and 25 km. The islands are also known as “Prince Islands” for the reason of being used as a place of exile during Byzantion rule. Though the demographics has changed much throughout the last century, Adalar was mostly inhabited by Greek and Armenian minorities.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport; Istanbul.
Extra Fee: 50 Euro extra fee to cover the expenses will be paid upon arrival.
GSM04 Ayas Ankara 13.07-28.07.2012 CONS 18 Vols 18-99
Work: With the help of local facilitators, the group will help constructing a public park. Some of the tasks might include plantations, painting and drawing on walls and benches, arrangement of the tiles and so on. There might also be trips to the local sites.
Partner: Our partner is Ayas Municipality. More information about Ayas and the municipality can be found at http://www.ayas.bel.tr/
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Ayas is a town of Ankara in the Central Anatolia region, 58 km from the city centre. The town is very rich for historical monuments, thermal premises. The district is known for its mulberry trees, its tasty tomatoes and healing mineral water spas, both for drinking and bathing. There is an annual mulberry festival in the town of Ayas.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport: Ankara, Istanbul.
GSM05 Kavakli Kirklareli 13.07-28.07.2012 ENVI/RENO 18Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers will be given some environmental and renovation work at the local park that is under construction at the moment. Activities will include tree and flower planting, cleaning and maintenance of the park area.
Partner: Our partner is Kavakli Municipality. Though it is going to be our first camp together, we have a great cooperation with them. More information available at: www.kavakli.bel.tr/
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Kavakli is a small town located in the heart of Kırklareli province (borderline with Bulgaria), some 200 km from Istanbul. It is populated by around 4.000 inhabitants most of whom are engaged in different forms of farming activities. Kırklareli is a very historic province that has been home to many different civilizations such as Thracians, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, Bulgarians and Turkey.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airports: Istanbul
GSM06 Aliaga İzmir 20.07–04.08.2012 ENVI 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers will be given some environmental work in the facilities of the municipality. They will be asked to do mostly cleaning and maintenance of parks, gardens, buildings, etc.
Partner: Our partner is Aliaga Municipality. We’ve been organising workcamps in cooperation with Bornova Municipality since 1994. Further information will be found on http://www.aliaga.bel.tr
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Bornova is one of the biggest provinces of the city Izmir which is called the pearl of the Aegean region. Thanks to its young population and life style which is formed by cafes and parks, Bornova is the most attractive part of the city as it’s close to the seaside and to the university campus.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport: Izmir.
GSM07 Selcuk 2 Izmir 24.07–07.08.2012 ART/CULT 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers are going to work for the 1st of a big youth camp that the municipality is planning to organize annually. There will be young people from within and outside Turkey. The campers will give artistic and cultural workshops (e.g: music/percussions, theatre/pantomime, painting/graffiti, dance, photography, origami, yoga, juggling/hulahoop/poi -or any suggestions you might have) to teenagers between 14-17. There will be trips to the historic and natural sites nearby.
Partner: Our partner is Selçuk Municipality. More information about our partner can be found at http://www.selcuk.bel.tr .
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Tents
Location: Selçuk is a very popular coastal town in Izmir because it is one of the biggest open air museums in the world. It is mostly known for Ephesos ancient city
that includes Artemis Temple: one of the 7 wonders of the world. It attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. In addition to tourism, the locals are also engaged in production of cotton, olive, grape, peach and orange. Selçuk has 5 twinning cities in Austria, Germany, Macedonia, Georgia, Greece.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airports; İzmir and Istanbul.
Special requirements: Since the campers are expected to deliver workshops for teenagers, only young people with experience on their topic should apply and provide a motivation letter with their application.
GSM08 Mut Mersin 27.07–11.08.2012 ENVI/RENO 18 Vols 18-99
Work: During previous camps hosted by Mut Municipality, a building was restored which later became a cultural centre with the volunteers’ help and work they’ve done. This year the volunteers will take part in some environmental cleaning work and some renovation at the parks around Mut will be done. Trips to some historic and natural sites nearby will be organized.
Partner: Our partner is Mut Municipality. We have been organising workcamps with Mut Municipality since 2002. For more information about municipality please visit www.mut.bel.tr.
Food and accomodation: Self-Catering / Guesthouse
Location: Mersin is a large city with Turkey’s second tallest skyscraper (the 52 story Mertim Tower) and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of
southern Turkey. The city is famous for its sandwich with grilled meats wrapped in flat bread named “Tantuni”. Mut is a member of “Association of Historic Towns in Turkey” and there are many historical and touristic places like Dagpazari Church, Alahan Monastery, Karaeksi and Alaoda Cave in Mut.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport; Adana and Istanbul
GSM09 Akbuk Aydin 01.08–16.08.2012 ENVI/CONS 18 Vols 18-99
Work: A symbolic memorial monument will be built by the volunteers in a central spot of the town. The names of the volunteers will be written on the monument to be immortalized. The work will be done in weekdays during working hours. There will also be trips to local historic and natural sites nearby.
Partner: Akbuk Municipality. More information available at http://www.akbuk.bel.tr/
Food and accomodation: Self-Catering / Guesthouse
Location: Akbuk is a small seaside town, just next to the famous Didim, at about 100km from Aydın city centre. Its population is approx. 3000 people. It has an 11km coastline along Akbuk Bay, including 1 blue-flagged beach. Since it is considered a heaven for fishers, locals are mostly engaged in fishing and tourism. There is an ancient church dating back to Greek period which was recently renovated to serve as a library and cultural centre.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport: İzmir, Ankara.
GSM10 Milas Mugla 24.08–08.09.2012 FEST/CULT 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers will join the Victory Day celebrations (torch processions etc) on 30th Aug and take part in the preparation of the 2nd International Milas Festival (31Aug - 03Sep). During the festival, there will be exhibitions, sports competitions, concerts. The volunteers are expected to take part in the preparation and organisation of this festival.
Partner: Our partner is Milas Municipality. The municipality is one of our oldest and most experienced partners. More information about Milas and the municipality can be found at http://www.milas.bel.tr/.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Milas is a touristic coastal town in Mugla, where the mountains meet the sea and Mediterranean meets the Aegean. The town is quite rich in terms of history. There are many ancient cities and historic places, some belonging to thousands of years ago. That is probably the reason why Milas is a also member of “Association of Historic Towns in Turkey”.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport; Izmir.
GSM11 Yenipazar Aydin 24.08-08.09.2012 ENVI/RENO 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers will mainly do landscaping around the town. Various kinds of environmental work will be done 5 hours a day by them only in weekdays.
Partner: Our partner is Yenipazar municipality . This will be our second cooperation with the municipality after a great camp last year. You can visit www.yenipazar.bel.tr for more info.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Yenipazar is the most social province of Aydin. You wil be able to observe local people playing traditional games amongst strawberry greenhouses and it’s famous for its foods. Besides, the city is the second Turkish candidate town of “Cittaslow” network.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airports: Istanbul and Izmir.
GSM12 Mugla Mugla 24.08-08.09.2012 SOCI 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The work in Mugla will take place at an animal shelter belonging to the municipality. The campers are going to be responsible for cleaning and taking care of the animals as well as the cleaning of the animals’ habitats between 10:00 – 15:00 at the animal shelter of Muğla Municipality. There will also be trips to some historical and touristic sites nearby.
Partner: Our partner is Mugla Municipality with whom we have a long history of cooperation in workcamps organization. Just like last year, our host in Mugla is an ex-volunteer! More information can be found about the city and the municipality at www.mugla.bel.tr/.
Food and accomodation: Self-catering / Guesthouse
Location: : Mugla is one of the most touristic Aegean cities in Turkey which lies at the southwestern coast. It has many touristic coastal towns like Bodrum, Fethiye, Milas and others which attract thousands of tourists every year. The city is a member of “Association of Historic Towns in Turkey”. Besides cultural wealth of the city at present, it’s getting richer with the additional cultural events and activities of the recently founded Mugla University.
Languages: English
Terminal: Nearest international airports; Izmir and Istanbul.
Special requirements: Please note that the work will be carried out in close contact with the animals and volunteers who enjoy working with animals should apply.
GSM13 30th Alliance Anniversary CAMP - Buyuksehir Mersin 24.08-08.09.2012 ENVI 18 Vols 18-99
Work: During this year’s camp, the volunteers will take part in the renovation of public parks and in addition to that some practical environmental work like gardening and landscaping will be done.
Come and join the party!
By joining this project you will become a part of the 30th Alliance Anniversary CAMPaign! Almost 80 member and partner voluntary organisations form the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations network from all over the world, organising various voluntary projects during this year. They all have the same aim: promoting intercultural education, understanding and peace through voluntary service! Be one of the thousands of volunteers worldwide who will contribute to this initiative and help to raise awareness about international volunteering and its benefits. Join the party and celebrate the 30th birthday of the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations! Find out more about Alliance at www.alliance-network.eu and about the campaign at http://allianceanniversary2012.blogspot.com
Partner: Our partner is Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. We’ve been cooperating for the last 10 years. More information can be found at www.mersin.bel.tr.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Mersin is a major city with Turkey’s second tallest skyscraper (the 52 story Mertim Tower) and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. About 108 km of Mersin’s coastal band is beaches. The city is famous for its sandwich with grilled meats wrapped in flat bread named “Tantuni”.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport; Istanbul and Adana.
GSM14 Afyon I Afyonkarahisar 31.08–15.09.2012 ENVI 14 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers will be engaged in some environmental renovation work like tree planting, gardening and landscaping. There will also be some cleaning done around Lake Emre. The volunteers are expected to work between 09:00 - 16:00 (including 1,5hrs lunch break). Trips to local historic and cultural sites will be organized.
Partner: Our partner is Afyonkarahisar Municipality. We have been organizing workcamps with Afyonkarahisar Municipality since 2005. For more information about the municipality, please visit www.afyon-bld.gov.tr.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Afyonkarahisar is located at the intersection of three regions: Aegean, Mediterranean and Central Anatolian Regions. The city is mostly known for the Phyrgian Valley, marble and Turkish delight. There are also some fairy chimneys and thermal foundations which attract many tourists every year. The city is a member of “Association of Historic Towns in Turkey”.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international aiport: Ankara and Izmir.
GSM15 Didim Aydin 31.08-15.09.2012 RENO 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers will be constructing a playground for the children. They will be working 5 hours a day in the week days.
Partner: Our partner is Didim Municipality. We have been cooperating since 1996. More information about Didim can be found at www.didim.bel.tr/.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Getting its name from the ancient temple of Apollon called “Didiymeion”, Didim is one of the ancient Greek cultural centres. With its 60 km coastal band, clear sea, a total of 13 km of beautiful beaches and ease of international transportation from Izmir, Didim is a popular touristic area, mostly inhabited by English citizens. It’s one of the only two touristic towns of Aydin.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport; Izmir and Istanbul
GSM16 Oren Muğla 31.08-15.09.2012 ENVI 18 Vols 18-99
Work: The volunteers will be given some environmental work like the maintenance and cleaning of Oren primary school, the local beaches, parks and gardens. They will also collect bottle lids for a campaign that provides wheelchairs for disabled people.
Partner: Our partner is Oren Municipality. We had first cooperated with Oren Municipality in 1999. More information can be found at www.oren-bld.gov.tr .
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Mugla lies at the southwestern coast of Turkey and is one of the most popular touristic cities. It has many touristic coastal towns like Bodrum, Fethiye, Milas and others that attract thousands of tourists every year. Oren is a rather small town with 4500 inhabitants but during the summer the figure goes up to 30.000 people. Its previous name was Gereme and ancient name was Keramos which is the actual origin of the word ceramics.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international airport; Izmir and Istanbul.
GSM17 Afyon II Afyonkarahisar 31.08-15.09.2012 ENVI 14 Vols 18-99
Work: Volunteers will be given some environmental and renovation work. Lake Emre will be cleaned. Trees will be planted while gardening and landscaping
will be done. The volunteers are expected to work for 5hrs on weekdays. There will be trips to local historic and natural sites.
Partner: Our partner is Afyonkarahisar Municipality. We have been organizing workcamps with Afyonkarahisar Municipality since 2005. For more information about the municipality, please visit www.afyon-bld.gov.tr.
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Afyonkarahisar is located at the intersection of three regions: Aegean, Mediterranean and Central Anatolian Regions. The city is mostly known for the Phyrgian Valley, marble and Turkish delight. There are also some fairy chimneys and thermal foundations which attract many tourists every year. The city is a member of “Association of Historic Towns in Turkey”.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international aiport: Ankara and Izmir.
GSM18 Kastamonu Kastamonu 31.08–15.09 ENVI/RENO 18 Vols 18-99
Work: Volunteers will be given some environmental and renovation work in and around the campus. There will be landscaping, cleaning and maintenance of the faculty buildings. There will also be trips to the sites nearby.
Partner: Our partner is Kastamonu University. For more information about the University, please visit http://www.kastamonu.edu.tr/Kastamonu.html?LanguageID=2
Food and accomodation: Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location: Kastamonu is a central northern city on the Black Sea coastline with a population of 400.000 about 500km from Istanbul and 250km from Ankara. It is popular for all sorts of touristic activities from winter sports to seaside holidays, faith tourism to natural beauties, historic highlights to archeology and even cuisine. It has a long history and has hosted many civilisations throughout the ages like Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, Greeks and Ottomans.
Language: English
Terminal: Nearest international aiport: Istanbul, Ankara
www.gsm.org.tr
Outgoing: [email protected]
Incoming: [email protected]
Bayındır Sokak 45/9 Kızılay 06640 Ankara Turkey
P: + 90 312 417 11 24 / F: + 90 312 425 81 92