Genç Bakış Projesi (GBP), one of the projects of the Bilkent Toplum Duyarlılık Projeleri/Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı (TDP/TOG) group, is contributing to a nationwide program that aims to acquaint primary and high school students with the concept of volunteerism.
Last year, TOG, a non-governmental organization based on the volunteer activities of university students, signed a protocol with the Ministry of Education (MEB), which is intended to increase awareness of volunteer work among students in primary and high schools by involving them in volunteer projects. This will help them to develop a sense of social responsibility, enable them to take part in solving social problems within the local region of their schools and emphasize to them the importance of civil society.
The GBP program has been carried out both of the past two academic years, in collaboration with Þentepe Lisesi the first year, and Sincan Ahmet Andiçen Lisesi the second. During the program, high school students came up with their own volunteer projects, such as cleaning and reopening the library in their school and giving computer courses to the children in Çocuk Esirgeme Kurumu. The success of these projects has inspired many other university branches of TOG, and also had an effect on shaping the TOG/MEB protocol.
GBP volunteers are currently making plans for this year's project and are looking at four candidate schools, one of which will be chosen as the partner school for this academic year. In addition, the volunteers are receiving training for the work they will be doing during the project and coordinating with MEB regarding further details of the program.
If you would like to get more information about the project and how to participate, you can visit http://tog.bilkent.edu.tr
This essay was published in Bilkent News Volume 12 Number 7.
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