Our association is a non-governmental, non-profit, local NGO working in the fields of culture, arts and history, lifelong learning, active citizenship, educational and vocational activities, social and cultural activities. The members of the association are young people, adults, professionals, students, graduates. The target groups of the activities are children, young people and adults from different backgrounds preferably disadvantaged ones, migrants and refugees and people with fewer opportunities. A special group of our concern is the 50+ citizens. Our association organizes different courses like language courses, folk dance courses, sports activities, mathematics, physics, chess, musical instruments ( baglama, guitar etc.) for people with less opportunities, migrants and refugees.
Gaziantep is a big city and it is also cosmopolitan because there are a lot of people from eastern part of Turkey who come and live there to find jobs because Gaziantep is an industrial and commercial city.
The association has been trying to provide equal opportunities for people especially form rural or disadvantaged areas, lets the people actively involve in decision-making in the society, contribute to the social and professional development of the people, offer solutions for social problems and become a part of the society, cooperate with different actors in the society such as governmental, non-governmental organizations, etc. to disseminate the activities and outcomes or results.
The association has arranged and has been involved in local projects. Some members of the association have had some experience in international projects and activities. The organization is interested in participation in this project because there is a lot of cultural heritage in Gaziantep and it is also becoming popular because of its potentials in culture, history, handicrafts, traditions, etc. However, most of the people are not aware of the social and cultural values and they do not know much about how to introduce and maintain the cultural heritage and traditions. The project will let them to be aware of those cultural heritage and social values.
