e-gençlik association

“think young, create the change“

 e-gençlik association
 

Who we are?
 

  E-gençlik Association is a youth NGO established with the aim of

encouraging young people from different places to take active part in
 
civil society, to work voluntarily in different projects, to produce new
  ideas and to use their energy for common benefit through its web site
www.e-genclik.org.tr and regional representatives. 
 

Our Aims
 
To contribute for formation of a youth which is self-esteemed,
  energetic, sensitive to problems surrounding him/her and tries to find
solution to these problems,
 
With our motto “Think young, create the change!” to encouraging
 
youth to participate in voluntary activities and civil society, and to help
  them to convert their energies to socially beneficial works,

  To provide guidance and consultancy for youth in order to contribute

  to their self-improvement,

  To bring together concepts of “friendship” and “production” and to

facilitate socialization,
 
To help young people to develop necessary skills that would prepare
 
them for social and economic life,
 
To develop programmes and create opportunities which would enable
  young people to contribute efficiently to issues related with
sustainability of our Earth,
 

  To ensure participation in social responsibility programmes of NGOs

and establish partnerships with these organizations. 
 

“think young, create the change“

 e-gençlik association
 

  Our Story
 

  e-gençlik Association is a story that was started to be told with only twenty
volunteers in 2003. The number of these storytellers increased as we were
  determined not only to tell the story but to live it at the same time. Since that
time we keep going in this way headed with more than a hundred volunteers in
 
a more powerful way.
 
In addition, we still keep the excitement and the energy that we had on the first
  day.

  The wish to hold the land that is commended to us above the level of the
modern civilizations in the way Atatürk wants it and in a suitable form for the
  youth made us to come together in a cultural synthesis despite the fact that we
grew up in different cultures, fields, and different conceptions.
 
While we were pursuing this aim, the projects that we handled were not only for
 
social improvement but our being a millstone in functioning as a bridge between
  the cultures made us feel proud and turned into a source of power for our
future plans. But how did we achieve this? By trusting ourselves…
 
Actually, we trusted ourselves much. We were sure about what we had done;
  we knew that we could increase our capacity with the help of our excitement

  and the fire of youth; we recognized the expectations of our country from us;
thus we settled down to work.
 
The situations that made us successful were not limited with those mentioned
  above. The real success is in us, with the help of close friendships even without
recognition. Most of us learned each other’s names while struggling in the same
  project; the friendships, started only with a smile, got stronger, and…

  In five years time, we are in this situation with the help of love that refuses to

  tire and with the endless faith.

  The fire in us has become more powerful now. When we turn back to past and
see what have been done up to date and recall them, we burst with joy. We feel
  the proud of recognition of our power inside us and taking part in good works,
and we try to make others feel this emotion. We believe that we will be the
 
source of light for the next generations. The road that is illumined by us secures
  the fact that the comings will not know even what the dark is. By this way, with
the light in their hearts, they will make this road brighter for the next
  generations. Consequently, there will be wishes full of hopes and all will come
true. Because e-gençlik Association is the only address where success never
 
ends.

“think young, create the change“

 e-gençlik association
 

  Our Works
 

 
5th World Youth Congress
 
Turkey 2010
 
The 5th World Youth Congress will
  be held between July 31-August

 
13, 2010 in Turkey. It is
organized by coalition of youth
  NGOs under leadership of e-
genclik Association and hosted by
 
Turkish Republic- Ministry of
  Education. 1000 young people
from 120-150 different countries
 
will meet in 2010 European
  Capital of Culture: Istanbul and
under the theme “Imece”(Joint
 
Action) will put forward their
contributions for sustainable
 
development.
 

“think young, create the change“

 e-gençlik association
 

  Our Works
 

 Genclink - Youth Policies

 Network

 It is a civil society network that brings

together different NGOs which are
 
working on youth issues. It is a
 cooperation platform which by
bringing them together aims to affect
 
their decision making processes,
which in turn would affect or form
 
their youth policies, and to ensure
 support to each other in
implementation process of these
 
policies. E-genclik Association is
 assigned to be the national secretariat
of Genclink between period of August
 
2008-August 2009.

“think young, create the change“

 e-gençlik association
 

  Our Works
 

 
The Voice of Hope
 
It is a pilot project that will be
 
pioneered by e-genclik
  Association. It aims to widen
visions of children living in
 
rural areas through activities
  such as extra lessons, dancing,
painting, and theater courses
 
and other different activities
  including various cultural
games.
 

  Alpha Omega
  This project aims to present a
musical in Great Britain, Estonia
 
and Turkey in the year of 2010.
  Turkish premiere of this musical
will be displayed in 2010
 
European Capital of Culture:
  Istanbul.

  Being written by David

Woollcombe and composed by
 
David Gordon and his brother
  Yusuf Islam, this musical aims to
improve intercultural and
 
intergenerational dialogue. In this
  respect, during the preparation
processes of this musical, artists,
 
communities, religious leaders
  and young people will work
together.
 

“think young, create the change“

 e-gençlik association
 

Our Works
 

  Gender Empowerment
 
Being prepared under the partnership
  of e-genclik Association and the Peace
Child International, the goal of this
 
project is to study reasons behind
  young women’s staying behind men
while participating in civil society
  organizations, to define obstacles
  which prevents them from being
active and to find best ways to
  overcome these obstacles. The project
  started on December 2008 and will
end on December 2009. In the scope
  of this project, in order to share
  results of this survey with whole
world, a book will be printed and a
  web site will be opened in four
  different languages (English, Spanish,
French and Turkish).
 

   

“think young, create the change“

 e-gençlik association
 

Contact
 

 
e‐gençlik association 
 
 
Osmangazi Belediyesi, Elmasbahçeler Kültür 
  Merkezi, Ankara Yolu, Bursa/Türkiye 
 
info@e‐genclik.org.tr 
 
www.e‐genclik.org.tr 

“think young, create the change“