Asociación Socio-Cultural VerdeSur Alcalá is by group of professionals working in the field of youth who would like to create a social change in town of Alcala while focusing on the young people and involving the young people, teachers and educator to the mobility activities as well as the local socio-cultural activities through its partnerships and its offers.
The association is supported by the local municipality and it is based on the youth building of Alcala la Real where has a very diverse enviroenment with a great historical trayectory where it can bring too many opportunites for events and social activities for young people and local population.
Since November 2019, we have been promoting mobility opportunities as well as to increase the participation of local community to the mobility programs through adult education and educational opportunities for youth.
In addition to activities mentioned below, we have been implementing activities for the teachers for quality education purposes in the field of school and adult education since the start of 2021 as a new branch that we decided to widen our scope and use the experience that we have gathered in the youth field and become more and more inclusive and involve more professionals to in our body to promote quality activities for different sectors. Thus, you can find the list of our projects below which are currently running and implemented.
Beyond Borders is a cultural association legally established in July 2014 in Puglia, Italy. Since its inception, the organization has actively pursued its core objectives, including youth work, promoting the mobility of young people, non-formal and intercultural learning, active citizenship, youth empowerment, respect for Human Rights, and the promotion of European culture and social inclusion. The association’s main activities are closely aligned with these objectives, focusing on youth engagement in active project development at various levels. Though based in Puglia, most of its work is concentrated in the cities of Corato and Orta Nova. The organization’s core activities are structured around three main pillars: Erasmus+ actions and international projects, local workshops, and organizing campaigns and infodays to promote its objectives. Utilizing non-formal methodologies, Beyond Borders aims to enhance young people’s competencies, stimulate their creativity and growth, and activate their participation in society. The organization has continually evolved, expanding and innovating its projects at both local and international levels, with a central goal of facilitating youth mobility while promoting non-formal education, intercultural learning, Human Rights, and active citizenship.
Beyond Borders primarily targets young people between the ages of 16 and 35 in the local area, focusing on empowering them and broadening their perspectives. By providing opportunities, the association seeks to help young people enrich their communities through personal and professional development. A significant part of their target group includes youth facing obstacles due to geographical, educational, cultural, and social challenges, who have fewer opportunities and lower employability chances. In 2016, Beyond Borders officially joined both the No Hate Speech Movement of the Council of Europe and the Coordinating Group of No Hate Speech Italy, becoming actively involved in defending and respecting Human Rights online and offline. The same year, they joined the Hate Fighters Network, which works internationally on combating hate speech through creative methods like photography, videography, and music. Since 2018, the organization has been collaborating with the Non-profit volunteering organization “Pro Loco” of Orta Nova, part of the UNPLI, to improve the quality of life in the local area and promote cultural, environmental, and historical heritage. Additionally, between 2015 and 2018, Beyond Borders partnered with the University of Bari Aldo Moro, hosting around 15 students from the Intercultural Mediation program for academic traineeships.
Giresun Photography Art Association was established in Giresun in 2001 in order to practice and popularize the art of photography. The association, which has more than 100 members as of 2022, has carried out many photography events locally and nationally.
For the purposes of the association and in order to realize these aims; opens exhibitions, shows diapositive, projection and film; We organize photography and cinema education courses, seminars, meetings, shooting studies and Art Days. It provides a dark room facility to members and trainees.
GIFOD is the only association of our province that is a member of the Turkish Photography Art Federation. The association actively cooperates with the federation. The association provides trainings and equipment to its members as a part of their activities and the overall activities are focused on creation of the photography art.
Club for Youth Empowerment 018 is a non-profit, non-governmental organization registered in 2008. Aims of the organization are capacity building of youth, implementation of peer education programs, promotion of intercultural values,democracy, inclusion of minority groups, , human rights, as well as the active participation of young people on all levels of social life through the activities such as workshops, trainings, seminars, youth exchanges, lectures, conferences on differentlevels, with the focus on work with children and youth, organize youth club and cultural club, different researches, promotes human rights and supports active participation of young people. Mission of KOM 018 is to empower young people through development and implementation of different programs to actively participate in the life of the community and solve their problems and needs in order to contribute to improvement of quality of life for young people and local community. Vision of KOM 018 – organization of strong resources as a reliable member of society and society where all young people develop their own potentials and actively participate in life of their community and general society.
