Avcala Youth Village Project (2016)

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Avcala Youth Village is the product of a group of young people seeking to follow the mission for an eco-friendly and sustainable life. The project was designed by Youthlympic, an organization creating innovative projects primarily in the fields of youth, sports and ecology. The organization's focus is rural development, urging local youth to realize the potential of their cities and make an effort to develop them. The project was submitted to the Turkish National Agency's Erasmus Youth division along with funding initiatives to promote young people's social inclusion and foster improvements in youth work at the local and international level.

The Youth Village is a space where members can come and stay anytime they wish, farm, create new ideas and meet people from countless different cultures. In the following periods, the village undertakes a social enterprise structure and host sports activities by Youthlympic.

The second stage involves the design of small houses by using eco-friendly materials. The participants build houses for the village by collecting their own materials in the surrounding nature. Each house is made of wooden pallets and be allocated for different purposes like the "youth center" and the "youth university." Members will even decorate the village with moss graffiti. Also called eco-graffiti or green graffiti, moss graffiti replaces spray paint, paint-markers or other such toxic chemicals and paints with a paintbrush and a moss "paint" that can grow on its own. I got involve in this project as a volunteer and I supported them as a designer with a great pleasure.

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IDEA Universal (International Development and Environment Association)

Smart Village and Smart Learning Lab Project (2018)

IDEA Universal is a nonprofit organization bringing clean water, sustainable food, renewable energy and alternative education to vulnerable communities. They use new ideas, innovation, and technology to end extreme poverty and create a lasting impact. 

I was a part of IDEA Universal's team educating children on English. It was a journey of unique experiences and personal development for me. I've discovered Swahili culture and learnt about African history.  

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