Toplum Gnllleri Vakf

First 6 Months Report 1 January 30 June 2012

The Toplum Gnllleri (Community Volunteers) network has increased to 101 TOG Youth organizations in communities and on university campuses in 66 cities of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. These youth organizations have voluntarily carried out local projects. The number of project volunteers has risen to 17,436. Young Community Volunteers implemented 615 local, national and international projects that reached out to 187,989 people. 863,219 volunteer hours were spent on these activities. The total value added to GNP by minimum wage per hour has been 9,211,974 TL (5,143,000 in $)

Young Community Volunteers implemented 615 local, national and international projects that reached out to 187,989 people.

TOG 2012 ( 1 January-30 June 2012) Number of Volunteers Number of People Reached Volunteers Volunteering Hours Value Added calculated by minimum wage (TL) minimum wage calculated by minimum wage (TL) 17.436 187.989 863.219 9.211.974

TOGs provided a variety of services including renovation of schools in disadvantaged districts, support for the disabled, health education programs, entrepreneurship training for youth, democracy and human rights trainings, reproductive health trainings, environment projects, campaigns and trainings against discrimination, activities to raise awareness of disable rights, and creation of internship positions, scholarships and mentoring services for young people. Young Community Volunteers from TOGs local organizations gather twice a year at the TOG Youth Council. They share their experiences and ideas for projects and shape the future of TOG. Every year they elect their representatives to TOGs Board of Directors. The 19th TOG Youth Council took place in Gaziantep from February 2-5. 30 more volunteer youth leaders mentored TOG youth organizations in order to support project development and implementation. In total 229 field visits were conducted during the first 6 months of 2012. TOG implemented 12 TOG ATAK and 12 local TOG ATAK projects, in which young TOG volunteers from different regions gather for 2-3 days to complete projects on different issues such as coastal cleaning, school renovations, global warming, cultural heritage, human rights, environment, volunteerism and civil society. 6 TOG ATAK projects were supported by Mavi Jeans. TOG organized two workshops for peer educators: Democracy and Our Rights and Key Trainings. 49 Community Volunteers began to conduct trainings on the field. 420 trainers and 3,619 young participants were involved in 175 local and national trainings. In total, 36,443 volunteer hours were generated in 1,488 training hours. These trainings focused on Civil Society and Voluntary Work, Human Rights, Social Rights of young people, Health Literacy, Gender Equality, Reproductive Health, Need Analysis, Project Management, Training of coordinators and Team Work.

TOG implemented 12 TOG ATAK and 12 local TOG ATAK projects, in which young TOG volunteers from different regions gather for 2-3 days to complete projects on different issues.

TOG continues to give scholarships to 618 university students in Turkey. TOG celebrated Alternative Youth Week from May 10-25 with panels, workshops, concerts, and outdoor festivals, all organised by young people themselves. This sought to counter the official youth week designed by public authorities, which is full of elements of nationalism, militarism and gerontocracy. Throughout the first half of 2012, Pink House Youth Center and Pinhole Youth Center continued to organize regular art, culture and foreign language workshops for youth and children. Besides the regular workshops, there have been single-day trainings and activities on topics like the environment and intercultural learning. Other youth have visited cinemas, theatre plays and concerts with Leblebi Culture Art Project. Eurodesk Info Days were organized to promote the Youth in Action Program. As the spring term came to an end, youth enjoyed the Pink House Youth Festival, If Istanbul Film Festival and a traditional nature camp to close the term. Pink House has served approximately 150 youth and children during 6 months and touched more than 500 people in the surrounding neighbourhoods. There has also been a basic reading and writing skills course for 24 uneducated adult women and an art workshop for 12 adult women. Pinhole has served approximately 2000 youth during 6 months and touched more than 400 people in the surrounding neighbourhoods. TOG and the stanbul Bilgi University Youth Studies Unit cooperated to present Living Library, funded by TOGs own contribution, in February at Ghetto. Hosting its readers for two days (four hours for each day), Living Library books have been borrowed 192 times and reached 400 readers. In order to extend the impact, Community Volunteers who want to realize Living Library at local level, are invited to organization team. So they experienced Living Library before realizing at local level. Bayer Young Science Ambassadors, a scientific literacy project, has been implemented through partnership of TOG and Bayer. It supports the science education and scientific knowledge of both young volunteers age 17-25 and children age 10-12. Through the end of May 2012, 90 young science ambassadors implemented the project in 4 different cities (stanbul, Ankara, zmir and Kars).

TOG celebrated Alternative Youth Week from May 10-25 with panels, workshops, concerts, and outdoor festivals, all organised by young people themselves.

In 8 primary schools, 1037 children participated in twoday workshops with enjoyable experiments on natural science. The project evaluation results showed that Bayer Science Ambassadors was planned and implemented in a way that led to an increased curiosity and interest in science, increased scientific knowledge and practice, and a significant change in perception of science, scientific practice and scientists in its target groups. 95 Community Volunteers in 7 TOG organizations in Bandrma (Balkesir), Erzurum, zmir, Kilis, and Trabzon have implemented the White Hats Project in 7 schools with the parnership of Janssen Turkey. Approximately 1200 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th graders participated. After an Istanbul training in mid-March was attended by 20 Community Youth Volunteers from 5 provinces, local workshops occured in 5 provinces. From mid-April until the end of May, a 6 week workshop on peace, injustice, discrimination, society and gender, communication and civic responsibilities was conducted in the schools. The first phase of the project ended with festivals in 6 schools in 5 provinces. Studies have begun on a peacethemed board game to be used in the second phase. YouthBank project, aimed at increasing the local civic participation of disadvantaged young people between 16 and 25, continues with the support of Mott Foundation. Six teams (40 people in Batman, Artvin/Arhavi, Samsun/Atakum, zmir/Seluk, stanbul/Kavack and stanbul/Eyp) began their projects in January 2012 with an introductory training. These YouthBank teams received 72 project applications, and will support the approved projects. International activities continue in cooperation with Belgian Government and Eurasia Partnership Foundation. In April 2012 a group of five YouthBank members visited Armenian YouthBanks. In the first half of 2012, TOG and the stanbul Bilgi University Youth Studies implemented Status of Youth Participation, begun by TOG in 2011 and funded by the British Council and The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation. The project enhances youth participation in the legislation process. 42 young people attended workshops led by experts from Turkish Parliament Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Commissions and Constitution Reconciliation Commissions. After the workshops, young people prepared formal questions for the deputies, which were raised during the Youth Week in May.

YouthBank project, aimed at increasing the local civic participation of disadvantaged young people between 16 and 25, continues with the support of Mott Foundation.

The young community volunteers ended by visiting the Turkish Parliamentary Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Commission. A version of the manual NGO participation in the legislative process was published for youth. TOG sent a position paper on the status of youth in the current constitution to 300 individuals and institutions. TOG provided the Youth and Sports Ministry with youth policy recommendations on a draft of National Youth and Sport Policy Paper. TOGs representative also raised these policy recommendations at the Second Youth Council held by the Youth and Sports Ministry. 13 different youth groups signed a position paper TOG sent to the the Youth and Sports Ministry regarding to the new single sex group practices in Ministry youth camps. TOG and the stanbul Bilgi University Youth Studies Unit researched the freedom of association and expression in order to make policy recommendations. The quantitative research was supported by GFK Trkiye, and the qualitative by Demet Lksl. TOG continues to be at the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe. TOG became a full member of the Youth for Exchange and Understanding International network. The international training course Peace initiatives for justice. Manage the CHANGE! took place in Istanbul from 17 to 24 February 2012 to promote non-violent actions, develop peace initiatives, and facilitate a network of youth workers and leaders. 25 young people from Denmark, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan participated. The project was financed by Turkish National Agency and developed and implemented by TOG with assistance from the DRONI youth association from Georgia. TOG participates in a bilateral exchange of two youth workers with Youth for Exchange and Understanding International called Youth workers in C.U.I.S.I.N.E: Combating Unemployment, Increasing Social Inclusion and Networking in youth field.

TOG continues to be at the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe.

TOG is the partner youth organization from Turkey for a project called Strengthening the Black Sea Region Youth Cooperation in Youth Policy. National Youth Councils and public institutions from 9 Black Sea countries (Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romnia, Bulgaria and Turkey) will create a common vision for youth policy development in the Black Sea Region by evaluating the youth policy sector. They will exchange experiences between the youth organization and public institutions to increase regional cooperation. Between January and June 2012, 1531 news items were published about Community Volunteers and its projects: 404 in print media, 51 in visual media, and 1076 in electronic media. The activities of the Community Volunteers were also shared with the community through radio and TV. Heartfelt Conversations were arranged by the Community Volunteers and Yap Kredi Crystal Card to support youth social responsibility projects of the youth. Heartfelt Conversations hosted many important guests in the between January and June 2012. Community Volunteers organized the sixth TOG BAZAR in 2012 with the participation 104 brands and more than 2000 people in Ortaky Esma Sultan Palace. TOG BAZAR was sponsored by Assos, Ege Yap Group, Rasen naat ve La Maison des Fleurs, and undertaken by volunteers. 444.325TL was raised. Through the "Young People in Community Service" campaign, begun in 2005, 20 associations supported the projects of Community Volunteers with regular monthly contributions. The Adm Adm Initiative is a non-governmental organization that facilitates charitable donations through sports activities. On 4 March 2012, 38 runners ran the Runtalya Marathon, collected contributions from 457 donors and raised 101.803 TL. In 2010, TOG started the Personal Support Campaign Genlere Deer (Valuing Youth) to provide an alternative social and life-long learning network for youth and to support their individual development. Individual contributors in this campaign make a difference in life of a young person with 280 TL in a year. In the first and second quarter of 2012, 258 young people were supported by the Genlere Deer Campaign.

Between January and June 2012, 1531 news items were published about Community Volunteers and its projects.

Grafik I: Yllara Gre Toplanan Ba Miktar

1 JANUARY 30 JUNE 2012 INCOME EXPENDITURE STATEMENT (TL)

INCOME PERIOD INCOME DONATIONS RESTRICTED PROJECT DONATIONS CONDITIONAL FUNDS SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS IN-KIND DONATIONS INTEREST INCOME TURNING FUNDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS OTHER INCOME TOTAL INCOME 1.582.209 725.472 0 456.315 0 90.000 1.776.118 0 4.630.114 4.630.114

EXPENDITURE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE PURPOSIVE EXPENDITURE OTHER EXPENDITURE TOTAL EXPENDITURE PERIOD INCOME SURPLUS TURNING RESTRICTED FUNDS TURNING PROJECT AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1.300.256 4.630.114 3.329858 1.300.256 276.630 3.053.228

All expenses of TOG are audited by international independent audit company Mazars-Denge.

Audits: All expenses of TOG are audited by international independent audit company Mazars-Denge. TOG's Expenditure Administrative Expenditure* 2010 2011 2012 First Half %10 %8 %8

Purposive Expenditure** %90 %92 %92

* The legal maximum rate for administrative costs is 33%. **The legal minimum rate for purposive costs is 67 %.