international voluntary work camps program - 2016

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Nom de l’association Genctur
Pays: Turquie
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY WORK CAMPS PROGRAM - 2016
GEN-01 GIVE A HAND-1 KAS – ANTALYA 01.04 – 14.04 RENO/AGRI 5 VOLS
Alternative Life Association which aims and works for the social integration of people with disabilities has
recently built a multi purpose venue in a village near by Kas – Antalya in the south-west of Turkey. In this
venue people with disabilities who has been excluded from mainstream educational opportunities will
have the chance to have education in various fields. Volunteers who are willing to work with and for
disabled people are welcome. Although we do not request a nonstop working effort, volunteers are
supposed to dedicate their time and energy when needed. Your help is requested all day long, of course
with breaks. You can help us for the over all running of the site in different field works. Volunteers who can
undertake more than just one task will be preferred. The work fields are as follows.
1) Kitchen : Food preperation / cooking / table setting / food serving / dish washing.
2) Field: General cleaning of all units / fixing buildings, boats, bikes, instruments / gardening both in main
facility and in eco farm / animal care ( mainly horses), farming, harvesting, landscaping.
3) Training as artist or assistant or just helper : Art workshops (painting, dance, rhythm, instrument, dj,
drama, photography, sculpture, ceramic, hangicraft) / courses ( PC, foreign languages, personal
development, sign language) / reading & library management / sport ( swimming, scuba diving, sailing,
rowing, canoeing, trekking, outdoor sports, volleyball, badminton, biking, bocce , climbing, archery) / boat
skipping / various outdoor trainings / yoga and pilates.
4) Organization : Entertainment and event organizations / indoor – outdoor games, driving &
transportation / short trips guiding / health care & first aid / free time activities;
5) Administration : Office works (web and social media support / designs, graphic designs / administrative
assistance / leading volunteers.
Accomodation: Volunteer dormitory, but if there is a disabled group hosted then under tents. Normally
disabled groups arrives in May, but just in case. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. If you prefer privacy
you can also bring your own tent. F: Breakfast, dinner and lunch will be prepared and served at the facility.
Volunteers may be requested to help in turns for the kitchen works as preparing the food, cooking, setting
up tables, washing the dishes, etc. LA: English. LO: Kas is one of the most popular coasts in southern Turkey
and our facility is 11 km away from the town center. Please be aware that the facility is a bit isolated and
there is no night life. A short motivation letter (if possible in English at least to say in which field you can
volunteer) should be sent with the application form.
Arrivals and meeting point: Volunteers arriving indivually will be met in Kas Coach Terminal and be
transferred to the center. The nearest airport is Dalaman. It takes around 5 hours from Dalaman Airport
and 6 hours from Antalya Airport to reach to the camp site including the waiting time in transfer coach
terminals. Therefore you must arrange your landing before 14.00 to be met in Kaş Coach terminal. More
details will be on the info sheet. Departure is on the last day of the camp after breakfast.
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GEN-02 GIVE A HAND-2 KAS – ANTALYA 16.04 – 30.04 RENO/AGRI 5 VOLS
Alternative Life Association (www.ayder.org.tr ) which aims and works for the social integration of people
with disabilities has a multi purpose venue in a village near by Kas – Antalya in the south-west of Turkey.
Volunteers who are willing to work with and for disabled people are welcome in this venue.
Although we do not request a nonstop working effort, volunteers are supposed to dedicate their time end
energy when needed. Your help is requested all day long, of course with breaks.
You can help us for the over all running of the site in different field works. Volunteers who can undertake
more than just one task will be preferred. The work fields are as follows.
1) Kitchen : Food preperation / cooking / table setting / food serving / dish washing.
2) Field: General cleaning of all units / fixing buildings, boats, bikes, instruments / gardening both in main
facility and in eco farm / animal care ( mainly horses), farming, harvesting, landscaping.
drama, photography, sculpture, ceramic, hangicraft) / courses ( PC, foreign languages, personal
development, sign language) / reading & library management / sport ( swimming, scuba diving, sailing,
rowing, canoeing, trekking, outdoor sports, volleyball, badminton, biking, bocce , climbing, archery) / boat
skipping / various outdoor trainings / yoga and pilates.
4) Organization : Entertainment and event organizations / indoor – outdoor games, driving &
transportation / short trips guiding / health care & first aid / free time activities;
5) Administration : Office works (web and social media support / designs, graphic designs / administrative
assistance / leading volunteers.
A: Volunteer dormitory, but if there is a disabled group hosted then under tents. Normally disabled groups
arrives in May, but just in case. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. If you prefer privacy you can also bring
your own tent. F: Breakfast, dinner and lunch will be prepared and served at the facility. Volunteers may be
requested to help in turns for the kitchen works as preparing the food, cooking, setting up tables, washing
the dishes, etc. LA: English. LO: Kas is one of the most popular coasts in southern Turkey and our facility is
11 km away from the town center. Please be aware that the facility is a bit isolated and there is no night
life. A short motivation letter (if possible in English at least to say in which field you can volunteer) should
be sent with the application form.
Arrivals and meeting point: Volunteers arriving indivually will be met in Kas Coach Terminal and be
transferred to the center. The nearest airport is Dalaman. It takes around 5 hours from Dalaman Airport
and 6 hours from Antalya Airport to reach to the camp site including the waiting time in transfer coach
terminals. Therefore you must arrange your landing before 14.00 to be met in Kaş Coach terminal. More
details will be on the info sheet. Departure is on the last day of the camp after breakfast.
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GEN-03 ME AND MY FRIENDS-1 SIRINCE – IZMIR 17.04 - 30.04 RENO-CONS 5 VOLS
GEN-06 ME AND MY FRIENDS-2 SIRINCE – IZMIR 01.05 – 14.05 RENO-CONS 5 VOLS
If you wish to join in a work camp with your close friends, class mates or volunteers of your previous work
camps, just alert them. Also if you are an individual or a couple, but prefer to be in a smaller group, you are
welcome too. GENÇTUR can host up to 5 individuals or 3-5 people from the same country for the same
period. The host, Math Village needs small group of volunteers for different daily tasks during the spring in
order to prepare the center for the coming season.
Please be aware that, if you apply as an individual you might be the only volunteer in these date span, due
to the early dates of the camp, if by bad luck there is no other application for the same dates. But you will
not be completely alone as there are staff of Math Village who stay there for the whole year.
W: Construction, reconstruction, renovation, landscaping, gardening, class cleaning and kitchen works at a
non-formal education center. A: In student dormitories. Sleeping bag is necessary. F: Food is provided at
the venue. Volunteers help the staff for preparing, cooking the meals, setting up the tables and serving the
food to the students during the courses. LA: English. LO: Sirince is a small village in the west of Turkey.
Please be aware that the center is a bit isolated. No night life, TV or disco is available at the center, but
there is internet connection. The next village Sirince, which is only 15 minutes by foot, is very attractive
and famous for its homemade wines and traditional architecture. The nearest town Selcuk, which is the
home of world famous Ephessus open-air museum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUqg1yBFTo .
The nearest city Izmir, is one hour away by coach. Arrivals and Meeting Place : Volunteers of this camp
must fly directly to İzmir and then take a train to Selcuk. The cost of local travel is about 8 Euros. The last
train from İzmir Airport to Selçuk is at 19.30. But the journey takes 1 hour 15 minutes which is not enough
to catch the last minibus to Sirince Village in Selçuk Coach terminal at 20.00. Therefore you must arrange
your landing before 17.00. Extra Fee: Individuals can apply free of charge. 3 and more applications from
the same country is subject to a charge of 50 Euro per person. This cost is shared with the host to buy
working materials.
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GEN-04 TEACH CAMP-1 ABANA - KASTAMONU 23.04- 08.05 TEACH 3 VOLS
Abana Multiprogrammed High School invites native or non-native English speakers to spend 2 weeks with
Turkish teenagers, in order to practice English by daily lessons, activities, and games. Volunteers must be
minimum 20 years old and have a good level of speaking English. Practicing English is the main aim of this
camp. Thus creative volunteers with some experience on teaching, outdoor or table games, music, drama,
sport will be preferred. A motivation letter including the Skype ID should be send along with the
application form. Applicants will be interviewed via Skype before being confirmed. Alcohol consuming is
not allowed during the camp as well as smoking in front of the students and indoors. W: Assisting
teachers in classrooms, by organizing and running daily activities to practice English for local teenagers
who are students of the high school and 15-17 age group.
A: In schools dormitory. Sleeping bag and
mat are not necessary. Toilets and showers are shared. F: Will be supplied at the site. LA: English. LO:
Abana is a small town in the north of Turkey near by the Black Sea coast.
Meeting Point: GENCTUR office in Istanbul on 23.04.2016 at 18.00. The project will start in Istanbul with a
compulsory orientation meeting that all volunteers should attend on the first day of the camp. The group
will travel together to the camp site by an overnight coach on the same evening. This trip will be organized
by GENCTUR and cost around 20 Euro, one way per volunteer. The departure from the camp site is on the
8th of May after breakfast.
More info will be on the info sheet which will be sent to the placed volunteers.
GEN-05 ADVENTURE CAMP INEGOL 25.04 – 15.05 ENVI – MANU 10 VOLS
(P.S: You can join in this camp also just for 2 weeks. ) This is a unique work camp for nature-lovers and
back-packers. Evliya Çelebi Way is a walking route close to Bursa city in northwest Turkey which has never
been waymarked before. It is based on the pilgrimage route of the 17th Century Ottoman traveller of that
name (http://cultureroutesinturkey.com/evliya-celebi-way/). This spring, a group of international
volunteers will waymark the route. The group will move frequently to another location, and the volunteers
need to be prepared to walk several kilometres during the work each day. Some days the group will be split
into two so they can work on different sections. The terrain is flattish or hilly, with rare steep sections. A
vehicle with driver will carry tents and equipment and, there will be a GENCTUR leader and a local leader
who speaks Turkish-English. There will be other local helpers as well on some days. This is a hard manual
work, located on the hills, needs a lot of walking and moving. If you are not a real nature lover and not
ready for these conditions please do not apply.
W: Waymarking, route-clearing, garbage-collection along the walking route. We would also like someone
to photograph or film activities on the route and make a blog or short film. A: In supplied tents, or indoors
in villages where possible; sleeping-bag and mat are necessary; bring your own tent if you wish. F:
Materials will be supplied by the local municipalities and volunteers will be responsible for preparing meals
for the group by daily turns. Important: Pack your gear in one soft kitbag or rucksack. You also need a
daysack to carry your picnic, waterproof, camera, etc. LA: English. LO: Inegol is the nearest town to the
project site where is in the north-west of Turkey. As the group will always be moving there is no chance for
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leisure activities. The group will create its own entertainment. Meeting Point: GENCTUR office in
Istanbul. The project will start in Istanbul with a compulsory orientation meeting that all volunteers should
attend on 25 April, in GENCTUR Office at 10.00 a.m. All volunteers must arrive in İstanbul on the 24th,
otherwise you will miss the group departure on the same afternoon and will have to make your own way
to the campsite. The journey to the campsite takes about 5 hours and costs 20 Euro. The departure from
the camp site will be either 8th or 15th of May after breakfast.
GEN-08 WATER LILY-WOMEN ONLY DUZCE 16.05 – 30.05 MANU – KIDS 4 VOLS
The Water Lily Women Cooperative is running a kindergarten for the kids of the working mothers of Duzce
city. In order to raise fund they also organize different activities related with their jobs. Producing hand
made food like jam, tomato sauce, powder soup and selling them is a source of income for the
cooperative. They need female volunteers to help them for gardening and landscaping works as well as
preparing the year end party, to decorate the walls, play games and sing songs with the kids, welcome the
guests, etc. The volunteers will also help the staff to run activities with the kids. If you are talented on
gardening or can play a portable instrument, or teach some games to the kids, able to do handicrafts you
are very welcome. W: Helping for the party organization and running activities for the kids, together with
the staff. Also some gardening works will be a part of your work. A: In the kindergarten. Sleeping bag and
mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at the site. LA: English. LO: Duzce is a big city in the north-west
of Turkey. Camp site is in the suburb of the city.
Meeting Point: GENCTUR office in Istanbul. The project will start in Istanbul with a compulsory orientation
meeting that all volunteers should attend on 16th of May, in GENCTUR Office at 10.00. The group will
travel together to the camp site by a coach on the same afternoon. Therefore all volunteers must arrive in
Istanbul on the 15th of May, otherwise you will miss the group departure on the 16th and will have to
make your own way to the camp site. The journey to the camp site takes 4 hours and costs 15 Euro. The
departure from the camp site is on the 30th of May after breakfast. Note: No alcohol is permitted during
the camp at the campsite and the accommodation venue. Smoking is not allowed while volunteers are
with the kids.
GEN-09 WORK AND PRACTICE ORHANELI – BURSA 23.05–06.06 TEACH-MANU 6 VOLS
Orhaneli town has hosted an international voluntary work camp in 2015 which got a big interest of the
young locals. Many of them have been inspired by the work camp and therefore want to improve their
English. We are looking for volunteers who will spend their time with the local youth in order to practice
English. You don’t need to be a native speaker but must have at least a medium level of speaking English.
W: Volunteers will be facilitators of conversation sessions. Apart from practising English they will also do
some manual work like landscaping of children playgrounds. A: The volunteers will be accommodation in a
students dormitory. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied by the municipality. LA:
English. LO : Orhaneli is a rural town of Bursa province, located in the northwest of Turkey. Meeting Point :
GENCTUR office in Istanbul. The project will start in Istanbul with a compulsory orientation meeting that all
volunteers should attend on 23rd of May, in GENCTUR Office at 10.00 a.m. Therefore all volunteers must
arrive in İstanbul on the 22nd of May, otherwise you will miss the group departure on the 23rd and will
have to make your own way to the camp site. The journey to the camp site takes 5 hours and costs 20
Euro. The departure from the camp site is on the 6th of June after breakfast.
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If you wish to join in a work camp with your close friends, class mates or volunteers of your previous work
camps, just alert them. Also if you are an individual or a couple, but prefer to be in a smaller group, you are
welcome too. GENÇTUR can host up to 5 individuals or 3-5 people from the same country for the same
period. The host, Math Village needs small group of volunteers for different daily tasks during the summer
while there are math courses for Turkish pupils and students. This camp will give you a chance to meet a
lot of Turkish young people who will be participating in mathematic courses in the center between 1st of
June and 15th of September.
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W: Construction, reconstruction, renovation, landscaping, gardening, class cleaning and kitchen works at a
non-formal education center. A: Under the supplied tents. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. If you
prefer privacy you can bring your own tent. F: Food is provided at the venue. Volunteers help the staff for
preparing, cooking the meals, setting up the tables and serving the food to the students during the courses
and washing the dishes. LA: English. LO: Sirince is a small village in the west of Turkey. Please be aware
that the center is a bit isolated. No night life, TV or disco is available at the center, but there is internet
connection. The next village Sirince, which is only 15 minutes by foot, is very attractive and famous for its
homemade wines and traditional architecture. The nearest town Selcuk, which is the home of world
famous Ephessus open-air museum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUqg1yBFTo . The nearest city
Izmir, is one hour away by coach.
Arrivals and Meeting Place : Volunteers of this camp must fly directly to İzmir and then take a train to
Selcuk. The cost of local travel is about 8 Euros. The last train from İzmir Airport to Selçuk is at 19.30. But
the journey takes 1 hour 15 minutes which is not enough to catch the last minibus to Sirince Village in
Selçuk Coach terminal at 20.00. Therefore you must arrange your landing before 17.00. Extra Fee:
Individuals can apply free of charge. 3 and more applications from the same country is subject to a charge
of 50 Euro per person. This cost is shared with the host to buy working materials.
GEN-11 TEACH CAMP-2 SAMSUN 30.05 – 21.06 TEACH - KIDS 3 VOLS
Kumköy Primary School, which hosted 3 volunteers last year is inviting new volunteers for this year. If you
like children and can teach them very basic English like days of the week, the hours, counting up to 100 by
games or make daily talks with them and play with them, you will enjoy a lot for being in this camp. The
kids of the village will be waiting for you impatiently and you will have unforgettable memories with them.
If you are talented on drawing, you can also draw and paint some pictures on the classroom walls. W:
Practicing basic English with primary school kids + drawing pictures on the walls if you have a talent (This
task is not compulsory). A: In host families, sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at
the site. LA: English is the camp language. Turkish will be helpful but not a must. LO: Kumköy is a small
village in the north of Turkey in Black Sea region. Nearest town is Carsamba and the city is Samsun. R: A
motivation letter with a Skype ID for the interview should be sent along with the application form. Meeting
Point: Samsun – Carsamba Airport on 30.05.2016 Monday at 17.00. Note: No alcohol is permitted during
the camp at the campsite and the accommodation venue. Smoking is not allowed while volunteers are
with the kids.
GEN-13 WHAT R U? ISTANBUL 18.06 – 02.07 RENO-ENVI-AGRI 12 VOLS
Nesin Foundation is a long term partner of GENÇTUR and hosted many workcamps in the past. The
foundation offers a shelter for kids from poor families. Kids are taken care of by the foundation until they
stand on their own feet. During the camp kids will be on holiday. There are different type of manual work
for the volunteers like gardening, landscaping, renovation, waste disposal, field work etc. W: The
volunteers will be doing manual work according to the daily needs. Renovation and gardening works.
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Some days there might be work on the field like hoeing the soil, picking vegetables, etc. or some work in
the kitchen like preparing the food, washing the dishes. A: In the theatre hall. Volunteers will sleep on the
floor. Sleeping bag and a mat are necessary. F: Will be supplied by the foundation. LA: English. LO: The
foundation is in the outskirt of Catalca town where is 1,5 hour away from Istanbul. But please be aware
that this camp will not offer you the city or night life of Istanbul.
Meeting Point: The camp site is accessable from İstanbul Atatürk airport by public transport. The journey
lasts 2 hours. The departure from the camp site is on the 2nd of July after breakfast. More info will be on
the info sheet.
GEN-14 FUN WITH KIDS YENISAKRAN-IZMIR 19.06 – 01.07 SOCI/KIDS 5 VOLS
GENCTUR runs a summer camps for kids and each camp lasts 1 week. There will be two different kids
groups in each week.The first group of this camp is consist of kids aged between 10-14 whose families are
financially supporting this holiday in Afacan Youth House (www.afacan.de) by the seaside. The kids profile
of the second week is social and economically disadvantaged kids. The fund raised by first week family
supported camps is used to support the second week disadvantaged kids to have a holiday in the same
center.
We are looking for communicative, talkative, active and child friendly volunteers who are at least 20 years
old with a good command of English. Because practicing English with songs, games and dialogues will be a
part of your task. Abilities on any sports (like basketball, volleyball, swimming, football, table tennis, etc.)
chess, arts & crafts, music, dance, drama, in & outdoor group games are welcome.
You will share the responsibilities of the leading team to take care a group of kids from the beginning till
the end of the camp; including the trips outside of the camp as well as all kind of activities during the
camp.
Please note that you will be dealing with the kids through the given & intensive program all day long. You
will spend most of your time with the kids in the camp area with a limited private life. Thus contact with
the locals is very limited; however, you will have contact with the working people and the people from
other groups in Afacan Youth House. Volunteers may have fun together only after the kids go to the bed
and the team cover the late, daily staff meeting in the camp. Leaving the camp area is not allowed due to
unexpected emergency cases. Team work is very essential for this camp. Thus any volunteer who disagrees
with the camp rules and team spirit are asked to leave. Smoking & drinking alcohol is not allowed during
the camp at the campsite in front of the kids. Please be aware of the rules before applying.
W: Counselling a group of children aged between 10-14 years old, leading several activities for them. A: In
Afacan Youth Centre (www.afacan.de) in 2-3 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bag and mat
are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at the campsite. The counsellors will eat together with the group of
children whom they are responsible for. LA: English. Turkish will be helpful but not necessary. LO:
Yenisakran is by the Aegean Sea, in west of Turkey. The next city is Izmir. R: A motivation letter with a pass
size photo should complete your application form. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp manager via
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Skype for selection. Please add your Skype address on your motivation letter. Meeting point: Afacan Youth
House. Please arrange your travel to Izmir Airport. Further arrival details will be on the info sheet.
GEN-15
RAMADAN IN THE TOWN
DURSUNBEY 19.06 – 04.07 MANU 12 VOLS
This camp is a unique opportunity to get to know the traditional way of life of Turkish people in the rural
areas. The camp will take place in traditional Dursunbey town with 17.000 inhabitants.
As this camp will take place during the sacred Ramadan month of Arabic calendar, the volunteers will have
a chance to observe how local people live in Ramadan. The volunteers will have the change to have dinners
with local families who are keeping fasts during the Ramadan or join in public dinners called “iftar” which
means end of daily fasting.
W: Reorganizing the public picnic area of the town. Leveling the ground, paving stones on the roads,
creating green areas, setting up tables and sitting groups, etc. A: In a dormitory, sleeping bag and mat are
not necessary. F: Volunteers will prepare the breakfast by themselves with the given food. Lunch will be
served as packs at the working area. Dinners will be offered either by families or eaten with crowds. LA:
English. LO: Dursunbey is a medium size town in the west of Turkey. The nearest city is Balıkesir. R:
Volunteers should be aware that they will be in a religious environment thus must respect the rules of
Ramadan like not eating, drinking or smoking in public during the day. Clothing is also a serious issue, no
short trousers, mini skirts, will be allowed. This is really a nice project for the people who likes to learn
about other cultures. Arrivals and meeting point: The project will start in Istanbul with a compulsory
orientation meeting, that all volunteers should attend on the first day of the camp at GENCTUR Office. The
group will travel together to the camp site by an overnight coach on the same evening. The journey lasts 8
hours and costs 25 Euro per volunteer. Departure from the camp site is on the 04.07 after breakfast.
GEN-17 YOUTH CAMP-1 08.07. – 22.07 SOCI – CULT - EDU 15 VOLS
Civril town hosted the first international work camp in 2014. The impact was very positive thus the
municipality hosted 2 different groups, in 2015 for a summer camp project. This year they are going to
repeat the same experience. This is a very good project to have very close contact with the local people. If
you are a talkative, friendly, smiling person you are welcome to practise English with the local kids and
youngsters. The summer camp will contain different sport sessions and practising English will be an
additional part of the program. Although volunteers mainly will focus on practising English, any additional
talent will be appreciated. Volunteers who can play an instrument, organize a drama, teach indoor outdoor games, will be preferred. Volunteers are also expected to make a presentation of their country
and culture. But the most important feature is speaking English. This camp offers a high level close contact
with the locals. Anyone who has time, can also join in the following camp GEN-23 between 22.07 – 04.08.
W: Practising English with the local kids and young people between 13-23 age group.
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Volunteers will stay in a kindergarten. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at the
site. LA: English. LO: Civril is a town in the west of Turkey. Nearest city is Denizli. R: Medium level of English
and some teaching experience are required. A motivation letter containing a Skype ID must be sent
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together with the application form. Meeting Point: Volunteers should arrange their travel directly to
Denizli Airport. They will be transferred to the camp site directly from the airport at 18.00 on the 08.07. So
arrivals must be arranged accordingly. More details will be on the info sheet.
GEN-19 FAMILY CAMP EGIRDIR 10.07 – 20.07
MANU-RENO 15 VOLS
This camp is for families. One adult and one child is enough to form a family but bigger families are also
welcome. Kids up to 14 years old, travelling together with an adult volunteer are welcome. W: Volunteers
will work in the town zoo to clean the cages, landscaping, painting fences, etc. A: In a dormitory, sleeping
bag and mat are not necessary. Food: Will be served at the venue. Families are welcome to help in the
kitchen or cook for the group. LA: English. LO: Egirdir is a lovely, peaceful and traditional town by a lake
and hosted many GENCTUR camps in the past. It lies in the South-west of Turkey. Nearest city is Isparta.
Arrivals and meeting point: The project will start in Istanbul with a compulsory orientation meeting, that all
volunteers should attend on the first day of the camp at GENCTUR Office. The group will travel together to
the camp site by an overnight coach on the same evening. The journey lasts 11 hours and costs 35 Euro per
volunteer. Departure from the camp site is on the 20th of July after breakfast.
Extra fee: 50 Euro per adult and 30 Euro per child for covering administrative costs of running this camp.
GEN-20 AT THE ZOO EGIRDIR 19.07 – 31.07 MANU-RENO 20 VOLS
Egirdir municipality is a long term partner of GENCTUR and hosted many international camps in the past.
Egirdir is a lovely, peaceful and traditional town by a lake. The town owns a zoo and a tree nursery and
both needs help of the volunteers. W: Volunteers will work in the town zoo to clean the cages,
landscaping, painting fences, etc. Some days will be spend in the tree nursery for planting flowers in small
sacks.
A: In a dormitory, sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. Food: Will be served at the venue. LA: English.
LO: Egirdir is a lovely, peaceful and traditional town by a lake and lies in the South-west of Turkey. Nearest
city is Isparta. Arrivals and meeting point: The project will start in Istanbul with a compulsory orientation
meeting, that all volunteers should attend on the first day of the camp at GENCTUR Office. The group will
travel together to the camp site by an overnight coach on the same evening. The journey lasts 11 hours
and costs 35 Euro per volunteer. Departure from the camp site is on the 31st of July after breakfast.
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GEN-21 FUN WITH KIDS&TEENS-2 YENISAKRAN-IZMIR 20.07–05.08 SOCI-KIDS 5 VOLS
GENCTUR runs a summer camp for a group of Turkish kids aged 10-14 and Turkish & foreign teenagers
aged 14-17 whose families are financially supporting this holiday in Afacan Youth House (www.afacan.de ),
by the seaside. In the first week of this camp we will have kids aged 10-14, the main theme of this camp is
photography and in the second camp we will have international teenagers aged 14-17, the main theme of
the second camp is film shooting. The fund raised by such camps is used to support disadvantaged kids to
have a holiday in the same center in the following weeks.
We are looking for communicative, talkative, active, kids friendly volunteers to organize activities for kids
and teens and to take care them during the activities. The kids group will learn photography and the teen
group will create a short film in the camp by the help of volunteers. Experience on photography and short
film making and abilities or any sports (like basketball, volleyball, swimming, football, table tennis, etc.)
chess, arts & crafts, music, dance, drama, in & outdoor group games is preferable. Volunteers will share
the responsibilities of the leading team to take care a group of kids/teens including the trips outside of the
camp and all kind of activities during the camp. Please be aware that you will be dealing with the
kids/teens through the given & intensive program all day long. You will spend most of your time with the
teens in the camp area with a limited private life. Thus contact with the locals is very very limited;
however, you will have contact with the working staff and the people from other groups in Afacan Youth
House. Volunteers may have fun together only after the kids/teens go to the bed and the team cover the
late, daily staff meeting in the camp. Leaving the camp area is not allowed due to unexpected emergency
cases. Teamwork is very essential for this camp. Thus any volunteer who disagrees with the camp rules and
team spirit are asked to leave. Smoking & drinking alcohol is not allowed during the camp at the campsite
in front of the kids/teens. Please be aware of these rules before applying.
W: Counselling a group of kids/teens and leading several activities for them. A: In Afacan Youth House, in
2-3 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at
the campsite. The counsellors will eat together with the group of kids/teens whom they are responsible
for. LA: English. Turkish will be helpful but not necessary. LO: Yenisakran is by the Aegean Sea, in west of
Turkey. The next city is Izmir. R: Volunteers must be at least 20 years old. A motivation letter with a pass
size photo should complete your application form. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp manager via
Skype for selection. Please add your Skype address on your motivation letter. Meeting point: Afacan
Youth House. Please arrange your travel to Izmir Airport. Further arrival details will be on the info sheet.
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GEN-22 CENTER OF THE WORLD AKSEHIR 21.07 – 31.07 SOCI-MANU 10 VOLS
When he was asked, the Turkish folk hero Nasreddin Hodja, who has many funny jokes said : “The centre
of the world is here : Akşehir”. You will learn his funny jokes if you join in this camp. The local association
of social entrepreneurship wish to commemorate Nasreddin Hodja with an international youth meeting
and voluntary work camp. 10 international + 10 local volunteers will work for a manual project and will
share the social life of the town. This is a unique opportunity for international volunteers to have very close
contact with the locals and to observe the traditional way of life. Volunteers are expected to present their
country and culture. W: Volunteers spend more of their time to socialize with the loclal Youth to practice
English. Additionaly a manual work will be arranged like painting a school or landscaping. A: Volunteers will
stay in a dormitory. F: Will be supplied by the municipality. LA: English. LO: Akşehir is located in Konya
province , in central Anatolia. Meeting Point : GENCTUR office in Istanbul. The project will start in Istanbul
with a compulsory orientation meeting that all volunteers should attend on 21st of July, in GENCTUR
Office at 17.00. All volunteers must arrive in İstanbul in time, otherwise you will miss the group departure
on the same night and will have to make your own way to the camp site. The journey to the camp site
takes 8 hours and costs 30 Euro. The departure from the camp site is on the 31st of July after breakfast.
GEN-23 YOUTH CAMP-2 22.07. – 04.08 SOCI – CULT - EDU 15 VOLS
Civril town hosted the first international work camp in 2014. The impact was very positive thus the
municipality hosted 2 different groups, in 2015 for a summer camp project. This year they are going to
repeat the same experience. This is a very good project to have very close contact with the local people. If
you are a talkative, friendly, smiling person you are welcome to practise English with the local kids and
youngsters. The summer camp will contain different sport sessions and practising English will be an
additional part of the program. Although volunteers mainly will focus on practising English, any additional
talent will be appreciated. Volunteers who can play an instrument, organize a drama, teach indoor outdoor games, will be preferred. Volunteers are also expected to make a presentation of their country
and culture. But the most important feature is speaking English. This camp offers a high level close contact
with the locals. Anyone who has time, can also join in the previous work camp GEN-WC7 between 08.07 22.07.
W: Practising English with the local kids and young people between 13-23 age group. A: Volunteers will
stay in a kindergarten. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at the site. LA: English.
LO: Civril is a town in the west of Turkey. Nearest city is Denizli. R: Medium level of English and some
teaching experience are required. A motivation letter containing a Skype ID must be sent together with the
application form. Meeting Point: Volunteers should arrange their travel directly to Denizli Airport. They will
be transferred to the camp site directly from the airport at 18.00 on the 22.07. So arrivals must be
arranged accordingly. More details will be on the info sheet.
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GEN-25 BIRD PARADISE BAFRA 25.07 – 08.08 ENVI 15 VOLS
The delta of Turkey’s the longest river Kizilirmak (Red River), lays by the Black Sea coast and hosts 350
different bird speices. The area is very large and some parts are polluted by the waste staff like plastics,
metals, etc. International volunteers will work together with 10 local young people for collecting waste
materials, bird watching and counting, helping to heal wounded birds, landscaping and helping to the staff
of the center for their daily tasks. This is a very nice camp for nature lovers. The camp site is very isolated,
no night life and no internet is available. Therefore we need really enthusiastic, patient, team workers who
can apart from hard working also create freetime activities for the whole group.
W: Cleaning the ground by collecting waste materials. A: Under supplied tents. Sleeping bad and mat are
necessary. You can also bring your own tent if you want. F: Will be supplied at the site. Volunteers also will
share the responsibilities of cooking and preparing the food. LA: English. LO: The Delta is by the Black Sea
coast in the north of Turkey. The camp site is very isolated, no night life and no internet is available.
Meeting Point : Samsun Airport on the 25th of July, at 17.00. Volunteers should arrange their arrivals
accordingly and the group will be transferred from the airport directly to the camp site. The departure
from the camp site is on the 08th of August after breakfast.
GEN-26 SHORT FILM-DRAMA IZMIR 28.07- 05.08 TEEN/ART 15 VOLS
This is an international thematic camp for the age group 14(*)-17. Teenagers from different countries will
create a “group film” in Afacan Youth House (www.afacan.de). Majority of the group will be Turkish teens.
But the camp language is English. The participants will use their creativity & express their ideas to write
their scenario, act, shoot and direct their films in this camp. Besides filming, different activities like sports,
arts & crafts, creative drama, music, etc. will be in the daily program of the camp. Turkish & international
volunteers will be leading or assisting the daily activities. Afacan Youth House is a place where GENCTUR
hosts various voluntary and youth camps. The campsite is a secure place and participants will not be
allowed to leave the camp site on their own.
W: Making a short film by using hand cameras and computers. A: At Afacan Youth House, in 3-6 bedded
rooms with shower & toilet. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be served in the center. LA:
English. R: Smoking & alcohol is certainly not permitted at the camp. If you are a smoking or alcohol
consuming teenager DO NOT apply. LO: Yenisakran is in the west of Turkey. The center is by the seaside.
The nearest city is Izmir.
Meeting Point : GENCTUR office in İstanbul. Airport transfer may be organized by GENCTUR upon request
but only from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (in the European side) on 28.07.16 Thursday, between 08.00 – 17.00
hours, at the cost of 20 €. The group will depart to the camp site on the same evening by an overnight
coach together with the Turkish participants and the group leaders. The return coach ticket (to and from
the camp site) is 80 € to be paid on arrival. The teen participants will also be accompanied on their return
to Istanbul on 05.08.16 Friday. The group will arrive in İstanbul in the evening and GENCTUR will arrange a
hostel bed + breakfast for you at a cost of 20 € for 1 night. Please be aware that GENCTUR takes no
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responsibility after the check in proces in the hostel. The return flight tickets must be arranged for the next
day 06.08.2016 Saturday from Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
Alternatively, if you are self confident and can travel alone, you can also fly to Izmir Airport on 28.07.2016
Thursday. Izmir Airport is directly linked by train to Aliağa where you can find minibuses to reach to the
camp site in 30 minutes. The journey from the airport to the camp site lasts 2 hours in total and costs only
5 Euros. In fact flying to İzmir might be cheaper and more convenient and less tiring. If you prefer to land in
İzmir Airport and reach to the camp site by your own, you should pay 25 Euro for the extra night
accommodation including the dinner, breakfast and lunch till the group arrives in the camp site on the 29th
of July.
Extra Fee: 210 Euro. To cover 7 nights full board accommodation at the camp site, excluding the personal
expenses during the camp like soft drinks, ice cream, etc., return travel, hostel accommodation and
transfer costs in Turkey.
(*) Some airlines do not accept children younger than 16 to fly by their own. Please be sure and check with
the airline before buying your ticket.
GEN-27 CHILDHOOD DREAMS-1 YENISAKRAN–IZMIR 29.07 - 12.08 SOCI-KIDS 3 VOLS
“My Dreams Are Being Realized” is a special 2 weeks project of GENCTUR, designed for two different
disadvantaged children from orphanages aged 8-14. This camp is sponsored by external funds as well as
the funds raised by GENCTUR through extra fees of the thematic camps. All accommodation and food
expenses of the disadvantaged children are covered by funds. The Project will be realized in Afacan Youth
House ( www.afacan.de ).
We are looking for communicative, talkative, active, children friendly volunteers who are at least 20 years
old with some abilities on teaching basic English, any sports like basketball, volleyball, swimming, football,
table tennis, etc., chess, arts & crafts, music, dance, drama, in & outdoor group games. Applicants will be
interviewed by the camp managers via Skype. Thus, a motivation letter including the Skype ID should be
send along with the application form.
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the locals is very limited; however, you will have contact with the working people in the campsite.
Volunteers may have fun together only after the kids go to the bed and the team cover the late, daily staff
meeting in the camp. Leaving the camp area is not allowed due to unexpected emergency cases.
Teamwork is very essential for this camp. Thus any volunteer who disagrees with the camp rules and team
spirit are asked to leave. Smoking & drinking alcohol is not allowed during the camp at the campsite in
front of the kids. Please be aware of the rules before applying.
Afacan Youth House, in 2-3 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary.
F: Will be supplied at the campsite. The counsellors will eat together with the group of children whom they
are responsible for. LA: English. LO: Yenisakran is by the Aegean Sea, in west of Turkey. R: Volunteers
must be at least 20 years old. A motivation letter with a pass size photo should complete your application
form. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp manager via Skype for selection. Please add your Skype
address on your motivation letter. Meeting point: Afacan Youth House. Please arrange your travel to Izmir
Airport. Further arrival details will be on the info sheet.
GEN-28 SOUP AND TOMATO PASTE-1 YENISAKRAN 02.08 – 09.08 CULT 10 VOLS
GEN-32 SOUP AND TOMATO PASTE-2 YENISAKRAN 10.08 – 17.08 CULT 10 VOLS
Traditional home made powder soup is a beginning dish for dinners in winters in Turkey. This camp is a
unique opportunity to learn how to make it. Also the tomato paste is a tasteful ingredient for all meals. Are
you interested in how it is made? Local Turkish people will teach the preparation of the home-made
tasteful staff to anyone who is interested. You will learn both to prepare the soup and tomato paste. You
will have a chance to taste the soup and take some with you to cook at home. The daily occupation will be
4-5 hours and you will have a chance to join the other group activities in the center or enjoy your free time
individually at the Afacan Youth House www.afacan.de.
If you want, you can also volunteer for the kids sharing the complex for other projects during your stay. W:
Learning how to make and producing home-made powder soup and tomato paste. A: In Afacan Youth
House, in 3-6 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be
supplied at the center. LA: English. LO: The camp site is in the west of Turkey by the Aegean Sea coast. T:
Izmir. Please arrange your travel to Izmir Airport. Further arrival details will be on the info sheet. Extra fee:
250 Euro to cover the cost of accommodation and food. The fund raised from the extra fees and selling the
soup and tomato paste made in this camp, is used for supporting the disadvantaged children and youth
camps in Afacan Youth House.
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GEN-29 CHILDHOOD DREAMS-2 YENISAKRAN–IZMIR 05.08 - 19.08 SOCI-KIDS 5 VOLS
“My Dreams Are Being Realized” is a special 2 weeks project of GENCTUR, designed for two different
disadvantaged children from orphanages aged 8-14. This camp is sponsored by external funds as well as
the funds raised by GENCTUR through extra fees of the thematic camps. All accommodation and food
expenses of the disadvantaged children are covered by funds. The Project will be realized in Afacan Youth
House ( www.afacan.de ).
We are looking for communicative, talkative, active, children friendly volunteers who are at least 20 years
old with some abilities on teaching basic English, any sports like basketball, volleyball, swimming, football,
table tennis, etc., chess, arts & crafts, music, dance, drama, in & outdoor group games. Applicants will be
interviewed by the camp managers via Skype. Thus, a motivation letter including the Skype ID should be
send along with the application form.
camp.
the locals is very limited; however, you will have contact with the working people in the campsite.
Volunteers may have fun together only after the kids go to the bed and the team cover the late, daily staff
meeting in the camp. Leaving the camp area is not allowed due to unexpected emergency cases.
Teamwork is very essential for this camp. Thus any volunteer who disagrees with the camp rules and team
spirit are asked to leave. Smoking & drinking alcohol is not allowed during the camp at the campsite in
front of the kids. Please be aware of the rules before applying.
Afacan Youth House, in 2-3 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary.
F: Will be supplied at the campsite. The counsellors will eat together with the group of children whom they
are responsible for. LA: English. LO: Yenisakran is by the Aegean Sea, in west of Turkey. R: Volunteers
must be at least 20 years old. A motivation letter with a pass size photo should complete your application
form. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp manager via Skype for selection. Please add your Skype
address on your motivation letter. Meeting point: Afacan Youth House. Please arrange your travel to Izmir
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GEN-30 EAST-WEST MEETING YENISAKRAN-IZMIR 05.08 – 19.08 SOCI 5 VOLS
With contributions of sister NGOs as well as our own financial and staff sources, we organise informal and
non-formal education for socially and economically disadvantaged youth for empowering them.
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We try to give the equal opportunities to low income youth to participate for learning by doing.
15-20 university students from different cities of Turkey will have a chance to experience inter cultural
learning & different activities during this camp. Including 2 coordination leaders, the majority of the group
will be Turkish. Except the leaders, the group members might not able to speak any foreign languages.
We are looking for 5 volunteers / counsellors who are able to organize, run and lead activities for the
participants in different areas like practicing English, sport, drama, music, chess, indoor-outdoor games,
handicraft, dance, etc.
W: Organizing, running & leading activities for the university students. A: In Afacan Youth Centre
(www.afacan.de) in 3-4 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bag and mats are not necessary. F:
Will be supplied at the campsite. R: Volunteers must be at least 21 years old with experience of the abovementioned activities or group leading. Non formal education experience is preferred. As the level of English
of the camp participants will be very low, the volunteers / counsellors should be talkative, encouraging,
communicative, patient, talented and ready to teach. A motivation letter including the Skype ID should be
send along with the application form. Applicants will be interviewed via Skype before being confirmed. LA:
English. Turkish might be helpful but not a must. LO: Yeni Sakran is by the Aegean Sea, in west of Turkey.
The next city is Izmir. T: Izmir. Volunteers should arrange their arrival to Afacan Youth House via İzmir
GEN-33 FOREST WORK KELES – BURSA 10.08 – 25.08 ENVI 15 VOLS
Will be announced later.
GEN-34 DANCING CAMP KOCAELI 14.08 – 27.08
ART 10 VOLS
If you like to dance this is your camp. KYOD a local NGO and a long time partner of GENÇTUR will host 10
international volunteers for a dancing project. 5 members of KYOD will also join in this group. The
volunteers are expected to perform a show at the end of the camp in public. The income from the show
will support another project of GENCTUR for disadvantaged young people
Free times will be spent with several social, sport and cultural activities. W: Main task is preparing the
dance performance but for 2-3 days there will be some manual work as well. A: In a student dormitory,
sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied in the dormitory. LA: English. LO: Kocaeli is the
city next to İstanbul. Meeting point : Volunteers should arrange their travel to Sabiha Gökçen Airport on
13.08. Then they will be transferred from the airport directly to the camp site altogether. The meeting
time is 17.00. Please arrange your landing before 16.00.
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HELP THEM TO SPEAK-1
IZMIR 12.08 – 22.08 TEACH 4 VOLS
SEKADER is a local NGO aiming to socialize disabled people of the area through water sports. They hired a
camping site where they teach swimming, kanoing and diving to disabled people. To raise a fund to cover
the costs of the camping site they run a camp to practise English. Good English speakers are invited to
spend 10 days with a group of international youngsters who wish to improve their English in such a camp.
If you have time you can also join in the following camp GEN-40 “Help Them to Speak-2”, between 22.08 –
01.09.
W: Practicing English through daily activities, games and manual work. Volunteers must be minimum 20
years old and agree to share responsibilities together with the group leader. Practicing English is the main
aim of this camp. Thus creative volunteers with some experience on teaching, outdoor or table games,
music, drama, sport will be preferred. A motivation letter including the Skype ID should be send along with
the application form. Applicants will be interviewed via Skype before being confirmed. A: Basic, in camping
tents or in huts. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. Toilets and showers are shared. F: Will be supplied at
the site.
R: Practicing English through daily activities, games and manual work. Volunteers must
be minimum 20 years old and agree to share responsibilities together with the group leader. Practicing
English is the main aim of this camp. Thus creative volunteers with some experience on teaching, outdoor
or table games, music, drama, sport will be preferred. A motivation letter including the Skype ID should be
send along with the application form. Applicants will be interviewed via Skype before being confirmed. LA:
English. LO: Seferihisar is the first slow city (Citta Slow) of Turkey in the West of Turkey. Camp site is by the
sea. Meeting point: Volunteers should fly to Izmir Airport and then use the public transport to reach to
SEKADER camp site. More info will be on the info sheet which will be sent to the placed volunteers.
GEN-36 LET’S SPEAK ENGLISH-1 IZMIR 13.08 – 22.08 LANG-ENVI 10 VOLS
Are you in 16-18 age group and do you want to improve your English in an international group of young
people? This is a camp for you to have fun with less work and more speaking. Whatever level you have like
beginner, poor, under intermediate, you will speak a lot to improve your English. Apart from the light daily
work, there will be 3 hours outdoor English lessons, night games, afternoon language activities, culturel
night and national dance activities. There will be Turkish youngsters as well in the group. So you will have a
chance to learn a lot about them and you will introduce your culture and country. You will play games
altogether. It will be a great camp, great fun.
W: Volunteers will be responsible for the daily cleaning of the site including the area, kitchen, toilet and
bathrooms and other buildings and some landscaping work. Part of the the group will clean the beach. A:
In a camping site by the seaside, under tents and huts. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. If you want
privacy you can bring your own tent. Toilets and showers are shared. F: Will be served at the site. LA:
English. LO: Seferihisar is the first slow city (Citta Slow) of Turkey in the West of Turkey. Camp site is by the
sea and about 10 km. from the town center. You can swim everyday and also have a chance to try scuba
diving at an extra cost. Extra Fee: 260 Euro to cover the cost of accommodation, food and the
administrative costs of the local host. Part of the fee will raise a fund for disabled people to camp at the
same place after the camp. Meeting point: Participants should fly to Izmir Airport and then use the public
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transport to reach to SEKADER camp site. More info will be on the info sheet which will be sent to the
placed participants.
GEN-37 MANUAL WORK LAPSEKI – CANAKKALE 15.08 – 30.08 MANU 12 VOLS
Lapseki is a seaside town and hosted several GENCTUR workcamps in the past. This year the municipality
invites international volunteers for some landscaping works in the town.
W: Landscaping in the town. Different type of manual works according to the municipalitie’s needs. A:
Volunteers will stay in a dormitory, sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be served at the
dormitory. LA: English. LO: Lapseki is a small and calm seaside town in the northwest of Turkey & close to
antic site Troy, Assos & Gallipoli battle fields. Nearest city is Canakkale. Arrivals and meeting point: In front
of the municipaliy building on the first day of the camp at 17.30 . The journey from Istanbul to Lapseki lasts
5 hours and costs 15 Euro by coach. The departure from the camp site is on the 30th after breakfast. More
detailed info about the travel will be on the info sheet which will be sent to the placed volunteers
GEN-39 GARDEN WALL CIVRIL 22.08 – 05.09
MANU 10 VOLS
A local high school invites volunteers for painting the school’s garden wall and some landscaping work in
the garden. This project is in a town where the local are quite hospitable and the contact with the locals is
really valuable. If you are ablo to draw pictures on the Wall, you are very welcome. W: Painting the garden
Wall, and landscaping the school garden. A: In the dormitory of the school. F: Will be supplied in the
school. LA: English. LO: Civril is a town in the west of Turkey. Nearest city is Denizli. Meeting Point:
Volunteers should arrange their travel directly to Denizli Airport. They will be transferred to the camp site
directly from the airport at 18.00 on the 22.08. So arrivals must be arranged accordingly. More details will
be on the info sheet
GEN-40 HELP THEM TO SPEAK-2
IZMIR 22.08 – 01.09 TEACH 4 VOLS
SEKADER is a local NGO aiming to socialize disabled people of the area through water sports. They hired a
camping site where they teach swimming, kanoing and diving to disabled people. To raise a fund to cover
the costs of the camping site they run a camp to practise English. Good English speakers are invited to
spend 10 days with a group of international youngsters who wish to improve their English in such a camp.
If you have time and wish to stay longer, you can also join in the previous term between 12.08 – 22.08.
W: Organizing and running daily activities with local and international youngsters to practice English. A:
Basic, in camping tents or in huts. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. Toilets and showers are shared. F:
Will be supplied at the site. R: Practicing English through daily activities, games and manual work.
Volunteers must be minimum 20 years old and agree to share responsibilities together with the group
leader. Practicing English is the main aim of this camp. Thus creative volunteers with some experience on
teaching, outdoor or table games, music, drama, sport will be preferred. A motivation letter including the
Skype ID should be send along with the application form. Applicants will be interviewed via Skype before
being confirmed. LA: English. LO: Seferihisar is the first slow city (Citta Slow) of Turkey in the West of
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Turkey. Camp site is by the sea. Meeting point: Volunteers should fly to Izmir Airport and then use the
public transport to reach to SEKADER camp site. More info will be on the info sheet which will be sent to
the placed volunteers.
GEN-41 LET’S SPEAK ENGLISH-2 IZMIR 23.08 – 01.09 LANG-ENVI 10 VOLS
Are you in 16-18 age group and do you want to improve your English in an international group of young
people? This is a camp for you to have fun with less work and more speaking. Whatever level you have like
beginner, poor, under intermediate, you will speak a lot to improve your English. Apart from the light daily
work, there will be 3 hours outdoor English lessons, night games, afternoon language activities, culturel
night and national dance activities. There will be Turkish youngsters as well in the group. So you will have a
chance to learn a lot about them and you will introduce your culture and country. You will play games
altogether. It will be a great camp, great fun.
W: Volunteers will be responsible for the daily cleaning of the site including the area, kitchen, toilet and
bathrooms and other buildings and some landscaping work. Part of the group will clean the beach. A: In a
camping site by the seaside, under tents and huts. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. If you want privacy
you can bring your own tent. Toilets and showers are shared. F: Will be served at the site. LA: English. LO:
Seferihisar is the first slow city (Citta Slow) of Turkey in the West of Turkey. Camp site is by the sea and
about 10 km. from the town center. You can swim everyday and also have a chance to try scuba diving at
an extra cost. Extra Fee: 260 Euro to cover the cost of accommodation, food and the administrative costs
of the local host. Part of the fee will raise a fund for disabled people to camp at the same place after the
camp. Meeting point: Participants should fly to Izmir Airport and then use the public transport to reach to
SEKADER camp site. More info will be on the info sheet which will be sent to the placed participants.
GEN-42 ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL BURSA 23.08 – 05.09 ART – MANU 15 VOLS
Nilüfer Municipality of Bursa city is going to organize an international rock music festival for the second
time in 2016. A large number of native and foreign music groups and audiences are expected. Volunteers
needed to help for preparing the festival. Apart from the labour contribution, volunteers with talents on
video filming, photography, dance, drawing, painting, playing an instrument, street performances are
welcome. Volunteers may present their talents and can make their amateur, out of stage performances on
the festival ground. W: Helping for festival preparation, setting up tents and stands, garbage collection,
remove tents after the festival. Different type of manual work may be requested during the festival. A:
Under supplied tents on the festival ground. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. Portable toilets and
showers will be on the site. F: will be supplied at the site. LA: English. LO: Bursa is a big city in the Nort hwest of Turkey.
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afternoon, therefore you must reach to GENÇTUR office before noon. The travel to the camp site will last
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about 4 hours and costs around 10 Euro per volunteer. The departure from the camp is on the 5th after
breakfast.
GEN-44 OLIVE YARD SIRINCE – IZMIR 01.11 - 15.11 AGRI – 10 VOLS
Math Village is a math-summer school located in the nature and owns over 1000 olive trees and harvest
about 20 tons of olives per year. The oil produced by the collected olives is used in the kitchen of the
summer school. Math Village needs volunteers to work on the olive yard before the harvest. W: Hard
physical work , hoeing the soil, cutting dead branches, clearing and levelling the ground. A: In student
dormitories for 6 people with shared toilet and bathroom. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will
be supplied at the center. LA: English. LO: Sirince is a small village in the west of Turkey.
Please be aware that the center is a bit isolated. No night life, TV or disco is available at the center but
there is internet connection. The next village Sirince, which is only 15 minutes by foot, is very attractive
and famous for its homemade wines and traditional architecture. The nearest town Selcuk, which is the
home of world famous Ephessus open-air museum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUqg1yBFTo .
The nearest city Izmir, is one hour away by coach. Arrivals and meeting point: Volunteers should arrange
their arrivals to Izmir Airport. Further details about arrival will be given on the info sheet.
GEN-45 SENIOR CAMP YENI SAKRAN 01.11 – 08.11 AGRI–MANU 4 VOLS
This workcamp is a special one for people over 35 years old. Afacan Youth House www.afacan.de is a place
where GENCTUR runs voluntary workcamps for disadvantaged youth and children, disabled people,
teenagers and kids. In order to supply annual olive and olive oil stocks, the center will host volunteers to
pick up and process olives from a municipal field. W: Volunteers will collect olives from the trees, separate
according to quality, pack, make stripes on olives, etc. There is a chance to see olive oil making process in a
factory. As the youth center will be shut after this camp the volunteers will be asked to help to carry goods
and some cleaning work as well as part of their daily work. A: In the youth center, in double rooms with
toilet and shower. F: Will be supplied at the center. LA: English. LO: Yenisakran is by the Aegean Sea, in
west of Turkey. The next city is Izmir. T: Izmir. Volunteers should arrange their arrivals to Izmir Airport.
Further details about arrival will be given on the info sheet.
GEN-46 OLIVE HARVEST-1 SIRINCE – IZMIR 15.11 – 30.11 AGRI – 10 VOLS
Math village is a math-summer school located in the nature and owns over 1000 olive trees and harvest
summer school. W: Volunteers will collect olives from the trees and pack. But if the olive harwest is low
due to the weather conditions (If there will be not enough olive to pick) the Volunteers will be requested
to do other manual works in the facility). A: In student dormitories for 6 people with shared toilet and
bathroom. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at the center. LA: English. LO:
Sirince is a small village in the west of Turkey. Please be aware that the center is a bit isolated. No night
life, TV or disco is available at the center but there is internet connection. The next village Sirince, which is
only 15 minutes by foot, is very attractive and famous for its homemade wines and traditional architecture.
The nearest town Selcuk, which is the home of world famous Ephessus open-air museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUqg1yBFTo . The nearest city Izmir, is one hour away by coach.
Arrivals and meeting point: Volunteers should arrange their arrivals to Izmir Airport. Further details about
arrival will be given on the info sheet.
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GEN-47 OLIVE HARVEST-2 SIRINCE – IZMIR 01.12 – 15.12 AGRI – 10 VOLS
Math village is a math-summer school located in the nature and owns over 1000 olive trees and harvest
summer school. W: Volunteers will collect olives from the trees and pack. But if the olive harwest is low
due to the weather conditions (If there will be not enough olive to pick) the Volunteers will be requested
to do other manual works in the facility). A: In student dormitories for 6 people with shared toilet and
bathroom. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be supplied at the center. LA: English. LO:
Sirince is a small village in the west of Turkey. Please be aware that the center is a bit isolated. No night
life, TV or disco is available at the center but there is internet connection. The next village Sirince, which is
only 15 minutes by foot, is very attractive and famous for its homemade wines and traditional architecture.
The nearest town Selcuk, which is the home of world famous Ephessus open-air museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUqg1yBFTo . The nearest city Izmir, is one hour away by coach.
Arrivals and meeting point: Volunteers should arrange their arrivals to Izmir Airport. Further details about
arrival will be given on the info sheet.
GEN-MTV1 DREAMS ACADEMY-KAS ANTALYA 05.04–30.10 MANU-DISA-ART 5 VOLS
Alternative Life Association (www.ayder.org.tr ) which aims and works for the social integration of people
with disabilities built a multi purpose venue in 2014, in a village near by Kas – Antalya in the south-west of
Turkey. In this venue people with disabilities who has been excluded from mainstream educational
opportunities will have the chance to have education in various fields. Volunteers who are willing to work
with and for disabled people are welcome. Please be aware that the center is open all year but disabled
people mainly will be there between 15 May – 30 October. Thus you should consider their absence if you
are willing to come out of these dates and sometimes even within these days. When there is no disabled
groups in the center wolunteers should agree to do other tasks mentioned below. Also you might be the
only foreign volunteer during your period of stay. We can not guarantee a group of international
volunteers all the time.
W: Although we do not request a nonstop working effort, volunteers are supposed to dedicate their time
end energy when needed. Your help may be requested all day long, of course with breaks.
You can help for the over all running of the site in different field works. Volunteers who can undertake
more than just one task will be preferred. The work fields are as follows.
1) Kitchen : Food preperation, cooking, table setting, food serving, dish washing.
2) Field: General cleaning of all units, fixing buildings, boats, bikes, instruments. Gardening in main facility
and in eco farm. Animal care ( mainly horses), farming, harvesting, landscaping.
drama, photography, sculpture, ceramic, hangicraft). Courses ( PC, foreign languages, personal
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development, sign language). Reading & library management. Outdoor and water sports. Boat skipping.
Yoga and pilates.
4) Organization : Entertainment and event organizations, indoor – outdoor games. Driving &
transportation, trip guiding. Health care & first aid.
5) Administration : Office works
A: Although a guest house and dormitories are avaliable, volunteers might be asked to stay in tents when
necessary. Disabled members of the arriving groups have the priority of using the dormitories. Sleeping
bags, mats and tents will be supplied but those volunteers who prefer to bring their own ones are
welcome. F: Breakfast, dinner and lunch will be prepared and served at the facility. Volunteers may be
requested to help in turns for the kitchen works as preparing the food, cooking, setting up tables, washing
the dishes, etc. LA: English. Basic Turkish would be an asset. Turkish classes can be arranged for volunteers,
upon request. LO: Kas is one of the most popular coasts in southern Turkey and our facility is 11 km away
from the Kas town Center. Please be aware that the facility is a bit isolated and there is no night life. You
might be the only foreign volunteer especially out of the summer period. R: Minimum age is 20. Minimum
stay is 15 days, max.is 3 months. A detailed motivation letter should be sent with the application form.
Volunteers who can take responsibilities of more than 1 task will be preferred. Arrivals and Meeting Point:
Volunteers arriving indivually will be met in Kas Coach Terminal and be transferred to the center. The
nearest airport is Dalaman. It takes maximum 4 hours to reach from the airport to the camp site. Therefore
you must arrange your landing before 14.00 to be met in Kaş Coach terminal.
GEN-MTV2 CAMP LEADER SIRINCE – IZMIR 17.04 – 17.09 LEAD-RENO-CONS 1 VOL
Do you have leadership skills / experience and interested in leading a work camp in Turkey? If so, we invite
you to lead minimum 2, maximum 6 terms of our camps in Math Village
http://www.onuncukoy.com.tr/NESINMATEMATIKKOYU/ with small groups up to 5 volunteers. W: Leading
and working together with the volunteers who are coming for Math Village Camps in the summer for 2
week. Every second week there will be a new group of maximum 5 volunteers and you are supposed to
lead, motivate, assist, give and follow their daily tasks in cooperation with the Math Village administration.
Working time is 6 days a week and 6 hours a day. You will also have a free day between each group’s
departure and arrival. A: Between 01.04 – 31.05 in a dormitory. After 31.05 under a supplied tent in the
garden of Math Village. A light sleeping bag and mat is necessary. F: Is supplied at the site. LA: English,
basic Turkish will be good but not a must. LO: Sirince is a small village in the west of Turkey. Please be
aware that the venue of the Math Village is a bit isolated. No night life, TV or disco is available at the venue
but there is internet conncetion. On the other hand it is full of Turkish youngsters in the summer who are
studying mathematic there from 01.06 to 15.09. The next village Sirince, which is only 20 minutes by foot,
is very attractive and famous for its homemade wines and traditional architecture. The nearest town
Selcuk, which is the home of world famous Ephessus open-air museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUqg1yBFTo . The nearest city Izmir, is one hour away by coach. T:
Istanbul. The camp leader should spend a day in Istanbul to meet GENÇTUR camp coordinator to get
explanations about the project.Gençtur will cover the return travel cost by coach between Istanbul-camp
site-Istanbul.
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GEN-MTV3 ROMA CHILDREN ISTANBUL 01.08 – 30.08 2 VOLS
Are you interested in working with Roma kids. Any talent is welcome. Whatever you can teach will be
appreciated. English, origami, handicrafts, drama, music (singing or playing an instrument), drawing, indoor
games,etc. Volunteers with multi talents will be preferred. You will work with 7-13 age group in a center
where Roma kids attend different courses during the summer. You can join us either only for 2 weeks or
for the whole month according to your availability. As the project is in Istanbul, you will have a chance to
discover the big metropol in you free times. W: Organizing activities for Roma kids. A: Volunteers will
share a room in the top floor of the center, private bathroom and toilet included. Please be aware that the
other volunteer can have opposite gender. F: Will be supplied in the center, the room also has a kitchen.
LA:English, Turkish will be helpful but not a must. LO: The Roma Kids Center is centraly located in İstanbul,
European side. R: A detailed motivation letter about your contribution to the Project including a Skype ID is
requested. Candidate volunteers will be interviewed by the project host. Volunteers shoul be aware that
alcohol consuming and smoking will not be allowed during the project. Meeting point : The volunteer will
be met at the airport shuttle bus terminal in the city.
The YELLOW page of Info about the Organisation - general and brief
GENÇTUR is involved with voluntary workcamps since 1979. We are sending around 500 volunteers abroad
and receiving 300 annually. Youth Exchanges, international seminars and EVS are the other fields that
GENCTUR is in. Our adult workcamps are open to 18+, without upper age limit. But we also have camps for
only 35+, camps for families with children and teenagers. Camp language is English. Most of the camps
offer a close contact with the locals. Mostly, all volunteers meet in GENCTUR office in Istanbul on the first
day of the camp and travel together with the camp leaders to the camp site. Apart from the short term
camps, we have 3 MTV projects.
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Envie d’aller faire du volontariat en Turquie? Contactez le SVI :
[email protected] ou visitez notre site :
www.servicevolontaire.org!
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