Help running the Gepgenc international youth festival in Istanbul

  Turkey

Istanbul

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: April 10 - April 18

Description: A nation wide Youth Festival called Gepgenç (Ever Young) Festival was held last year for the first time and going to be held again this year. The first festivals theme was All Equal All Different and hosted 5000 young visitors. It was a 6 days ongoing festival and consisted of 86 workshops on art, music, dance, human rights, peace, etc., 1 panel, a best practice conference based on youth work activities in Turkey, 3 theatre performance, 5 dance shows. 151 NGOs from all around Turkey participated in the festival.

This year the festival is going to be an international one, with the participation of 150 NGOs from all over the world. The theme of this years festival is Neighbourliness. The festival program will consist of workshops, success stories of youth projects, concerts, games, forums, discussions and other activities.

Gepgenç Festival will be held in the premises of private Istanbul Bilgi University located in Eyup Golden Horn, a historical and natural site in Istanbul.

The group of international volunteers will be helping the organization committee for realizing the festival i.e. to prepare the festival area, to set up stands in the fair area, general cleaning. In order to create awareness about the pollution, a big garbage man statue will be created by the volunteers at the end of the festival by putting together the daily collected garbage.

Cost in US$: $290 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit.

Age Range: 18 - 30 years old

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Turkey Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.