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Anatolian Culture Education and Research Association
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About Us 
Our Vision and Future Goals
Our Youth Work
Erasmus+ and Our International Experience
Education, Digital Skills and Social Participation
Environment and Green Transformation Activities
Anatolian Culture Education and Research Association was founded in 2014 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, and is a non-profit, independent non-governmental organization.
Our association operates in the fields of education, culture, research and youth work, aiming to support the personal, social and digital development of young people. Since its establishment, our association has taken an active role in the youth field and gained experience by taking part in many local and national projects.
Our organization brings together education professionals with individual experience in Erasmus+ and international youth mobility. In line with this experience, we support young people's access to international learning opportunities and encourage their participation in intercultural learning processes.
Our association carries out training and awareness activities in digital skills, media literacy, financial awareness, active citizenship and democratic participation to help young people adapt to the changing world. At the same time, we contribute to the personal and professional development of young people by carrying out activities in areas such as sustainability, environmental awareness, green transformation and vocational skills development.
Our association aims to develop young people's critical thinking, problem-solving and social responsibility skills through participatory and hands-on learning approaches based on non-formal education methods. In line with this approach, the goal is to raise young people not only as individuals who acquire knowledge, but also as active, productive individuals who add value to society.
Our association aims to carry out sustainable activities that support young people to acquire the knowledge,
skills and competences they need in the rapidly changing digital and social world.
Our future goals include:
are included.
Our association continues to strengthen international cooperation and contribute to the future of young people with its youth-focused approach and experienced human resources.
Youth work is at the center of our association's main areas of activity.
Since our establishment, we have organized training, mentoring, guidance and workshop activities that support the active participation of young people in social life.
Approximately 250 young people participate in individual and group-based activities each year.
These activities cover different target groups, including students, young people living in rural areas and disadvantaged youth.
Through these activities, young people are expected to:
are aimed.
All our activities are carried out in line with an inclusive education approach.
Our association aims to develop the process of implementing Erasmus+ projects at an institutional level,
and our team members and trainers have strong individual experience in Erasmus+ youth projects.
Our team has gained active experience in:
areas.
Thanks to this experience, our association has a strong methodological infrastructure, intercultural working competence and capacity to develop international collaborations.
Our association carries out various activities in the fields of education,
research, digital skills development and social participation to help young people adapt to the rapidly changing digital and social world.
Activities include topics such as:
Our association aims not only for young people to gain technical skills, but also to develop as individuals who can think critically, have social responsibility, respect cultural diversity and are conscious. Through research and observation studies conducted at the local level, the educational and social needs of young people are analyzed, and participatory and hands-on learning activities are developed accordingly.
Inclusive studies aimed at increasing access to learning processes for disadvantaged youth are among our association's priority areas of work.
Our association considers increasing environmental awareness among young people and supporting them to develop a sustainable future consciousness as an important area of work. In this context, training and awareness activities are carried out on environmental protection, sustainable living, green skills and climate awareness.
Activities include topics such as:
Our association aims to raise young people as individuals who are sensitive to environmental problems, can produce solutions and adopt a sustainable living culture. In this direction, activities are designed with both theoretical and hands-on learning processes that allow young people to interact with nature and develop environmental responsibility. Especially in line with green transformation and sustainable development goals, young people's acquisition of environmentally friendly skills is supported in harmony with the European Green Deal.