Yuva Community Centers provide community protection and support activities including case management, awareness raising sessions, social counseling, legal aid, community mobilization; language courses; computer trainings; skills development courses; vocational trainings and social activities aiming at belonging to society they live. It aims to widen our point of view and to perceive the earth, the place we belong as our home and to have responsible lives. There are also national and international projects on climate change undergoing this program.
Mission and Objectives: YUVA takes measures for sustainable life styles, poverty reduction and democratization through adult learning and promotes participatory teaching methods. For poverty reduction measures our focus is on least developed regions and disadvantaged groups. YUVA strengthens adult learning institutions in responding appropriately to the needs of their target groups and in becoming vibrant hubs for education in their communities.
In order to create a supportive environment for learners, facilitators and providers of adult learning, YUVA consults decision makers and other organizations in creating policies. Being active in the society in order to defense equality, justice and solidarity 3.
Being peaceful and inclusive 4. Valuing diversity. Representatives of different NGOs, institutions and independent individuals participated in the trainings. When demanded, YUVA is still giving this training to other organizations.
Naturally Young Ecological Literacy Project: The main aim of the Project is to strengthen the ecological literacy of young people and support the protection of nature. The primary target group of the Project is young people and the content of the Project is designed by participatory methods. The volunteers in the project participate in a 7 days Ecological Literacy Training of Trainers.
