Gaziantep - cradlE of diVerSity

Well... something started its way on 1st, September, 2013. 2 volunteers decided to make a change in their life by applying for an EVS program that took place in Gaziantep, Southeast Turkey. Applying for this project probably made us think about Turkey,...

There are the new faces and the faces of the people that we haven’t seen for a long time, there is sun, smile and an increadible place between dream and reality. 3 days to reflect and share different adventures, different experiences... Make the point...

We all have some kind of idea about volunteerism. Although, it only gained international recognition in the 17th century, used mainly by the military, the human mankind took it into practice well before. What is volunteerism? What does a volunteer do?...

When the person starts really getting used to the everyday life in another country, especially, when it has such a different atmosphere from home, impacts and impressions change and become ordinary. During the last two weeks we tried all the time to move,...

A good friend of me told me this sentence. First I really thought it was a stupid sentence, without goal, without end... But sometimes it is very sweet to remember this... ''Very logic'' ''easyer''... Simplicity... Stay alive. One week on travelling,...

This time we would also like to talk a bit about the most recent holiday in Turkey, called kurban bayramı. During it, rather wealthier people sacrifice mainly sheeps and share those among people in-need. Visiting older relatives is also well-spread with...

As a part of the project with other volunteers we have been selected to take part in a training in Konya organized by the Turkish National Agency. The city is a regional centre with more than 1 million inhabitants. It offers a great variety of historical...

After some hiatus, it’s high time to report about latest happenings in Gaziantep. Our activities are more and more concrete. Our hands work with little stones, glues and clamps whereas our brain works for learning turkish and teaching French or English,...

Dear visitors... Last week was our first, here in Gaziantep, or how the local people call it: Antep. This regional centre is getting more and more developed, undoubtedly. Old buildings are renewed or modernized and due to fast population growth, totally...

Hi all, We are happy to announce to be here in the westernmost of Asia and in the easternmost of Europe i.e. in Turkey. Gaziantep - with its 1,4 million inhabitants- is also different from the country itself. We can state that the city is the cradle of...