Youth Eurasia

Youth Eurasia

AVRASYA GENÇLİK GELİŞİM DERNEĞİ

İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey

Children & YouthEducationEnvironment & ClimateArts & Culture
AssociationFounded 2012International reach
Profile last updated: July 18, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, Youth Eurasia is a non-profit association based in İzmit, Turkey working on children & youth, education, environment & climate +4 more.

Youth Eurasia (Avrasya Gençlik Gelişim Derneği) is a youth association based in İzmit, Kocaeli, Türkiye. It was created in 2012 by students at Marmara University in Istanbul and became an independent youth organisation in 2015. Since 2019 it has operated under its current legal name. The association runs a youth centre and works to support the social, cultural and personal development of young people through workshops, activities and social projects. Its areas include art, culture, technology, environment, sport, youth rights, soft skills and robotic coding. It runs nature and environmental education projects with schools and volunteers, and takes part in Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps youth exchanges and training projects, including cross-cultural projects that promote tolerance and reduce discrimination.

Location

İzmit, Turkey

Founded

2012

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Dernek

Legal name

AVRASYA GENÇLİK GELİŞİM DERNEĞİ

Focus areas

youth developmentenvironmentErasmus+European Solidarity Corpsnon-formal educationnature education

Languages

ENTR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationEnvironment & ClimateArts & CultureCommunity developmentSport for developmentHuman rights

Works for

YouthChildrenCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesCapacity building

Programmes

Junior Gardeners

Environment & Climate · Turkey

Helps primary school pupils grow their own vegetables from local seeds in volunteer schools in Kartal district, guiding schools from garden set-up to harvest.

Perception of Nature

Environment & Climate · Turkey

University student volunteers, in cooperation with Marmara University, provide nature education to primary school pupils.

Nature and Bird Watching Trips

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Turkey

Trips to important nature and bird watching areas that need protection, to observe local problems and raise volunteer awareness.

Games in Nature School

Education · Turkey

Teacher training that uses outdoor areas such as the botanical garden for active learning, running since 2013.

Countries of operation

TurkeyLuxembourg

Funding & support

Ways to support

VolunteerMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Marmara University, Changemakers Luxembourg, İzmit Municipality

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