Follow us online

As an active youth initiative mainly leaded by university students and academicians, we have little opportunity to come together face to face. That's why we'd rather meet online through e-mail, facebook or our informative webpages.

You can reach us through our main webpage:
www.youtharti.org

Our project-based website for the Youth Exchange "Four Corners Four Cultures For One Europe" is also available at:
www.4corners4cultures.eu

For further interactive meeting points, we offer our facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15314506011&ref=ts
or
our yahoo group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youtharti/

For personal issues, please do not hesitate to write us on
youtharti@yahoo.com

All the best online ;)

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4-4-1 Starts!

"Four Corners, Four Cultures, For One Europe", the first Youth Exchange by Youth A.R.T., starts on 18th of August, this Tuesday! With 32 young people from Malta, Finland, Portugal and Slovenia, and of course Turkey!
At Kilyos, Sarıyer, İstanbul!
Workshops on culture, 2010 Istanbul, Parties, Bosphorus Tour, Field Trip to Taksim and Sultanahmet, Ramadan Shows, swimming at Black Sea.
Active participation of young people and by young people....
The show starts....

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"iloveculture.eu" is getting started

One of the most prestigious projects Youth A.R.T has ever involved, entitled as "iloveculture", a project to be realised under the framework of Youth in Action Programme Action 4.5. This is a long-lasting project of which application will take about 18 months in total. This great project is a Project for Supporting Information Activities for Young People and Youth Workers.

The first actual meeting of the project will be held in Estonia, Narva, between the dates 18th - 22nd June, 2009. 9 organizations from 9 countries will be represented in this significant meeting. Youth A.R.T. coordinator Murat Akbiyik will represent us in that meeting.

For further query about the project "iloveculture.eu", please do not hessiatate to contact Murat Akbiyik on mobile +90 536 717 0451 or e-mail murat_akbiyik@yahoo.com .

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We got it! Our Project Approved and Funded

We managed it again!

We have just learnt that our project proposal titled "Four Corners - Four Cultures for One Europe" has been approved and is going to be funded by Turkish National Agency.

Our project is going to be realized under the framework of Youth in Action Programme, Action 1.1 as a Youth Exchange with partners from Malta, Portugal, Finland and Slovenia. We will gather 31 youngsters including their group leaders and realize our well-planned activity program with joy and unforgetable memories in magnificent city of Istanbul, we really believe that!

You can always get further information about our project from our project coordinators who are dedicated to make the exchange a big success.

Ms. Fethiye Erbil, +90 554 772 6804
Mr. Deniz Kahraman, +90 538 457 5417
E-mail: youtharti@yahoo.com


All the best.

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We are "1"

We are 1 year old!

Yes, we started our initiative one year ago, on 20th April, 2008. We are less than ten at the beginning, but now we are more than 100 friends, aiming together at a more active youth locally, nationally and internationally.

Youth A.R.T. will always be getting better in the future, with more projects, more youngsters, and more concrete steps through art, research and training...


Youth A.R.T. Executive Committee

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On the Media

We are glad to have been on the last issue of the quarterly magazine "Hedef 2023". Thanking everybody who contributed on that, we express our willingness to work harder for and with the youth through the future!

Please, enjoy the text...

Düzeltme: Aşağıdaki yazıda, "Youth A.R.T.'ın Ulusal Ajans tarafından kabul edilmiş 2 projesi vardır" şeklindeki ifade yanlış anlaşılmaya müsait olduğundan, Youth A.R.T.'ın bizzat fon alıp gerçekleştirdiği "Conflict Management in International Youth Exchanges" başlıklı eğitim kursu projesinin olduğunu; yazıda bahsi geçen projelerden "Demokrasiye Hazır Mısın?" başlıklı projenin ise Ulusal Ajans tarafından Antalya Valiliği A.B. Projeleri Koordinatörlüğü'ne (CEUPA) verilen hibe ile gerçekleştirildiğini; ve bu süreçte Youth A.R.T.'ın sadece koordinasyon ekibinde yer alarak faaliyetlerin gerçekleştirilmesini üstlendiğini belirtmek isteriz.

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New Project Coming Soon!

We are currently working on a new YOUTH Exchange project on the theme of "Intercultural Dialogue and Arts".
Here are some basic details:

Title: "4 Corners 4 Cultures for 1 Europe"
Venue: Istanbul, Turkiye
Dates: 18th - 25th August, 2009
Partners: Portugal, the UK, Slovenia, Finland
Themes: Intercultural Dialogue and Arts

We will apply for funds from Turkish National Agency by the deadline on 1st April.

Why don't you join us and enjoy the adventures of this project!

Contacts:
Deniz: 0538 457 5417
Fethiye: 0544 772 6804
Murat: 0536 717 0451
youtharti@yahoo.com

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What do we do?

Our Main Activities
* European Union Youth in Action Programme
- Youth Exchanges (for the youngsters aged between 15-30)
- Training Courses (for youth workers and leaders)
- Seminars (for youth workers, promotors)
- Democracy Projects (all about and for democracy)
- Voluntary Works (volunteers aged between 15-30)

* Informative Meeting for the Youngsters and Students

* Consultancy on Project Management

* Art Trainings and Workshops

* Tutors on social and language skills

* Cultural and Academic Research Studies

* Youth Festivals

* Camps and Trips

* Parties and Social Facilities

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Our Vision, Mission and Target

Our Vision is
To become a successful youth initiative within solidarity thereby producing, sharing,
training, developing and having fun, but not loosing the spirit of youthfulness

Our Mission is
To redound individuals who are capable of taking the advantages of diversity, are
tolerant, are open-minded, and are reconciled to her/himself and the society, by
setting up an organization which locally, nationally and internationally appreciate
productivity in the fields of Youth, Art, Research and Training; solidarity within the
society, and personal development of the youth.

Our Target
Our preferential target group is the individuals with fewer opportunities, but high
interest in social and cultural matters. Moreover, our potential members are all the
youth in Türkiye through our active social and cultural activities.

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What do we Aim at?

We Aim to
- Execute functional and professional Project-based activities;
- Develop and enrich local, national and international partnerships;
- Lead and support the individuals, NGOs, SME enterprises, institutions and
initiatives willing to use available funds;
- Start professional enterprises using international connections in the areas of
education and research;
- Organize social activities which will serve to the society, especially the youth, by
using formal and informal educational tools.

We Value being
* Productive * Transparent, and open to criticism * Sensitive
* Reliable * Open to collaboration * Ready to change and develop

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Who are YOUTH A.R.T.?

YOUTH A.R.T. is a youth-based, non-governmental and non-political initiative
founded by a group of active youth workers, volunteers, academicians,
coordinators and project developers, each of whom are well-educated and
experienced in the fields of project management, art, research and training for and
with the youth.

Strengthening through long-term relationships as friends and colleagues,
individuals within YOUTH A.R.T. are leaded by an experienced team that is
aiming to voluntarily promote the youth to take more volunteer active roles in the
society through social and cultural activities with the tools of art (drama, painting,
music, literature, cinema and graphics), research (academic and social) and
training (formal and informal), at local, national and international levels thanks to
programs within universities, local authorities, Council of Europe, European
Commission; specifically SALTO, Youth in Action, Leonardo, Euro-med.

YOUTH A.R.T. is an official partner of "TDM 2000 International Network".

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We're on the blog!

YOUTH A.R.T., as an active initiative, has launched the publication on the blog. We hope this will be a great chance for all of us to meet online for a more active and informative future.

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