Karaman, Türkiye
karaman international group
KIG is a non-profit education, training and searching organization mostly working on topics and issues related to the interests and needs of disadvantaged young people and adults. The organization mainly works on developing social, digital and academic skills of disadvantaged groups in its community. It consists of paid workers and volunteers who have experience on different topics such as sports, health, climate, waste products, digital competency and skills, animal rights, refugees, social inclusion and entrepreneurship.
The organization was formed in 2011 as a sports club to promote physical activities and a healthy life.
Later on, it has been developed and it has started different kinds of national and international initiatives and activities providing young people and adults with non-formal learning – training activities and workshops in a lot of different fields. The organization conducts online and face to face surveys to analyze and identify the needs of people at local, national and international level.
Karaman International Group colaborations
Karaman International Group is in a close relation with local, national and international organizations, associations, enterprises and governmental organizations such as Karamanoğlu Mehmet Bey University, Gazi University, Hacettepe University, TEMA, Yunus Emre Kültür Vakfı, Türkiye Amatör Spor Kulüpleri, Türkiye Obezite Araştırma Derneği, Türkiye Bilişim Vakfı and many more.
They provide us with expertise, equipment, staff and other practical knowledge and human sources whenever we need for our activities.
At the moment, the group consists of 10 paid trainers, 180 registered members (volunteers). Principally, we are working in collaboration with private research companies, high schools and universities as well as non-governmental organizations when conducting researches, implementing teaching activities and selecting participants. KIG is giving importance to working with youth and adults:
- From underprivileged backgrounds
- From disadvantaged socio-economic areas
- Having economic problems
- Refugees and immigrants
- Physically disabled
- Having addictions
- Living in rural areas
The organisation is developing new initiatives and ideas on how to promote and generate opportunities for youth and adults with fewer opportunities. KİG places major importance in involving youth and adults who want to become socially active and contribute to developing the local areas they represent across Turkey.
OUR VISION
Is to become a leading social organisation at an international level through continually-improved training, learning, researching and innovation in social, digital and entrepreneurial competences to make a contribution to economic, social, cultural and digital challenges. We especially work on topics below
- Integration of convicts
- Environment
- Health and sports
- Digital technology
- Women rights
- Integration of refugees / migrants
- Digital marketing
- Animal rights
- Entrepreneurship
- Educational leadership
OUR MISSION
- Promoting values of inclusion and diversity, tolerance, and democratic participation
- Promoting inclusion and diversity, intercultural dialogue, European cooperation and the values of solidarity, equal opportunities, and human rights among young people in Europe
- Promoting knowledge about shared European heritage and diversity.
- Strengthening personal and professional development people through non-formal and informal learning mobility activities.
- Supporting development of professional networks across Europe
- Promoting the use of new technologies and innovative teaching methods
- motivating to innovate, learn, share and collaborate in the digital age.
- Improving language learning and language diversity
- Supporting the sharing and transfer of best practices in informal education of youth and adults
- Building capacity of youth and adult organizations to engage in cross-border exchange and cooperation and carry out high quality mobility projects.
- Making learning mobility a realistic possibility for youth and adults
- Fostering recognition of learning outcomes of youth, adults, and staff in mobility periods abroad
