Mersin Finds Its Voice
Project dates2014
Project fieldMersin
collaborations Mersin City Directorate of Culture and Tourism SODES
PROJEct summary
It has been maintained that the students who participate in the project discover the history of their own families, neighbourhoods and vicinities via the daily lives and discourses of those who live and experience it. Thereby it has been aimed that by providing the grounds for communication and interaction between generations, implanting a consciousness based on solidarity as a result of regarding those who write history and bequeath their legacy as human individuals
Target Group
Students enrolled in primary and middle-high schools
Project Aims
- To improve social interaction
- To contribute to the development of social memory
- To internalise the concept of social research
- To support the personal development of youth and children
Activities
- Oral history trainings and workshops
- Field work (Interviews)
- Assessment – Evaluation & Reporting