DRAWING CAMP

İZMİR, ALİAĞA, YENİŞAKRAN   01 Mayıs 2005 - 15 Mayıs 2005

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KAMP TANIMI :

GEN-02 DRAWING CAMP YENI SAKRAN 01.05 – 15.05 ART 5 VOLS

Talented volunteers on drawing are welcome to paint the outside walls of a youth center. The center is used for summer camps especially for teenage groups. It is by the sea side.

Work: Forming a mural on the walls surrounding the youth center.

Accommodation: At the youth center. Sleeping bag is not necessary.

Food: All meals will be supplied at the center.

Language: English.Qualification: Volunteers must be able to plan and create a mural by their own.

Location: Yeni Sakran is a small town in the west of Turkey, 70 km. from Izmir. T: Istanbul.

INFO SHEET

CAMP NO / NAME: GEN – 02DRAWING CAMPYENI SAKRAN - IZMIR

DATES: 01.05– 15.05.2005

PRE-CAMP DAYS: 28.04 – 01.05.2005. PCD is an optional sight seeing program in Istanbul with an extra cost of EURO 60.-.As there are a lot of Interesting sites to see in the ISTANBUL we recommend you to join in the Pre Camp Days together with the other volunteers of your own camp rather than trying to discover the city by your own. The PCD also aims to bring the camp participants together in a relaxing atmosphere in order to get to know each other better and to establish good friendships before the camp starts. The cost covers 3 nights accommodation with breakfast in a youth hostel dormitory, 2 world famous museum entrances, the boat trip through the Bosphorus.

NO OF VOLUNTEERS: 5

PROVINCE : IZMIR

LOCATION: Yenisakran, is a small town with 4.000 inhabitants in the west of Turkey. The next city is Izmir where is 70 km. The camp site is a youth center out of the town, by the sea side.

PARTNER: The management of the youth center.

PROJECT / WORK :Drawing murals on the walls surrounding the youth center.

AIM:To create a nicer looking at the center.

LEADER: A bilingual,ex-volunteer who is responsible for the smooth running of the camp. Our leaders are also volunteers. They are neither paid staff nor professionals. Most of them are university students who dedicate their free time for the development of the country and for helping to the local projects and to the foreign young people who participate in GENCTUR camps. They all have previous workcamp experience and participate in preparatory meetings.

ACCOMMODATION : In the youth center, in triple rooms. Sleeping bag and mat are not necessary.

FOOD:Will be supplied in the center.

ORIENTATION MEETING: In order to get to knowthe other volunteers and to havebasic information on the camp,Turkey and its culture, GENCTUR organizes an orientation meeting on the firstday of the camp.All volunteers have to attend to get information about the camp and to travel to the camp site altogether.

MEETING POINT : GENCTUR Office- Istiklal Cad. No: 212Aznavur Pasaji Kat:5 Galatasaray / 34430 - ISTANBUL

MEETING DATE / HOUR: 01.05.2005SUNDAY -15 .00

TRANSPORTATION: By a non-smoking inter-city coach from ISTANBUL to Yenisakran. ( 9 hours) One-way transport to the campsite is organized by GENCTUR, which will cost about EURO 20.- for eachvolunteer. The group travels together and is assisted by the leader.

AFTER THE CAMP : As everyone has got different plans, and wishes to go different places after the camp, no group travel back to ISTANBUL is organized by GENCTUR. In case every one wants to go to the same place or come back to ISTANBUL, the group may travel together. If every one wants to travel individually or in small groups the group leader helps you to arrange your travel and to obtain a ticket.

CAMP LANGUAGE :English

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:We need talented volunteers on drawing and painting. Participants are expected to plan and apply their drawings on the

wall. / No alcohol is allowed at the youth center.

NOTES: * If the group travels out of the campsite for the free days, transport, accommodation and food expenses are

volunteers' own responsibility.

* The volunteers are expected to respect the rules of the camp and the traditions of the locals and should follow the

directions of the group leader.

REGISTRATION FEE: The volunteers coming from a work camp organization those hosts GENÇTUR volunteers in their camps are not charged any fee. Other volunteers should pay an inscription fee of EURO 50.-, which is charged to cover the expenses of running the program and the office works all year around. Please be aware that this fee is not related with the physical conditions of the camp like the quality of the bed or amount of the food. The fee is paid on arrival, in cash. As GENCTUR doesn't get any financial support from government, local administrations or any other institutionthis inscription fee is a need.

WHAT TO BRING : Working clothes and shoes / Gloves / A light raincoat / Warm clothes for the nights / Musical instruments that you can play / Games / Pictures of your environment i.e. family, friends, home, school / Your interest, fun and enthusiasm for the project and the group / Your personal goods / Medicines against diarrhea, sun stroke, pains, allergies/ A hat against the sun / Insurance documents /Enough money for your transport to and from the camp site, for your personal expenses.

WHAT NOT TO BRING : Drugs

LEADER'S LETTER: You will receive a letter from the group leader before your camp starts, giving information about him/herself, and the

camp. If you do not receive it at most 1 week before your camp starts, please contact your sending organisation. You

can also see a copy of it on our WEB site www.genctur.com . With a current list of participants of your camp. So to get

the final changes you should better follow it from the GENCTUR’s WEB site.

CURRENCY: 1 $ = 1.3 YTL (New Turkish Lira) and 1 Euro = 1.750 YTL. while his info sheet has been prepared.Please be aware that since 01.01.2005 we are using old and new Turkish Liras (that has no more 000.000.- ) together. Please do not forget or get confused by the new turkish liras, there are still old million coins and paper moneyin use(current) but all the prices are now signed with the new money amounts. Example 1.000.000 Mil. Tl.are now 1.00 Ytl.it has the same value but different writing. (You can get more infos at any bank or change office)

1 New Turkish Lira = 1.000.000 TL.

All prices in the"Volunteers' Guide" and/or on the info-sheet are given as foreign currencies due to daily changes of the rate ofTL. in order to give an idea about the prices and to keep the fees and faresstable. Thus volunteers are supposed to pay theequal amount of TL. and don't need to bring or have foreign currencies for paying theregistrationfee and the cost of transport.

INSURANCE: There is no insurance on our camps this year. Volunteers should have their own travel insurance against illnesses and accidents.