📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Good Works Association (GíD) is a workshop and experimentation association that works to improve production, development, sharing and social benefits. GID was created to stand as a model in Turkey that aims to formulate and set up intellectual and practical workshops to benefit Bergama’s local people, students, civil society, academicians, and working-class groups. The association’s new workshop unit construction is going to be carried out in 182m2, in the city center of Bergama in a small village that will be called BERGAMATOLYE. Instagram : @bergamatolye BergamAtolye will include 3 unites – production selling- workshop areas- kitchen. There will be workshops designs when the workshop is finished. The volunteers will both work in the construction and the finalized units of workshop for the workshops that were set. You can see some of workshop lists from www.guzelislerdernegi.org ínstagram: @guzelislerder
💼 What the programme involves
Construction of the workshop place, Volunteer duties in GID association official daily duties, statistical information studies, web site and workshop films & photo editing, poster designs, new workshop social designs, attending local meetings as volunteers, informing local people about what the association does via social media & face to face in English and also volunteering in the steps of workshops according to your expertise. Volunteering/leading workshops if you have an expertise in that field or a great desire of being a part of workshops.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation 1: Located in the city centre. Room with private WC & bathroom with bunk beds. Wi-Fi and air conditioning is available. Accommodation 2: Housing near the fable village with beds, WC and bathroom. Food: Kitchen is available, and food is provided by the association. Volunteers will be responsible for cooking.
📍 About the location
Pergamon (Bergama) is 2400 years old ancient city designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. The city center has 50.000 population. It is about 20 minutes’ drive to the Aegean Sea and forested highlands. There are 114 villages nearby with an additional population of 50.000. All villages have different cultures, environment and local cuisine.