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We are looking for friends!
Our objective: We are giving value to initiative and action, not to words. We find meaning in our lives by being useful to other living beings. We are creating links with other ancapitalist communities, and wish to always meet more people looking for alternative ways of life. Our values are bringing us together from all over the world.
Conscience, mercy, and sincerity are our keywords.
We have been working in the humanitarian field since 2014, giving all our energy into supporting displaced families in Izmir Province. However, we still have a long way to go in establishing a sustainable community: learning a lot, and finding the good persons to work and live with.
We currently have four main activities with volunteers:
1.İmece Village: The village is a sanctuary, a place of building with solidarity. A fair and just community-based living environment where we sustain ourselves, take only what we need, and pass on any excess. We incorporate sustainable and eco-friendly practices wherever possible. We will have our Solar Age Program and educational activities also here starting in mid-June, 2025.
As we experienced in our past villages; here will bring volunteers, local people, and displaced women and children together with the values of conscience, mercy, and sincerity. You can be a volunteer and support us with your psychically, with your knowledge and ideas.
2. Back to School Program: With the 2 buses that we transformed into mobile schools, we are going to the fields where there are many unofficial settlements in which people from the Dom Syrian ethnic minority live in very difficult conditions (tents, no running water, etc). Most children do not access school. Our team is starting from basics (hygiene behaviors, fine motor skills, etc.) until teaching Turkish reading writing, and mathematics. Those activities aim to fill up the educational gaps so children can better integrate into the schooling system.
Speaking Arabic would help you communicate, but you can easily manage with sign language!
3. Solar Age Project: We provide formation in electricity and solar energy to produce rechargeable solar power banks for disadvantaged women. Then, these power banks are distributed in camps or emergency areas to provide the people in need with additional energy sources. The project aims to provide skills to women and support them to create financial autonomy. For this purpose, we have tools like electricity, ceramic, wood, and permaculture workshops. If you have knowledge about these ateliers you can participate in the production process.
a) Educational and Social Activities: Under the Solar Age Program in our community center at Basmane we have educational and social activities with the sub-Saharan African children who don't have access to school. We give them basic English, Mathematics, and French Classes with our team and the help of volunteers. Also, we are conducting social activities to support their well-being and creativity. If you like teaching and conducting activities you can participate.
4. Distributions: We have regular distributions in camps in the İzmir region and our community center. Also, we have distributions that we make when an emergency occurs (Earthquake zone in Turkey, Ukraine, Bosnia, Lebanon). You can participate in our İzmir region distributions in camps and other than that if you want to support the international ones you can help with the fundraising process.
In order to run these programs, we need the support of volunteers coming at least 1 month.
You can contact us for more information 😊
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
- You will be in contact with travelers from all over the world
- You will likely learn a good amount of Turkish/French/Arabic language
- You will gain a first-hand understanding of the refugee situation in Turkey
- You can learn how to build and cultivate
-You will have the chance to touch someone's life and be in solidarity with them in their journey.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
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Volunteer Tasks
We plan the tasks once a week. Please be ready to be very flexible, as planned activities can often change at short notice depending on what comes up.
Every week we plan with the volunteers about which program they will involved.
For İmece Village
We need a lot of support to build our collective life space. It contains physical help, knowledge, and experience sharing.
-Helping to create agricultural activity areas
-Assisting in the construction of necessary areas (Such as children's playgrounds, ecological kitchens, etc.)
-Assistance to compost areas to be established for the zero waste movement in the village
-Conduct activities with the children while their mothers are in training in the workshop.
-Helping the workshops with your knowledge (solar energy, ceramic, permaculture, wood workshop, etc.)
For Back to School and Educational Activities in Basmane
-Conduct activities specific to your skills as approved by the field coordinator.
-Complete daily tasks in activity centers (helping with the cleaning etc.)
-Conduct educational/language activities specific to your skills as approved by the field coordinator.
Distribution
-Prepare the vehicle and warehouse before and after distribution.
-Editing distribution packages with the field coordinator.
-Support the coordination of the team
/!\ Do not hesitate to tell us if you have a specific project in mind, we are open to initiatives!
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
Accommodation
We can provide accommodation to our volunteers in İmece Village. We would kindly ask 10€ per day for the daily meals of workawayer.
What else ...
Izmir is a city that has hosted many communities throughout history, so you can visit many ancient cities and settlements where different cultures come together in the vicinity. When the appropriate time is created, your volunteer coordinator can give you a mini tour :)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a very good internet connection
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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He had an unstoppable positive energy and a strong will to help anyone in need, that includes our volunteer team and especially the refugee children.
During his stay, Ferederik has taken part in our distributions in the refugee camps and in our school program in Izmir for the refugee… read more
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He had an unstoppable positive energy and a strong will to help anyone in need, that includes our volunteer team and especially the refugee children.
During his stay, Ferederik has taken part in our distributions in the refugee camps and in our school program in Izmir for the refugee… read more
The work is varied depending on the season and what needs to be done. I worked in the garden, picked olives, helped out with general tasks, but most of all I enjoyed working with the refugee women and children. I found it interesting that… read more
It was a great pleasure to volunteer in the village. I was only able to stay 10 days but it was an unforgettable experience.
First of all, meeting all the people from different countries around the world was very rewarding, they are beautiful and soo kind at the same time... it's a real privilege. These people quickly… read more
It is a little village on the outskirts of Cesme, surrounded by olive trees and windmills. The objective of the community village… read more
She came for one month... and stayed three! She is a very hard worker, always smiling and helpful.
We will miss her!
