Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Our organisation is a youth led non profit initiative working in the fields of environmental sustainability climate awareness and sustainable tourism in line with the priorities of the EU Green Deal. We work mainly with young people students volunteers and local communities and focus on addressing environmental challenges especially plastic pollution through non formal education community based actions and creative practices. Our activities aim to promote responsible consumption waste reduction recycling and sustainable lifestyles in coastal and touristic areas. A core part of our work is reducing single use plastics through awareness campaigns clean up actions educational workshops and participatory local events involving residents tourists youth groups and local stakeholders. In line with circular economy principles of the EU Green Deal we reuse collected plastic waste as a resource for educational and artistic activities including public exhibitions and creative outputs that increase environmental awareness. Youth participation and empowerment are central to our approach and young people are actively involved in planning implementation communication and evaluation of activities. Through our projects participants develop green skills leadership competences teamwork and a sense of European citizenship. Our organisation values international cooperation intercultural learning and long term partnerships and aims to contribute to common European solutions for climate action pollution reduction and a more sustainable future for Europe.