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We are a department of two local authorities, one of which is Çankırı Governorship. As Çankırı Governorship Foreign Relations and the Project Coordination Center, we are accredited to run projects under European Voluntary Service.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Çankırı Governorship was established with the founding of our Republic. The institutional process at Governorship is carried out by departments within the scope of governorship. Governorship Units, prepared by the Governorship and District Units of the Ministry of Interior Organization, Duties and Work Regulations were determined.

According to this regulation, within Governorship, the Provincial Planning and Coordination, Provincial Associations, Provincial Population and Citizenship, Provincial Registrar, the County Administrative Board, Provincial Administration, City Press and Public Relations, Personal Assistant, Protocol Branch, Legal Affairs Office, Provincial Social Studies and the project, Martyrs and Veterans Operations Branch and Data Processing Branch are available. Besides, Directorate of Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundation providing services for low-income citizens, Foreign Relations and the Project Coordination Center created with instructions of Governorship are available. These units fulfill their services with over 100 managers and employees.

Business areas can be summarized as receipt of applications for citizens and follow-up, protocol services, local government relations, monitoring of public investment, population and citizenship, associations, solidarity and with other departments of public administration coordination, information, human rights, media relations, security, socio-economic policies, staff efficiency and effectiveness of public services, data processing, martyrs and veterans family operations, tasks assigned to the provinces in the EU integration process, coordination with districts, in-service training.

As part of basic functions of management at Governorship, in the areas like planning, coordination, supervision, monitoring, guidance and communication, briefings, personnel management, in-service training, public relations, data processing, and social welfare issues, sufficient level of expertise is available.

To provide enough benefit to owners about regional, national and EU funding opportunities and to support prospective projects, Foreign Relations and Projects Coordination Center was created in 2007. Four experienced staff are still on duty at the center.

Examples of typical activities/tasks for the volunteers;

Volunteers will only work on weekdays because Governorship of Çankırı Foreign Relations and Projects Coordination Center is an official place that are off at weekends. Therefore, volunteers will not work at weekends. Additionally, they will have free time on weekdays as well. On weekdays, they will be responsible for doing office work. Volunteers will help with the work related to projects, trainings, organization and communication activities. They will also take a role in the ongoing projects and preparation of new projects.

The volunteers will have chance to enhance their knowledge about preparing and implementing EU projects. Volunteers will help public people and younsters who would like to learn more about EU projects. Therefore, they will be able to communicate with people visiting the office to get necessary information about projects, and they will visit schools with the staff if needed. When necessary, they will give technical support about writing the project. Thus, they will also improve their project writing skills. All in all, volunteers will help with the works related to preparing and implementing the projects, trainings, meetings, organizations and similar activities.

Volunteers will also be in cultural activities in the city center like theatre, concerts, cinema and trips. Mentor will support them to be sociable in the city and organize some small meetings with the youth. Thus, not only will the volunteer make friends but our youngs will also witness a young from a different counrty who is experiencing European Voluntary Service in their city.

MONDAY
08.00 - 10.00 Weekly meeting with The Coordinator and the staff - Planning the week
10.00 - 12.00 Visiting directorate of Culture and Turism and getting information about Turkey and Çankırı
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 Office work (Helping with the works related to projects, trainings, organizations and communication activities)
15.00 - 17.00 Arranging youth project topics

TUESDAY
08.00 - 10.00 Office work (Helping with the works related to projects, trainings, organizations and communication activities)
10.00 - 12.00 Social networking activities about projects
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 Visiting the Youth Center and helping young people to involve in the projects
15.00 - 17.00 Turkish Language Course

WEDNESDAY
08.00 - 12.00 Visiting the schools in our region implementing EU projects
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch Time
13.00 - 15.00 Helping young people for their language skills, learning from other cultures
15.00 - 17.00 Museum Visit

THURSDAY
08.00 - 09.00 Social networking activities about projects - Contact with possible project partners in different European countries
09.00 - 12.00 -Attending Rolyef, Hat Art, Patchwork Courses -Arts&Culture event courses (theatre, music, photography etc.)
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 Attending PCM (Project Cycle Management) Training
15.00 - 17.00 Turkish Language Course

FRIDAY
08.00 - 09.00 Turkish Language Course
09.00 - 12.00 Visiting different schools for youth information
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 Visiting Culture Centers (Yaran House etc which are an important item about Turkish Culture)
15.00 - 17.00 -Weekly Evaluation -Arts&Cultural Events (theatre, cinema, concerts etc.)

VOLUNTEER’S PROFILE
Volunteer profiles:
- Aged at least 20
- Have experience on projects or willingness to learn
- Have computer skills such as office programmes, organising website etc.
- Be creative
- Eager to work with youngsters

Volunteers should be aged at least 20 because our working language is English at Foreign Relations and Projects Coordination Center. We exchange letters in English with our partners from different countries and prepare projects in English, so we need a volunteer who has a good English skills. Besides, the volunteer should be open to communicate people coming to the office who would like to learn more about the projects and to make a presentation in front of the crowd.

Volunteers will be asked to experience on projects because we will be able to benefit from their experience on this area. They can teach how they do these kinds of works in their country. Therefore, we will view the process from a different standpoint whereas they are observing and learning what we are doing. If they do not have any experience on EU projects, volunteers should be willing to learn.

Volunteers should have computer skills at good level. As the projects and presentations are prepared on the computer, it is a necessity to know. Additionally, we are uploading data and rearrange the websites of our on-going projects. Volunteers will be supposed to help these projects both to learn more about them and to involve these projects not to feel out of them.

Preparing and implementing projects require different point of view. Creativity is basic to advertise a project in the beginning and in the sequel. So we prefer creative volunteer to work together.