You can find general information about our association’s local, national and international activities in

2016 and balance-sheet of 2016. Pi Youth Association shares its activities regularly to public opinion

since 2016 as a result of their principle of transparency.

PI YOUTH ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT OF 2016

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PI YOUTH ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT OF 2016

CONTENTS

About Us ............................................................................................... 2

Networks We Are Member Of ............................................................... 3

National Networks ............................................................................. 3

Anna Lindh Foundatıon Turkey Network ........................................ 3

Youth Organization Forum ............................................................. 3

Global Compact Network Turkey ................................................... 4

TechSoup Turkey Network ............................................................ 4

National Youth Parliament ............................................................. 4

International Networks ....................................................................... 5

Anna Lindh Foundation Euromed .................................................. 5

Google for NonprofIts .................................................................... 5

UN Global Compact ....................................................................... 5

Board Of Directors Members ................................................................ 5

InternatIonal Projects We’re CarryIng Out ............................................. 6

Being Youth In My Country ................................................................ 6

National Projects We’re Carrying Out ................................................... 8

Genç Bak-İş ...................................................................................... 8

Local Projects and Actıvıtıes We’re Carryıng Out ............................... 10

Gender (In)equality Project .............................................................. 10

Trainings ......................................................................................... 11

Trainings We’ve Participated ....................................................... 11

Trainings We’ve Organised .......................................................... 11

Activities We’ve Carried Out Locally ............................................ 11

Pi Youth Association İn Media ............................................................ 12

Being Youth In My Country Project News ........................................ 12

Genç Bak-İş Project News............................................................... 12

Balance Sheet Of 2016 ......................................................................... 0

OUR MEMBERS Açelya İDİZ

Ali GÖRMEZ

Arda TÜZÜNER

Begüm İNTEPELER İŞTEN

Belma YILDIRIM

Bilge CAFER

Burcu ŞAHİN

Esra YEŞİLBAŞ

Ezgi AVINCA

Ezgi TAŞKIN

Gürkan KARA

Hazal ERDOĞAN

İpek ÖZBAY

Kıvanç AYDIN

Leyla EROL

Mert ÇEVİK

Merve ELİBİRLİK

Merve LÜLE

Muhsin ŞEN

Murat KADEROĞLU

Oğuzhan CİNSÜLLÜOĞLU

Okan ORAL

Ömer Batuhan GÖZÜAÇIK

Öykü ÖZDEMİR

Özge DİNÇER

Özge ÖZCAN

Rabia TURAN

Sadık DEMİRBAĞ

Selda HIZLI

Selen SUER

Serkan KARA

Sıla KAFALIOĞLU

Şermin TOSUN

Umut YİĞİT DEMİRCİ

Yasemin SAĞIR

Yurdakul DEMİR

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ABOUT US

Pi Youth Association,

Founding works of Pi Youth Association started on March 14 in 2014 (Pi= 3, 14). 6 mission topics were

determined in accordance with the development in the world-Europe and the requirement of our youth. It

was founded for the youth’s progress of capacity, helping for developing positive behavior/ attitude,

contributing to knowledge and skill of the youth and carrying on works aimed at solution of the youth’s

problem. Pi Youth Association carries out activities regularly for their young members and volunteers.

Besides it produces and conducts national projects, develops partnership on the determined 6 mission

topics. Especially the youth in particular to classified as woman, person with disability, refugee, minority

and in disadvantaged on the subject of sociality, economy, geography etc. – each individual who lives in

Turkey ( between 15- 30 years) is focus group of Pi Youth Association.

These topics are;

1) Youth Rights and Problems

Pi Youth Association is interested in primarily the subjects of unemployment, education, access to

information, minority youths, young women, disabled young people, youth rights, youth problems and

youth policies all projects, events and activities for disadvantaged youngsters who are between 15-30

ages.

2) Time for Volunteering

Pi Youth Association maintains awareness and dissemination activities for sustainable volunteering

activities. Also, Association works for dissemination of volunteering and working for more young people

join the NGOs. Volunteering time is about how many hours you volunteer in a week.

3) Technology-Based Development

One of the main conditions of development is to increase the economic capacity. That is possible by

developing high value-added products and services in our era. It is not only the fact that our country starts

to produce technology; but it cannot be accomplished with the provision of physical infrastructure and

financial support. The young people who are the partner of today and wish of coming days need to be

ready as having awareness and education for it in order to the fact that this process can be succeeded.

We are producing projects, in which youths use more technological tools, aimed at developing and we

are improving our young people’s ability to use and produce technology. It means that we are trying to

actively involve in the human factor besides the economic and physical elements in the technology

mobilization of our country.

4) Healthy Life

Healthy a community constitutes of healthy individuals. It is ensured that young people should have

positive attitudes and behaviors on the subject of healthy living in order to guarantee community’s health

in the future. Pi Youth Association organizes projects and activities on this subject in order to contribute

to it.

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5) Civil Society Capacity Building (Just for Youth Organizations)

Our association, who carries out capacity building activities for non-governmental organizations applying

only youth oriented activities, creates&conducts projects and gets into partnerships in this field. Our

association identifies NGO’s deficiencies in macroscale and tries to fulfill them.

6) Social Media Analyses

Rapid development of technology in the recent period has led to the appearance of term “social media”.

Social media is so common any longer that it has become a channel that especially effects youths for 24

hours. Therefore, the reflection is also great on young people. They access everything easily and quickly

in the channel where every organization working on youth activities should have detailed knowledge.

NETWORKS WE ARE MEMBER OF

Our association is member of various corporate networks related to our 6 mission topics in order to both

increase our corporate capacity and the national & international effects of activities and follow the

developments. It continues on working for the networks and platforms, which it plans to be a member of.

You can find the networks we are member of below.

National Networks

The national networks which we are member of ordered alphabetically below.

ANNA LİNDH FOUNDATION TURKEY NETWORK Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) is founded upon the objectives of bringing together societies and people

from both shores of Mediterranean and to generate joint projects amongst them. Founded by the 43

member states of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED), the foundation supports civil society

and brings people together with the objective of cultivating inter-cultural dialogue in the Mediterranean

region. Since its establishment in 2005, the foundation has been supporting projects that work to improve

mutual perceptions of people from diverse cultures and beliefs, bringing together more than 4,000 civil

society organisations under its roof. ALF’s goal has been to contribute to the formation of Intercultural

Strategy for the Euro-Mediterranean Region through various activities and actions, and to present

recommendations that advocate common values for decision makers and their organisations. The

foundation has been focusing on burning issues that over the years have led the societies in the region

to misunderstand each other and have a negative impact on their relations. The Anna Lindh Foundation

endorses the forming of a zone of welfare and peaceful coexistence in the Mediterranean and has been

working towards and supporting diversity and dialogue for coexistence.

The foundation’s program has been focused on activities for the social good and societal dialogue. The

issues that the foundation currently is working on are; Education and Youth; Culture and Arts; Peace and

Coexistence; Religion and Spirituality; Cities and Migration; Media Activities.

Website : http://annalindhturkey.net/home

YOUTH ORGANİZATİON FORUM Youth Organization Forum which works on youth politics in Turkey with a righteous mindset is a platform

youth organizations working cooperatively.

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Until now, contributions of civil structures to improvement of youth practice and politics in Turkey have

been very limited. Youth Organizations Forum began its works in order to thrive active participation of

youth organizations to youth politics occurance.

This structure states that youth politics statutory assurance with coordinations of public and civil society

in universal standarts. Youth Organizations Forum, also aims to increase the capacities of both young

people and youth organisations working actively in the field.

The main aim of the Forum is to advocate the rights of young people in Turkey as well as preparing a

youth policy including all young people regardless of their backgrounds and monitoring the

implementation of the policy. The Forum keeps developing and enlarging through the local and national

meetings it has been organising since the beginning of 2013.

Website : http://www.genchakli.org/

GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK TURKEY Global Compact Local Network was launched in Turkey by UNDP in partnership with Turkish

Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK) in 2002. The network initially focused on enhancing

cooperation between the UN, Turkey and all relevant partners, primarily the private sector, in its first

decade of activity until 2012. The network was re-launched in 2013 as a platform, in cooperation between

TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association) and TİSK, and was named Global Compact

Network Turkey. The business-led Secretariat’s İstanbul office is hosted by TÜSİAD, and the Ankara

office is hosted by TİSK.

Global Compact Network Turkey is the national platform for all participants of the UN Global Compact in

Turkey. Since its establishment, any UN Global Compact participant from Turkey becomes part of the

Local Network, regardless of whether or not they make a voluntary contribution.

Global Compact Network Turkey upholds the global spirit of engagement, learning, dialogue and

facilitation of partnerships. Within this framework, the network defines its own agenda according to local

conditions and national development priorities and undertakes activities that support these objectives.

Website : http://www.globalcompactturkiye.org/

TECHSOUP TURKEY NETWORK Since 1987, it has served as a bridge between the social sector and the products, services, funding, and

knowledge that are essential for improving lives. TechSoup's mission is to build a dynamic bridge that

enables civil society organizations and changemakers around the world to gain effective access to the

resources they need to design and implement technology solutions for a more equitable planet.

Website : https://www.techsoupturkiye.org.tr/

NATİONAL YOUTH PARLİAMENT NYP is a communication network including youth parliaments, university clubs, youth civil society

associations, youth platforms, youth centers and youth culture houses working in youth fields in their

cities.

Since the day it has been established NYP continues to provide significant contributions to the

improvements of youth politics in thoroughout the country with its active practices.

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It was establieshed in 19th of May 2004 by youth parliaments. Habitat Association is the secretary of this

unity. NYP consists of 21 Youth Parliaments from 54 cities, 45 civil society associations and 62 university

student clubs.

Website : http://ulusalgenclikparlamentosu.net/

International Networks

The international networks which we are member of ordered alphabetically below.

ANNA LİNDH FOUNDATİON EUROMED The Anna Lindh Foundation is an inter-governmental institution bringing together civil society and

citizens across the Mediterranean to build trust and improve mutual understanding

Website : http://www.annalindhfoundation.org/

GOOGLE FOR NONPROFITS Google for Non-Profits, a program which provides product offerings and enhanced online resources for

non-profit organizations in the US. This program strives to help non-profit organizations raise awareness

for their cause, increase their donor base, and improve operations. The program also offers other several

benefits.

Website : https://www.google.com.tr/nonprofits/

UN GLOBAL COMPACT UN Global Compact aims to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to

create the world they want. It supports the companies to do business responsibly by aligning their

strategies and operations with Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption;

and take strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development

Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.

Web Adresi : http://www.globalcompactturkiye.org/

BOARD OF DİRECTORS MEMBERS

Begüm İntepeler – President

Was born in Izmir in 1989. She graduated from Public Relations and Marketing at Izmir University of

Economics. Continues her works on capacity progress of civil society.

Gürkan Kara – Vice-President

Was born in 1992. Works on International Youth Movements. Communication on abroad and transfers

of application examples are in his responsibility.

Leyla Erol – Member of Board of Directors

Was born in 1989. She graduated from Public Relations and Marketing at Izmir University of Economics.

Currently works in private marketing agency. Şu an özel bir reklam ajansında çalışıyor. Our visibility and

promotion is trusted to her.

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Özge Özcan – Treasurer

Özge Özcan who was born in 1991, continues her education as a senior Mathematics student at Ege

University and freshmen Business student at Anadolu University. Association’s local contacts are in her

responsibility.

Yurdakul Demir – Secretary

Yurdakul Demir who was born in 1988, continues his education as a senior Business student at

Eskişehir Anadolu University. Local organizations and artnerships are in his responsibility.

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS WE’RE CARRYING OUT

More information about the international projects our association carrying out is given below.

Being Youth In My Country

Young people is one of the disadvantegous group like disabled groups and women, although they are

unnoticed by the rest of the society. They have some problems in society and they have rights about it

they want to have. With this project between Turkey-Germany with the total number of 14 from both

countries, they will try to tell being young in their own country, their problems and what is the expectations

of society from them primarily to each other and then to the rest of the society via theatre. Our participants

will meet each other and have knowledge about each other’s culture and then they will convey to the

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audience what it’s like to be young in their society through the creative drama plays and more they will

have an awareness about their peers’ expectations, problems and cultural backgrounds.

Thanks to this project our participants will learn social,cultural and historical relations between two

countries with two sides’ viewpoint with non-formal leaning technics and they will have an active role in

disseminetion and implementation of the project.

Website : http://www.pigenclikdernegi.org/tr/tamamlanan-projeler-tr/ulkemde-genc-olmak/

Pictures : https://www.facebook.com/pg/pigenclikdernegi/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1122357317831393

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NATİONAL PROJECTS WE’RE CARRYİNG OUT

More information about the national projects our association carrying out is given below.

Genç Bak-İş

In the recent period the youth employment has been getting a growing problem day by day both in Turkey

and in Europe and labor market complains about not finding qualified personnel who has vocational and

technical training. In other words there is nonequilibrium and discrepancy between supply and demand

in the labor market. When we get to the root of the problem, the necessity of youth-oriented policy-making

shows up for popularization of vocational training and making it qualified. The fact that this policy offer

must be determined based on the youth’s opinions is a right step. With this Project, we discuss the

obstacles against the youth’s tending to vocational training, will create a youth policy and represent it to

decision makers. Within the scope of Genç Bak-İŞ, 81 NGO representatives, who come from 81

provinces, came together in İzmir, in the year of 2016.

Genç Bak-İŞ was comprised of 3 regional meetings and 1 National Summit.

Website : http://www.pigenclikdernegi.org/tr/tamamlanan-projeler-tr/genc-bak-is/

Pictures : https://www.facebook.com/pg/pigenclikdernegi/photos/?tab=albums

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LOCAL PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES WE’RE CARRYING OUT

Additional information about local projects and activities we’re carrying out is given below.

Gender (In)equality Project

‘Gender (In)Equality’ Training associated by Turkey Family Health Planning Foundation’s (TAP

Foundation) Youth Works Fund was held in Izmir between dates of 9-11 December with the participation

of 6 youngsters’ and professionals’. As for initial educational level meetings, in reaching to consistency

in education ‘Social Gender Inequalities’ and ‘United Nations’ Women-Men Equality Politics and Turkey’

topics were discussed. After the meetings people shared their opinions in workshops.

In the second day’s meetings, ‘Women’s Participation of Labor Force’ and ‘LGBTI’s Place in Turkish

Society’ topics were discussed.

Pictures : https://www.facebook.com/pg/pigenclikdernegi/photos/?tab=albums

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Trainings

TRAİNİNGS WE’VE PARTİCİPATED

• Anna Lindh Foundation Turkey Network: Traning of Social Effect Analyses for CSA’s 11-12

November 2016 Ankara

• Turkish National Agency: Traning of Social Effect Analyses for CSA’s 30 November-1 December

2016 Ankara

TRAİNİNGS WE’VE ORGANİSED

• Motivation Letter and EuroPass Resumé Preparation Training-26 March 2016

• Youth Activism Workshop: Advocacy and Leadership-7 May 2016

• Strategical Communication Training-28 May 2016

• Project Circulation Within the Team Training-15 October 2016

• Proper E- mail Usage and Outlook Workshop-26 November 2016

ACTİVİTİES WE’VE CARRİED OUT LOCALLY

• English Pronounciation Workshop-10 February 2016

• Izmir Book Reading and Photography Day-24 April 2016

• Hiking (Balçova Manastır Road-15 May 2016

• New Term Orientation and Bowling-4 October 2016

• Izmir City Hunt (Team Building)-25 October 2016

Pictures : https://www.facebook.com/pg/pigenclikdernegi/photos/?tab=albums

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Pİ YOUTH ASSOCİATİON İN MEDİA

Being Youth In My Country Project News

Hürriyet Avrupa (20 July 2016)

Post Aktüel (18 July 2016)

Artı49 Haber (15 July 2016)

Egenin Sesi (14 July 2016)

Gazete Yenigün (14 July 2016)

Genç Bak-İş Project News

İdemaHaber.com (30 November 2016)

Hürriyet.com.tr (25 October 2016)

Haberler.com (25 October 2016)

İz Gazete (13 May 2016)

Proje Panosu (16 January 2016)

Egem Haber (10 May 2016)

Gazete Yenigün (10 May 2016)

BALANCE SHEET OF 2016

Pi Youth Association Balance Sheet 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016 Term

EXPENSES INCOMES

Last Year’s Debt : 0,00 TL Last Year’s Income : 1.882,25 TL General Expenses : 9.336,41 TL a) Balance : 0,77 TL Personnel Expenses : 0,00 TL b) Bank : 1.881,48 TL c) Future Return : 0,00 TL Service Expenses :152.984,58 TL a) Culture, Art, Sports :149.919,58 TL Dividents : 3.700,00 TL b) Education and Research : 3.065,00 TL Overseas Funds :167.395,26 TL c) Health : 0,00 TL Public Funds : 171,02 TL ç) Social Services : 0,00 TL Other Funds : 15.799,00 TL d) Enviroment : 0,00 TL a) Donation Income : 15.799,00 TL e) Economic Growth Expenses

: 0,00 TL b) Assembly of Income : 0,00 TL

f) Law and Human Rights : 0,00 TL Economical Business Income : 0,00 TL g) Donations : 0,00 TL Financial Income : 0,00 TL ğ) International Activities : 0,00 TL Lease Return : 0,00 TL h) Other : 0,00 TL Other Income : 0,00 TL Other Expenses : 0,00 TL Debts : 0,00 TL Current Balance : 208,61 TL Current Bank : 1.070,93 TL Current Future Return : 25.347,00 TL

TOTAL :188.947,53 TL TOTAL :188.947,53 TL