TDP Gives Students a Chance to Be Part of the Solution
The student volunteer organization Social Awareness Projects (Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri/TDP) welcomed new members at introductory meetings held last week at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium and, for students in the preparatory program, on East Campus. During the presentations, TDP representatives introduced themselves and explained what TDP is and what it does. They then gave an overview of the group's ongoing volunteer projects.
In line with its motto, "What about being part of the solution, not the problem?", TDP is continuing to conduct community service activities, as it has for over a decade. After the Marmara earthquake in 1999, TDP was founded to provide a framework for providing help to victims of the quake. Later, TDP started its first ongoing project, the Voluntary Teaching Project (Gönüllü Eğitim Projesi), in order to help educate children from less fortunate parts of Ankara. The 2012-2013 academic year marks the 14th year in which TDP has been contributing to community improvement.
Everyone, regardless of what faculty they are studying in or what university they attend, can join TDP. If you want to be part of the solution, you can contact the TDP coordinators to learn more: tdp@bilkent.edu.tr.