BY BARIŞ SEVİ (PSYC/IV)
The Social Awareness Projects (TDP/Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri) student organization held its opening meetings/receptions for the spring semester earlier this month, on February 4 on East Campus and February 5 on Main Campus. TDP welcomed new members and introduced them to the group’s ongoing volunteer projects.
Currently, TDP has 15 projects and organizational resource groups in which new volunteers, too, can participate this semester. These are: the Voluntary Teaching Project (Gönüllü Eğitim Projesi); the Children’s Protective Institution Project (Yarınları Yetiştirme Projesi); the Nursing Homes Project (Manevi Evlat Projesi); the Sun Rises From the Village Project (Güneş Köyden Doğuyor); the Education for the Blind Project (Görme Engelliler Eğitim Projesi); the Railway Line Support Project (Demiryolu Hattı Destek Projesi); Hearts: 1, Leukemia: 0 (Kalpler: 1 Lösemi: 0); the International Project Group (Uluslararası Proje Grubu); the Young Vision Project (Genç Bakış Projesi); the Citizens of Hope Project (Umudun Yurttaşları Projesi); the Friendships Without Disabilities Project (Engelsiz Dostluklar Projesi); the University Personnel Support Project (Üniversite Personeline Destek Projesi); the Street Lamp Project (Sokak Lambası Projesi); the Computer Training Project (Bilgisayar Eğitim Projesi); the Youth Band (Gençlik Kumpanyası); and the TDP Institutional Department (TDP Kurumsal İşler).
The meeting was not the only event TDP held last week. TDP strives to have as many volunteers as possible, and also to help them be as skilled as possible. On February 7, the organization offered two educational sessions, which aimed to answer the question, “How should we act when interacting with kids?” The presentations were given by psychologists Günsu Ertunç and İncila Gürol.
If you want to be a volunteer, and also improve yourself, you can contact: tdp@bilkent.edu.tr
facebook.com/groups/TDPBilkent