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ToplumGönüllüleri
Vakfı
 
Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı
Community Volunteers Foundation
 
Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı [TOG] is a foundation that contributes
to
 
the personal development of young people throughout Turkeyby
 
enabling them to develop and participate in socialresponsibility
 
projects as volunteers.
 
 
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Turkey’s Need
 
Details on the Youth of Turkey
Population:
70 million
 
Population ages 15-24: 13millionPercentage of Youth in thePopulation:
18.6%
 
Percentage of Youth in School:
30%
 
Percentage of Youth Working:
30%
 
Percentage of Youth Idle:
40%
 
Unemployment Rate:
10%
Unemployment Among Youth:
20%
 
Voter turnout in 2011 election:
87%
 
Rank of Youth Participation:
55th of 55 countries
 
GDP:
$772 billion
 
Public Expenditure onEducation: 105th of 177countriesRank on the HumanDevelopment Index: 84th of177 countries
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TOG creates opportunities for youthto empower themselves
The report Studies on YouthPolicies in theMediterranean PartnerCountries notes that
Turkey’s government hasrightly insisted, “youth
[are]
the future of the country.”
However, the report adds,
“no measures or targets to
achieve this end have been
taken.” This is
a clear gap inthe governmentalinstitutional structure.Through projects andtrainings that empoweryouth, TOG is part of thenon-governmentalframework filling in the
gaps in the government’s
youth policy.
TOG’s services are essential
to the youth of Turkey. Thegovernment entity thatprovides youth servicesbudgeted roughly 50 cents(in USD) per young personper year for 2008, a numberthat is woefully inadequate.
Similarly, the government’s
education budget is verysmall in comparison to thatof other countries and isallocated unevenly acrossregions.Furthermore, Being Differentin Turkey notes that theeducational system is marked
by a lack of “creativestimulus,” freedom,
andinquiry in the formaleducational system. TOGcreates opportunities foryouth to empowerthemselves without the needfor government action.
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