Past Programs
Science Heroes Project
The Hüsnü Özyeğin Foundation has supported the participation of the teams from girls’ dormitories in the Bilim Kahramanları Buluşuyor (Science Heroes Meet) / FLL Tournament, organized in Turkey by Bilim Kahramanları Derneği (BKD/Science Heroes Association). Science Heroes Meet is the Turkish leg of FIRST LEGO League, an international science tournament with more than 320,000 teams from 98 countries. The tournament allows children and young adults aged between 9 and 16 to “see themselves as socially conscious scientists and engineers.” 128 girls from 12 dormitories in 6 years have participated in the tournaments with the support of the Foundation.
A total of 11 prizes were won, and teams gained the right to participate in the National Tournaments twice.
Young Ideas Grant Program
The first implementation of the Young Ideas project, carried out in cooperation with the Community Volunteers Foundation, was carried out in girls’ dormitories in Muş-Malazgirt, Şanlıurfa and Artvin, and a total of 11 youth and social responsibility projects were carried out. The projects covered a range of areas, from improving sports activity areas to recycling, and from workshops to trainings. 60 young people took part in the production process of the projects, and 350 young people participated in their implementation.
TWIN Science Kit Project
The TWIN science kits, prepared by the YGA team for primary schools, secondary schools and high schools, were delivered to the schools constructed by the Hüsnü Özyeğin Foundation and donated to the Ministry of National Education, and training for the instructors was organized in these schools. A total of 210 TWIN science kits (150 for primary and secondary schools and 60 for high schools) were purchased and donated to 22 schools, and training programs were organized for students and teachers together.
