FAQ

Activity Locations
  • How do you decide where you will open new activity locations?

    The criteria for opening new activity locations were determined in our organization strategy. We pay attention to not having any other TEGV activity location in the same city. Some of the other criteria we consider are the population, literacy level, student per class, unemployment rate, household size, presence of a university/college and the cities are prioritized accordingly. In line with yearly plans and given that the investment and management costs are sponsored a new activity locationcan be opened.

  • Why don't you open more Educational Parks/Learning Units?

    The sustainability of our activities is our number one priority. That's why we only open new locations if the investment and management costs are sponsored.

  • What can we do for an activity location to be opened in our city/district?

    It is very important to receive local demand for TEGV to open a new location or to send a Firefly. The support of the local governments, individuals and organizations for the Park/Learning Unit/ Firefly and the sponsorship of all the investment and management costs is crucial. In order to get more information about the procedure to have our activities in a city/district you can contact our Field Organization and Management Department (e-mail:sahaplanlama@tegv.org). When we receive your written demand for new activity locations it will be replied also in writing after taking the periodic plans, the organizational strategy and the probable local support into consideration.

  • Can I get my child registered in your activity location whenever I want?

    You can register your child to out activity locations whenever you want. The beginning and ending dates of our standard activities are given below. On the other times children can participate in short-term activities, benefit from our libraries and various social activities.

    Fall Semester 26 September 2011 - 22 January 2012
    Spring Semester 20 February 2012 - 10 June 2012
    Summer Activity Period 118 June 2012 - 06 July 2012
    Summer Activity Period 2 09 July 2012 - 27 July 2012

  • Is there a fee for your activities?

    Our activities are free, however a symbolic annual fee is asked in order to reinforce children's feeling of belongingness.

  • I would like to send my child to one of your locations. What are the requirements?

    TEGV activities are developed for primary school children. If your child is in this age group you can visit the closest location. For the registration you should have the identitiy card of your child and 2 passport size photos. Our activity location personnel will complete the necessary paperwork and give you information about our activities.

  • How can we have the Firefly to our district?

    The routes of the Fireflies are determined according to the demands and the regional distribuition of the fireflies. All the demands for the Fireflies are involved in the planning. In order to send the Firefly to a location it important for us to have the support to find the tractor unit to move the Firefly and the primary school that would host the firefly should agree to provide the electricity.

  • How long does a Firefly stay in a school?

    The length of the time Firefly will stay in a school is determined by the number of children in a school. The plans are made in order for all classes accept the 1st graders to attend to 12 hours of activities in the Firefly. The Firefly can host 280 children a month with this program. When all the children in the school participate in the program sometimes new plans are made for the neighboring schools.

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Human Resources
  • How can I apply for a job?

    You can follow the current vacancies in Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey from our web page. The current vacancies are also listed on www.yenibiris.com and www.secretcv.com websites simultaneously. You can apply for the positions suitable for your qualifications and work experience via these web sites.

  • How can I receive feedback about my applications?

    The applications you have filled out on the web sites for our current open positions are evaluated according to previously determined critera and involved in the hiring process. The applicants are informed online.

Educational Activities
  • How can I get information about TEGV activities?

    From the "Where We Are" section you can find the contact information for the nearst activity location. You can contact the activity location personnel or visit the activity location to get more information. Also you can obtain detailed information about our activities on our website.

  • Who are involved in the target population of TEGV activities and what kind of educational activities are provided?

    TEGV implements unique educational programs, with the support of its volunteers, in the Educational Parks, Learning Units, Firefly Mobile Units, City Representative Offices it has established and in primary schools through the "Support for Social Activities Protocol".

    The Educational activities involves 5 different types of activities; Standard Activities, Club Activities, Support Activities for Primary School, Activities run in collaborations with School and Mid-Term Activities for children aged between the ages of 7 and 16. The activities for other age groups are realized with the permission from Education and Volunteer Department and Content, Research and Development Department and after the capacity of the location and projects considered. Another type of activities are the ones that are realized with non-TEGV members.

  • How do children benefit from the educational activities?

    TEGV implements its unique educational programs, with the support of its volunteers, in the Education Parks, Learning Units, Firefly Mobile Units, City Representative Offices it has established all over the country and also in primary schools.

  • What are the standard activities implemented in the activity locations? How are they created?

    The standard activities are unique programs which are prepared according to children's grade level by academic advisors, Content and Research and Development Department and Education and Volunteer Department. Standard Activities are categorized under 3 main learning areas; Art-Language-Communication, Personal Development-Social Values and Cognitive-Intellectual Area.

  • Where and for how long does TEGV implements its Standard Activities?

    Standard Activities are implemented in our activity locations and at schools for 16 weeks periods.

  • Can your educational programs be implemented in schools?

    For the children who can not come to our activity locations for various reasons specially designed programs are implemented in schools via our volunteers : Research Workshop Program andTechnology and Computer Literacy Program Moreover, some of our standard activities can also be implemented in small villages.

  • Are the activities in TEGV implemented according to an academic calendar?

    Yes. There are two 16-week terms (Fall Semester and Spring Semester) as well as two 3-week summer terms in June and July. However, the children who are not enrolled in any of the semester activities in the first 4 weeks of the term could participate in the 6-week long mid-term program which is called the "Activity Universe" program.

Volunteers
  • Why do you implement your activities with volunteers?

    Non Govermental Organisations are institutions who achieve and spread social cooperation based on volunteerism and active involvement. As being one of the pioneering NGO's in Turkey, we provide an important opportunity for thousands of young volunteers to participate in public development and be involved in our country's future. As a result, we continue our work with the support and participation of volunteers. At the same time we have a professional staff working in our Headquarters, Education Parks, Learning Units, City Representative Offices and Firefly Mobile Learning Units.

  • Who can be a volunteer?

    Everyone who embraces the work and objectives of the Foundation and is aged 18 and over, with at least a high school graduate and can spare at least 2 hours a week during activity periods can apply to become a volunteer.

  • Can I be a volunteer without presenting all the requested paperwork?

    No. A passport photo and copy of the ID card is required in the registration process and all volunteer candidates should bring in their "legal clean records" before participating in Communication Training. It is not possible to complete the Step by Step Volunteering process and become a volunteer before completing these paper works.

  • Why can't high school students who are younger than 18 be volunteers?

    18 years threshold (being adult legally) is a necessity coming from the Civil Law. Besides, since our target group consists of children between ages of 7-16, we prefer high school graduates since our volunteers act as "role models". However according to the circumstances there may be some exceptional cases. The high school students who would like to volunteer should establish a corporate relationship between our Foundation and their school management. Our Foundation appiles it only in necessary cases and make sure that the high school students attend activities as assistant volunteers with some experienced volunteer.

  • How many activities can a volunteer teach at most?

    We recommend that a volunteer attends to at most two activities in a semester. for the effectiveness of the volunteer and the activity .

  • How many volunteers can work in an Education Park, Learning Unit or Firefly Mobile Learning Unit?

    The number of volunteers who can give support in our activity locations can change according to the locations physical capacity and the instruction plan of the schools.

  • Can public officials be volunteers?

    There are no legal restrictions in terms of public adminstration and our Foundations activities that prohibit them to become volunteers. It is enough for them to embrace the objectives and the work of our Foundation.

  • Can TEGV end someone's volunteering process?

    Yes it can. The items on the "Volunteer Contract" involved in the Step By Step Volunteering Procedure determine the responsibilities of the volunteers. If the volunteer does not fulfill his /her responsibilities, his/her volunteering process could be terminated. Since the target population of our Foundation is "the children" volunteer coordination is a sensitive issue. It is important for our volunteers to be role models in every aspect. The volunteers who do not fulfill the responsibilities defined in the Volunteer Contract could not be a good model for our children and other volunteers. The volunteers whose volunteering process hasbeen terminated ,could not engage in any volunteer activities in any of our locations.

  • Can I volunteer in the activity locations other than the ones in the city I am living in?

    Yes. When you change cities, or spend time for a period in another city, if there is a TEGV location in the city you can continue to volunteer in these locations. Also you can participate in our Anatolian Summer Volunteer Project which is realized in the second term of Summer Activity period and volunteer in different cities.

  • Do you give certificates for "Communication" and "Learning Approaches and Methodologies" Trainings?

    No, we don't. These trainings are a part of the Step by Step Volunteering process and cannot be considered as professional trainings. These trainings, which we call Standard Volunteer Trainings, are interactive sharing environments in which the basic concepts about communication skills, effective classroom management and constructivist approaches are presented and the volunteers and our personnel get to know each other.

  • Can I ask for a letter of recommendation in regarding my volunteer work?

    Yes. All our volunteers who volunteered actively at least one term could ask for a letter of recommendation from our professionals. If suitable, the activity location personnel would forward this demand to Education and Volunteer Department and the letter of recommendation will be sent to our volunteer. The content of the recommendation letter is determined by the Foundation.

  • Are volunteers able to implement the projects they designed?

    Yes. Our volunteers should present their projects to our professional staff as a project draft ( including the titles; objective-methodology-tools-budget, etc.) and our professional staff should send it to the Headquarters for necessary permissions. A project can be implemented if it is in line with the objectives, strategies and principles of the Foundation and is subject to the approval of the related departments.

  • I would like to do a TEGV Orientation in my work, school, social network. Can I do it?

    The institutional "TEGV Orientation" can only be given by our professionals. If you would like to inform people who also can volunteer, you can get in touch with the nearest TEGV location and get information about the next TEGV Orientation dates.

  • Can I talk about being a TEGV volunteer on TV/ Radio. They have invited me and they would like me to represent TEGV, can I do it?

    The representation and presentation of our Foundation is the responsibility of our professional personnel. However, with the approval of our Headquarters our volunteers could participate in the local media along with a professional personnel.

  • As volunteers, can we make a performance about our work in the Park, Learning Unit, City Representative Office or Firefly Mobile Learning Unit?

    You have to get in touch with the activity location personnel before you design your project. To keep the integrity of our activities and in terms of coordination, no activities can be done outside the Park, Learning Unit, City Represantative Office or Firefly Mobile Learning Unit without the approval of Education and Volunteer Department. However, if the project you have presented in paper is accepted, you can realize your project under the coordination of the activity location.

  • We as the volunteers would like to turn the works we have done together with our children into a book or publish a newspaper What do you say?

    You have to get in touch with the activity location personnel before you design your project. It is not possible to publish any work not permitted by the headquarters or use the name and logo of Educational Volunteers.

  • I am volunteering in sports activities. Do I have to participate in the "Learning Approaches and Methodologies Training? What trainings should I participate in?

    No, if you only going to volunteer for sports activities you don't have to participate in Learning Approaches and Methodologies Training, however you have to participate in TEGV Orientation and Communication training.
    You also do have to participate in necessary Coaching or Activity Volunteer training. If you would be volunteering in any other sports, you have to have gone through the necessary Coaching training and/or should be licensed sportsmen.

  • We would like to do a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Project with TEGV. What can we do?

    In order to volunteer in TEGV as a part of a CSR the authorized person from your organization should contact Education and Volunteer Department and get more detailed information. The Education and Volunteer Department would evaluate the demands about the CSR project and other volunteering methods and guide the organization accordingly.

Other Questions
  • Does TEGV provide scholarships?

    No. TEGV provides educational support within and outside school hours in its own activity locations. The objective of our Foundation is to provide support for our children's primary education. TEGV, implements unique educational programs, with the support of its volunteers, in the Education Parks, Learning Units, Firefly Mobile Units, City Representative Offices it has established and in primary schools through the "Support for Social Activities Protocol".

  • Do you serve physically impaired children?

    The children who are physically impaired but can come to our activity locations by their own means could participate in the activities. The children who do not fall within that description would need special training and are outside of our scope, therefore we can not provide support to them.

  • Can I involve the Foundation in my thesis subject?

    We would like the volunteers who would like to do this to provide an upto date letter from their schools stating that they are a student. After this, we ask for the information that they demand from us and respond to them to let them know when we can provide the information they asked from us.

  • Are the Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) and Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV) are the same Foundation?

    No. We have no organic relationships with Turkish Education Foundation (TEV). TEV is a foundation that provides scholarships.

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