ARYA CULTURE ART and EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

ARYA KULTUR SANAT VE EGITIM DERNEGI (ARYA) Association is a non-governmental non-profit organization that was born from the passion of a few youngsters who wanted to take action and make a change in the society they were living into. ARYA’s founding members have had the desire to give back all the things they have learned and experienced during previous years of volunteering. ARYA's mission focuses on national and international networking among young people, students, trainers and teachers of different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds. It tackles topics such as inter-cultural exchange, non-formal education, art, music, ecology, sustainable development, European citizenship and international politics (geopolitics). All these are added to facilitate the accumulation of experience by young people, through voluntary activities and non- formal education methods, allowing them to put into practice the theory learned in school. ARYA's global goals are to volunteer to eradicate poverty, protect our planet and ensure that all people live in peace and prosperity. ARYA, on the one hand, is an organization that works in areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, and on the other hand, works in the field of culture, arts, education, youth, social peace and voluntary activities for individuals with limited resources. ARYA walks in the spirit of partnership and pragmatism to make the right choices from today to sustainably improve life for future generations. It provides clear guidance and goals to all cooperating organizations to adopt in line with their priorities and environmental problems facing the world. We are organizing our own events in TURKEY: Music course, concerts, street music events, youth exchanges, youth democracy projects, training courses and conferences. Themes of our projects relate to social problems (migration, integration, fighting poverty, active citizenship), cultural aspects (respect for diversity, peaceful co-existence), political issues (democracy, freedom of speech), ecology, sports and arts (painting, photography, singing, dancing). Therefore, we have quite enough experience in a high variety of topics.