Giresun University Child Rights Application and Research Center’s Project of “Another Life is Possible”

The 'Another Life is Possible' project, which was started on August 1 in Fatsa by Giresun University Child Rights Application and Research Center to provide education and health support to the children of seasonal migrant agricultural worker families, was closed on August 26, 2022. At the closing, a painting exhibition of children's works and a video showing the activities of the project team and . entertainment activities were organized for children. Officials of various government institutions accompanied the closing.
 Implemented with the aim of preparing children for the future by developing programs for their educational and developmental needs, four harvest classes were opened within the framework of the project, and trainings and activities that support their development such as productive thinking, drama, mind and intelligence games, and visual arts were organized. In addition, services such as health control, vaccination, and pregnancy follow-up were provided for children and their mothers.
In the continuation of the project, it is aimed to support the children of seasonal agricultural workers who come to the region for the hazelnut harvest, in terms of education and health, throughout the entire harvest route and in the months after the harvest period. In the project, Giresun University faculty members Assoc. Dr. Yasemin Mamur Işıkçı, Assoc. Dr. Cagla Yigitbas, Assoc. Dr. Berkan Sahin Dr. Lecturer Selehattin Yılmaz, Dr. Faculty Member Nurullah Çalış, Faculty Member Cansu Çobanoğlu Osmanlı, retired faculty member Dr. Bülent İlik and theater artist Reşat Bulut. Giresun University graduates and students Merve Başar, Sıla Gülcan, Hasan Türk, Abdülhakim Gül, Elif Çamcı, Merve Acar, Tuanna Kuzu, Ata Ruhi Öner, Aysel Özer, İlknur Sarı, Merve Yavuz, İdris Kurt and Gamze Dilan Abik took part in the project as educators