Child And Youth Center (ÇOGEM) – Refugees Association

CHILD AND YOUTH CENTER

The Children and Youth Center was established in 2017 to carry out activities in the field of education, protection, rescue, improvement, and development in order to facilitate the adaptation of refugee and asylum-seeking children to new living conditions.

In this regard our work with refugee and asylum seeker children between the ages of 4-18 is to protect them within the education systems in pre-school, elementary school, middle school, high school, with YÖS (examination for foreign students) AÖL (open high school), HEP (Accelerated Training Program). Also for various reasons, outside the field of education of children, academic, psychological, and sociocultural supportive services are offered in the areas. In addition, social adaptation processes are facilitated by including Turkish students in the service group.

SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CENTER

In the Child and Youth Center, support is given for refugee children in many different areas.

ÇOGEM FLOOR PLAN

Which units are located on which floor?

3rd Floor

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Unit, Coding and Sports Workshops

2nd Floor

Library, Art Workshop and Teachers' Room

1st Floor

Classrooms, Playground and Canteen

Ground Floor

Consultation, Conference Room, Kindergarten and Classrooms

-1 Floor

Dining Hall and Cinema Hall

GALLERY

Our Principles:

Educational support provides refugee children with skills that they can use in their daily lives according to their needs.
Children who have been exposed to trauma receive support from teachers who have the sensibility to work with children.
Providing transportation services to the training area according to the necessary situation and condition.
Providing educational support at no cost.
It offers education in a way that respects human dignity and human rights.
It prepares refugee children for the future and contributes to the development of personalities.
It carries out education by integrating social and cultural motives.
It teaches ways and methods that instill hope that can help them build their future.
It teaches children to maintain their own identity and achieve social harmony with the people they live with.
By creating a risk group, priority is provided.
Considering the principle of equality of opportunity in support training, resource support is provided within the means.
It provides support to children in the academic, psychological, and socio-cultural spheres.
It is based on the principle of gender equality.
Learning environments, awareness activities are used as a means of socialization, and awareness is created to learn the behaviors that children should adhere to in the local culture and reinforce these behaviors.

Educational Components of the Children's and Youth Center:

Teacher Support

Classroom and Physical Infrastructure Assistance

Educational Material Assistance

Psychological Counselor and Guidance Support

Pre-School Education Assistance

ÇOGEM Introductory Film: