Rural youth empowerment
Trainings, mentoring and local events that bring village youth out of isolation and into opportunity.
Rural youth, built to thrive.
Who we are
2016Active in rural youth work since
9Erasmus+ youth projects delivered since 2018
4Of them coordinated by us as lead organisation
17Countries we have worked with across Europe
About us
Countryside Youth Group works for the empowerment of villagers and the downtrodden — so that every young person and woman of the countryside reaches basic livelihood, human rights, literacy, health services and economic independence.
A group of young people active in youth work, based in İskenderun, Türkiye. Our rural development programmes have been growing since 2016.
2016Active in rural youth work since9Erasmus+ youth projects delivered since 20184Of them coordinated by us as lead organisation17Countries we have worked with across Europe
Programmes
Work with us
What we do
Everything a rural young person needs to step forward: skills, mobility, confidence and a community that does not leave them behind.
Women & Self-Help Groups
Micro-level SHGs where women organise, learn, generate income and claim their rights together.
Non-formal education & digital skills
Computer teaching, employability and life-skill workshops delivered with non-formal methods.
International youth exchanges
Erasmus+ exchanges, training courses and forums — full support at every step of participation.
Why we exist
Vision, mission, goal
VISION
A well-equipped countryside
Youth and women from the countryside who are educationally aware, economically empowered, politically participative and distress-free — with equal access to health, human rights, training and employment, in a fair society without caste, creed, religious or gender discrimination.
MISSION
Educate, train, protect
To educate and train rural society — especially marginalised and vulnerable youth and women — and to protect them from abuse and exploitation, lifting them out of poverty and social and economic discrimination through their own capabilities, in cooperation with national and international partners.
GOAL
Organise and channel resources
To identify young people and women who need protection, care and support, organise them into micro-level Self-Help Groups, and channel the resources of government, NGOs, the international community and the corporate sector into real skills, education and a respectable standard of living.
Selected activities
Our work
Erasmus+ youth projects we have coordinated or partnered in since 2018 — several of them hosted in Türkiye.
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Key actors
The people behind it
Emirhan Geçer
Leader · Legal representative
Leads Countryside Youth Group and signs for the organisation in Erasmus+ partnerships. First point of contact for coordinators looking for a Turkish partner or host.
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Hilal Karyağış
International affairs
Handles partner communication, participant selection and the practical side of every mobility — from infopacks and travel to reporting after the activity.
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Zehra Geçer
Board member · Partnerships
Builds and looks after our partnerships — from finding new Erasmus+ partner organisations to keeping agreements, partner communication and joint applications on track.
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Partners & participants
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project with us
Great experience in youth work, international and intercultural practice — and real support for participants at every step of their participation.
- Coordinator on 4 and partner on 5 Erasmus+ projects since 2018
- Direct access to rural youth with fewer opportunities
- Experienced host in Türkiye — Arsuz/Hatay and the surrounding villages
PIC907355752
OIDE10076129
National agencyTurkish National Agency
TypeGroup of young people active in youth work
Let's talk.
Countryside Youth GroupPiri Reis Mah. Lala Mustafa Paşa Cad.
Mimoza Apt. D:3 · 31200 İskenderun · Türkiye
Emailcountrysideyouth.tr@gmail.com
Emirhan Geçer · Leader+90 535 786 22 79
Hilal Karyağış · International affairs+90 534 766 21 53
Mimoza Apt. D:3 · 31200 İskenderun · Türkiye
Organisation dataPIC 907355752 · OID E10076129 · Turkish National Agency