AIM OF FOUNDATION
Established in 1972, YÖRET Foundation is a rights-based non-governmental organization working
towards child advocacy. As YÖRET, our objective is to support education and raising of children as
well as young people in order to elevate life quality of society through consistently executing
educational and service projects. Besides running training programs so as to enable protection of
children’s rights by everyone and to spread non-violent communication, the Foundation designs
projects with a view to spurring human development and raising generations of people with
awareness of rights and democracy, and at peace with themselves and others around them. The
Foundation’s Club of Young Voluntaries encourages engagement of children and young people, apart
from disseminating civil society and volunteering culture. The foundation, also realizes projects and
trainings for children, parents and the related professionals in order to raise awareness about
children’s rights, and to help children to protect themselves against abuse and violence.
OUR FOUNDATION
We, as "YÖRET" have been working for 47 years since 1972 for a better world. For children, young people, elderly people, families, education professionals; we conduct education and service projects for every member of the society on an ongoing basis. From the very beginning, YÖRET Foundation's goal has been to contribute to the society, to educators and experts working with children and to university students through projects, education programmes, seminars and published work and raise awareness in the society and create a difference. Our goal is to improve the quality of life in the society and make a difference in every individual!
YORET Foundation aims to promote children’s rights and non-violent communication
through projects, educational activities and programs for children, parents and professionals
who work with them. The foundation contributes to the development of civil society and the
volunteer culture by supporting children’s and young people’s participation with its Young
Volunteers Club.
It contributes to the growth of peaceful individuals in child, family and school settings by
tackling issues such as
Promotion of right to legal remedies and the democracy culture, in line with children’s rights,
Increasing children’s and young people’s participation,
Prevention of violence and discrimination against children,
Gender equality,
Respect for diversity,
Peaceful environments and peaceful communication,
Child-friendly areas and schools,
Implementation and advocacy of children’s rights.