Hello

I, Esra, took part in the Sports Volunteer project with the Sorgun Youth Association, which organizes many activities for the development of young people who try to inspire young people, and I volunteered in this project. I have participated in almost all its activities for over 2 years and with this project, I had the opportunity to get to know the Sorgun Youth Association and the people there even more closely.

And most importantly, the project I volunteered for, and it gave me a lot of experience, self-confidence, and skills in such a short time as one month. While we had the opportunity to get to know Italian culture more closely in our volunteer team consisting of different cultures, we also had the opportunity to introduce our Turkish culture to Italian volunteers.

Together we tried to teach and practice the dishes, dances and sports activities of our own cultures. In this way, we had the opportunity to learn new skills while having a lot of fun.

We had courses such as English speaking club, bocce, volleyball and badminton, which were not limited to only volunteers but also young people could join. While we were improving ourselves in terms of English in these courses, we both spent time actively in sports courses and became aware of how important sports are for us. Apart from these, we tried to create awareness by organizing cleaning activities around us. We tried to raise awareness by distributing cloth bags to tradesmen in order to reduce the use of plastic bags. By organizing fun activities for children, we made them participate in these activities.

Thanks to this project, I had the opportunity to make new friends and meet new people. And people I know gave me experiences on different subjects. A very friendly atmosphere was created among the volunteers, which further increased our self-confidence. We took responsibility and carried out teamwork. I am very happy to be involved in such a volunteering project and I would like to thank everyone.