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“Life Plus” Youth Fund Selection Board found 12 projects of the 83 applications worthy to be supported in the second phase of the Fund. The youngsters whose project proposals are approved receive both the required budget and counseling on project planning and practice.
The 1.5 million-Dollar “Life Plus” Youth Fund supports education, sports, environment, culture and art-related projects of young people in Turkey, aged 16-26. Formed by the United Nations Development Programme and Coca-Cola Turkey and implemented by the Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21, the “Life Plus” Youth Fund is also the largest and longest-term international youth fund which is realized by the cooperation of the public, civil society and private sectors. In the first phase of the Fund, whose results were announced on 18 May 2005, 10 projects had benefited from the Fund. The projects to be supported during the second phase of the Fund are:
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Kahramanmaraş Geben-Değirmendere- Give Life to Orchids- Tahirbey Youth Platform of Societal Development and Entrepreneurship Association
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Batman-Education- A Hope for the Faded Faces of Buds- Batman House of Youth and Culture
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Istanbul-Education-The Youth Braille Network, Robert College, Club for Aid to Visually Disabled People
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Istanbul/Beyoglu- Education- We Are Holding a Mirror to Our Education Life- Youth and Sports Board of Beyoğlu, Local Civic Force Union Center
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Izmir-Education- 5th Sense Arts- Barrier Free Arts Volunteers
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Izmir-Education, Barrier-Free Vocational Training Project–Izmir YG-21 Disabled Working Group
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Mersin-Education- First Step to Aviation-Turkish Aviation Institution- Mersin Branch
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Şırnak-Education –New Born Future- Şırnak House of Youth and Culture.
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Bitlis -Culture&Arts in the City of the Silk Road, Pen Reaching Out to Dialogue, Wall Reaching Out to Peace-, Bitlis Youth Parliament
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Çankırı-Culture&Arts- Çankırı Past Time Station-1 –Verbal History Train, Çankırı Municipality- Youth Parliament
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Hakkari- Sports- No Barriers to Basketball- Sumbul Disabled Sports Club, Basketball Initiative
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Ankara Sports- One Touch Plus to Life -Yenişehir Youth and Sports Association
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