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A group of Turkish volunteer students arrived in Uganda as part of the Experience Sharing Program (ESP), a project run by the Turkish state aid agency, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), Anadolu Agency, TRT among others.
The volunteers from different universities in Türkiye have visited an orphanage in Luweero, central Uganda and given it a fresh coat of paint and also participated in some repair works. The project enables the young volunteers to gain practical skills and share their experiences with their hosts.
Merve Kara, a student at Karadeniz Technical University in Trabson told Anadolu Agency that she was thrilled by the life changing experience of volunteering in Uganda.
“Spending time with the orphans and volunteering at the orphanage is invaluable, I would love to comeback many more times, she said.”
EsmaNur YILDIRIM, a student at the university of Inonu in Malatya told Anadolu Agency that they painted the main school entrance and several classrooms.
“We have brought smiles on the faces of many children today, we painted their walls, played with them and have learned a new culture through this exchange program, she said.”
Under the program, TİKA is sending some 300 Turkish students from all the 81 cities in Türkiye, to 30 countries between July 1 and Sept. 10, to take part in different nearly projects and activities in their host countries.
Omer Aykon, TİKA country coordinator in Uganda said that the project aims to create a space where the children can be happy and have an opportunity to learn life skills.
“The emotional situation of the orphans changed today, and this is what we work for every day, we will continue supporting life changing projects like this to better the the living conditions of orphans, he said.”
The students under the Experience Sharing Program (ESP) will participate in social, cultural and humanitarian activities and renovate schools, orphanages, libraries and places of worship in the visiting countries.
Source: Anadolu Agency Turkish volunteer students engage in social, humanitarian activities in Uganda (aa.com.tr)
