Visit to Izmit Municipality Nursery School Directorate
As KOGED, we visited the officials of the Izmit Municipality Nursery Directorate on May 18, 2026, to discuss potential cooperation opportunities in the field of social projects. During the meeting, we exchanged information, experiences, and ideas regarding joint educational activities targeting children, families, and teachers, particularly within the scope of European Union grant programs. We also discussed how the extensive experience our organisation has gained by implementing numerous EU projects could be integrated into possible collaborations.
During the meeting, we exchanged views on : the mutual benefits of increased cooperations, developing local sustainable social projects, and implementing new initiatives by utilising international grant programs. We mutually expressed the opinion that potential collaborations in areas such as child development, psychosocial support, family education, and social awareness activities would be highly beneficial for our institutions and stakeholders.
As KOGED, just as we have done throughout our long history, we will continue to develop strong partnerships and develop social projects which will be beneficial for the community.
We would like to extend our thanks to the director and teachers of the Izmit Municipality Nursery Directorate for their kind invitation.
ABOUT US
Kocaeli Cultural Development&Solidarity Organisation(KOGED) is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation.As its name implies,KOGED is mainly engaged in activities aiming at the cultural development of the community,personal development of individuals,charity actions and awareness-raising campaigns for social issues.Hence;the organisation has been implementing non-formal training activities and events such as meetings&workshops to raise the community’s awareness of the important social issues.It has also been implementing national and international projects to achieve the previously stated aims.
Amongst the issues KOGED has addressed so far are equity,gender equality,domestic abuse,women’s rights,volunteerism and the development of the civil society organisations.That is why KOGED has been giving support to other organisations in the writing and implementation of internationally-funded projects.
The number of permanent staff is five.KOGED also has a number of volunteer teacher/trainers who work on an on&off basis.The organisation has about 50 registered members plus a wide network of local contacts(especially CSOs&schools).
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