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The following letter includes only base information about my ideas of EVS project. I prepared it to MC Kotlovnica. It was only suggestion for preliminary evaluation of projects.

Dear Friends;

First of all, I would like to say that thank you for this meeting. I learnt a lot of information about application process of projects. It was useful to developing new ideas for me. It was first time in my life how to exchanging of opinions about Europass CVs and project application process with different viewpoints.

As you know, after I prepared to presentation videos about EVS, I always receive messages about it from potential volunteers. It was my aim. It was an important added value to my project. From now on; I guess that I have to write some information about it on my webpage.

Coming to the end of my journey, I would like to share some ideas with you about new projects in Kamnik.

In my opinion, EVS is personal gain about self-confidence, and developing self-awareness. And also, it is an important tool for changing something in personal future. On this basis, I’m grateful to Bostjan for invited me. And in the future, I am confident that EVS project of Kotlovnica will be more successful.

Before this meeting, I got some good news from Bostjan. First of good news, Bojan will be mentor for new EVS volunteers. In my opinion, Bojan will create a new way for raising the vision of youth center on project. Second of good news, they received a lot of applications from Turkey.

Turkey’s median age is just 28 compared to 42 in the European Union. So, from my window in Istanbul, I see a developing country with new hopes, new viewpoints on future. There is a strong link between the Asian and European cultures of the world. I have faith in it.

Within EVS projects, Kamnik can be an important place where two (or more) perspectives meet each other and find a common point.

My suggestions for new project can be;

1st Title of project: ‘Presentation of Occupations’

As you know, I recorded a lot of presentation video about EVS. Especially, I recorded them in multi-language, for non-European union countries; and also for inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities in EVS projects… The idea is from innovation of this project.

In Kamnik, one strong topic is local internet television. And you have creative team and enough video equipment. So, you can write a project about visibility of occupations. It can provide important opportunities for children, and young people in Kamnik. And it’s also for participants of EVS projects. Within this project, children and young people will discover and become aware of different occupations. And for the volunteers will give big opportunity; to meet some people who have sufficient knowledge about occupations and also to give gain in interactive media fields. You can connect to local schools and teachers in Kamnik.

2nd Title of project: ‘Tourism Channel’

As you know, it was my idea for my project. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize this project. Owing to don’t have enough time. Kamnik has a potential tourism. You have beautiful nature, sports lifestyle, and magnificent big mountains. You can create a webpage with internet social networks (Facebook, twitter, YouTube etc…) I am confident that Primoz can create a perfect webpage; Jan Z. and koTV team can teach their experience in video fields to new EVS volunteers. And also, the project can realize in multi-language with volunteers’ mother tongues. If their project is long-term, the project can contain all around Slovenia. Within the project, EVS volunteers express a country with different viewpoints. And Slovenia will get to value diversity. From my own personal experience of working with Jan Z. about Kamnik tourism video, I can tell you that I recognized a power of between media and tourism. I’m indebted him for this.

3rd Title of project: ‘Teach Slovene to the World’

Before my arrival time, I didn’t find enough information about your language and also your culture on internet. So, I ordered a language book about Slovene from a bookstore in Taxim square. But I didn’t buy this book by reason of transport is expensive. The idea is from this situation.

In the project, volunteers will promote to cooperation with koTV, Kamnik photo club, and also local schools. For the project, you may need a webpage, visual materials (videos from koTV, photos from Kamnik photo club). With particular attention, volunteers will create a link between Slovenian children and the far end of the world. For Slovenian children, volunteers will create a pen-pal project with other friends in

the world. On the webpage, volunteers can show videos, photos, and letters about Slovene, and Slovenian cultures. The project will encourage EVS volunteers to learn your culture, to communicate in foreign language, to work in different environments.

As I said, these are my ideas to developing EVS in Kamnik.

This year, I thought that we laid a good foundation together in Kamnik. I would like to say that we’ve only just begun.

‘What would you do if you know you could not fail?’ asked by Robert Schuller.

Best Wishes,

Cem Bilen