They are engaged in many different areas of social life, such as sports, culture and education but not so much in the field of environment and nature protection: The target group has little knowledge on how to sustainably produce or consume. Yet, surveys show a clear interest of Turkish-speaking migrants in the issue.

The main obstacle against the activation of Turkish-speaking migrants for the environment is the lack of communication services and target-group-specific information material. The relevant NGOs offer barely any activities and events for Turkish-speaking migrants.

Contact points for questions and concerns in matters of nature and environmental protection are also few and far between. A gap that the NGO BUND is trying to bridge with the training of Turkish-speaking multipliers and an adapted environmental education programme.

With financial support of DBU Turkish-speaking working groups throughout the country are mobilizing people and organizations of migrants‘ milieus. The initiative trains environmental ambassadors and issues bi-lingual information material, organizes excursions, campaigns and major events, such as the yearly Turkish Environmental Day.

Project Operation:
Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Landesverband Berlin e. V. (BUND Berlin)
Gülcan Nitsch
Crellestraße 35
10827 Berlin
Telefon    0160|93706967
Telefax    030|787 900 28
nitsch@bund-berlin.de

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