LIVING WITH NATURE ACADEMY BY EGET FOUNDATION
News Source: Mugla Devrim Newspaper
Living with Nature Academy by EGET Foundation
Muğla-based EGET (Education, Geriatrics, Ecological Agriculture, Tourism) Foundation has completed the Life with Nature Academy training program for children and adults between the ages of 8-12. In the program, where education for children is predominant, the first step was taken to a life in harmony with nature with theoretical and practical training in predetermined thematic areas.
WHAT DID THE CHILDREN LEARN?
In addition to the workshops held at EGET Foundation’s 22,000 square meter Armutçuk Organic Agriculture Enterprise in Ula/Muğla, they participated in peaceful and enjoyable activities in the magnificent nature of Muğla.
In the ecology-themed workshops, Bee and Environment, Journey of Plants to Essential Oils, Let’s Get to Know the Bee World, Orienteering, Drama, Philosophy workshops, scientific information on the functioning of nature and the harmony of humans with this functioning were presented and examples were shown.
What Do We See When We Look Out the Window?, Healthy Spine and Pilates, Olive Oil Tasting Workshop and Yoga Workshop were specially designed for families and adults who brought their children to the training. At the end of these ecology-focused trainings with different themes, children were given certificates of participation at a ceremony.
EXPERT “WE AIM TO INSTILL ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS”
Reminding that EGET was established to provide scholarships to low-income students who are at risk of dropping out of education and allocates all its income to scholarships, Özlem Uzman, one of the founders of EGET Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Directors, made the following assessment about the event: “First of all, we would like to thank the children and their families who participated in these trainings in order to gain ecology awareness at a young age. Our foundation generates income in many different fields, but especially through ecological agriculture and agriculture-based products. Our agricultural work has set an example for our farmers and people. We should all do our best to live without harming nature. This is why the name of our foundation is ecology. There is no other world and humanity, with its habitual way of life, has created an environmental destruction threat on our planet. The first step for our children to live in harmony with nature is, of course, to equip them with the right information in nature, and to increase their awareness and knowledge about ecology. LIFE WITH NATURE ACADEMY ARMUTÇUK was born out of this quest. We hope we can reach many more people in the coming years. EGET Foundation observes ecological balance in all its activities. With the EGET TEN brand, we transform lavender produced entirely organically into organic oils and turn them into cosmetic products based on good production. Muğla can be the center of ecological agriculture, good and regulated manufacturing products that cause the least damage to the environment. We all have a duty and the first step is to be informed.”