Partner Information Form
Kargenc Environment Sport Club
Serdivan, Türkiye · Other
1. Organisation
2. Contact person
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3. Profile
Kargenç Çevre Spor Kulübü is a sports club that promotes social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and healthy lifestyles through international and local projects. It works with young people, families, and disadvantaged groups, offering opportunities for youth exchanges, volunteering, and capacity building. The organisation collaborates with international partners to implement Erasmus+ and other European initiatives focused on sport, environmental protection, and social well-being.
4. Fields of expertise
International networking · Inclusion · Environmental protection · AI · Health · Mental health · Healthy lifestyle · Community development · Fighting discrimination · Youth education · Adult education · Voluntary work · Sustainable development · Other · sport
5. Target groups
6. Programme experience
8. Background and experience
Please briefly present your organisation.
Kargenc Environment Sport Club (Kargenc Club) is a non-profit youth and sports association based in Sakarya, Türkiye, dedicated to promoting sports, cultural exchange, and holistic development among children and youth. Originally established in 2010 as a local Youth and Sports Association by volunteer teachers, we expanded into international projects in 2014 and changed our name to Kargenc Environment Sport Club in 2023. We work with a broad range of age groups (7 to 70) and hold Erasmus+ accreditation. Our activities engage families, young people, children, students, and individuals with disabilities, and we maintain strong partnerships with local stakeholders such as the District Governor's office, the National Education Directorate, and the District Directorate of Youth and Sport.
9. Activities and experience
What are the activities and experience of your organisation in the areas it works in?
Kargenc Club has extensive experience across several thematic areas: sport-based youth work (volleyball, basketball, bocce, futsal, beach sports, traditional games and dances); gender equality and rural women's empowerment through sport (e.g. Korfball for Gender Equality); social inclusion of people with disabilities (swimming, orienteering and inclusive sport programmes); environmental sustainability and climate action (Carbon Neutral Sports Clubs Network, Capacity Building on climate topics, recycling and clean-up initiatives); healthy and active lifestyles (beach volleyball/football tournaments, hiking, traditional food days); volunteering (ESC volunteer hosting, national and international sport-event volunteering); and sport injury prevention (training for PE teachers and coaches). We have coordinated 11 Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges, 15 Erasmus+ Sport projects, and 1 Erasmus+ Capacity Building project, and have participated as a partner in over 150 Erasmus+ projects, with an active portfolio currently spanning Erasmus+ Sport (SCP/SSCP), KA220 Youth, and ESC Solidarity/Volunteering actions.