Association for the Support of Social Research and Development

Association for The Support of Social Research and Development (TARGED) founded in 2008,is a non-profit,volunteer,independent and democratic organization which involves individuals from different parts of the society such as teachers,doctors,engineers,workers and housewieves. It is a modern information-based organisation where the need for social development is inevitable. Our vision is to support the active citizenship by adopting the understanding of Life Long Learning and by the forming information based society. Our mission is to support activities aimed at disseminating the understanding of life long learning and taking place in social life as active citizens. We have got 38 active members. Members of our association mostly consist of experienced teachers, besides the different professions like project experts, managers, engineers, doctors, young entrepreneurs. Our association provides adult learners’ training. It provides non – formal education to your members and local community. We also organize different types of courses for adults, such as: computer and languages courses. We also carry out studies and researches about life-long learning subject. TARGED encourages all persons and groups to progress and achieve better standards of living and education, and promotes the civic spirit of the Turkish citizens, the volunteering and work in the benefit of the community. All the members of the association aim at supporting the development of the local community by acting towards improving the situation of the vulnerable groups: youth, women, elderly people.