Mozaik is a non-profit that was established in 2010 in Samsun located in northern part of Türkiye. Its establishment
objectives are to enable disadvantaged groups living in the local area to integrate into cultural, professional and social fields
and to promote relation between the disadvantaged groups including women, old people, disabled people, migrant and
refugees and other groups from local and regional parts. The target group that is involved in our activities (local, regional and
international initiatives/projects) consist of the ones who have no model to be able to recognize vocational and educational
opportunities and need orientation to be successful in the educational and professional life eliminating barriers in different
fields that prevent their integration into the society. The aim of our organization is to develop new innovative resources with/
for that enable the target group we have been working to enhance their competences and skills for better professional
educational and professional opportunities. Within this scope of this aim, we offer different courses, trainings and
consultancies considering needs and expectation of young people who need specific orientation and assistance.
Moreover, Mozaik has also become accredited in ESC as sending, hosting and coordinator organization in 2011 and we are
a Eurodesk Türkiye Contact point for 1 year. As a Eurodesk Contact point, we offer some services in order to provide
information on European opportunities in the fields of education and youth for young people and their participation in
European activities, these services consist of organizing trainings and support services, organizing conferences, seminars
and other activities, printing and distribution of sources and dissemination of information on the Youth in Action Program.
In line with our strategic planning, we also cooperate with NGOs, public institutions (municipalities, governorship,
counselling and research centre, public education centre, etc.), educational institutions and private companies at local and
regional levels in order to reach our organisational objectives in a better and more effective way increasing the visibility of
our organisational mission and vision and ensure quality standards in the projects. Through developing/pursuing strong
cooperation with the local stakeholder and innovative approaches in our projects, our long-term aim is to call the society’s
attention to disadvantaged groups’ obstacles and problems and cooperate with decision makers in order to take preventive
and permanent solutions.
Ömer DÜZGÜN is the chairman of Mozaik with over 15 years of experience in writing, coordination, management and
implementing, financial control and evaluation of international projects that have been funded with the support of The
European Commission under different programs and local/national projects and initiatives. Moreover, he has experience as
a career guidance trainer, bilingual family counsellor and experience in working as project coordinator for many years in
Austria.
Olcay BELLI graduated from Faculty of Science and Letters and is currently studying in Social Services. She is working in
Mozaik as project coordinator with experience in Erasmus+ projects. Since her involvement into the strategic planning of
Mozaik, she has been collecting experience in management of European and national projects.
Ülkü ATABEY has graduated from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature and is currently studying in the
department of Child Development. She has been working in Mozaik as educator and giving Turkish lesson to the
refugees/migrants in the local area and volunteers coming from abroad to Samsun by volunteering projects.
Selen Nur DEMIREL is responsible for managing the social media tools of Mozaik. She has ability to develop content and
create videos for the dissemination activities.
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