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EPISODE 25 (APRIL 04, 2010)

 THIS WEEK'S CHANGEMAKER: GULCAN NITSCH

Sabanci Foundation's "Turkey's Changemakers" TV program shares inspiring stories of individuals who make a difference in social and economic development.

The 25th episode of Sabanci Foundation’s “Turkey’s Changemakers” tells the story of Gulcan Nitsch.

Gulcan Nitsch is the first participant of Turkey’s Changemakers from Europe. Nitsch is an idealist biologist, who has been working for raising environmental awareness among the Turkish community in Berlin-Germany.

Gulcan Nitsch started to promote environmental issues in the Turkish community in Berlin when she was working with women and children at BUND, Friends of the Earth Germany.

BUND is a non-governmental ecology group located in Berlin, and German branch of an international network of environmental organizations. Nitsch established an environmental group within BUND, called the Green Belt, and has organized the Turkish Environment Day for 3 years through which she encourages the Turkish community to actively participate. In addition to this, Green Belt organizes information meetings, discussion groups for women, and trekking activities, and distributes brochures.

Today Green Belt has become an influential environmental group with more than 20 active members, and 100 supporters. Thanks to the activities of Green Belt, hundreds of people, especially Turkish people, who have problems with understanding German, have been informed about environmental issues. Green Belt received an award in 2009 from the Representatives of Berlin Senate for Integration and Migration for supporting the integration of migrants in Germany. With the prize money Gulcan Nitsch started publishing a journal on environmental issues in Turkish.

For the written document of the program please click here...

Turkey's Changemakers
Turkey's Changemakers
Turkey's Changemakers