Within the protocol signed between the General Directorate of Agricultural Researches and Policies of the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock and the General Directorate of Primary Education of the Ministry of Education, a social responsibility project named "I am Drawing the Future" was prepared with the coordinatorship and under the profession of Soil Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute. The Project will have a countrywide effect and has the objective to use, conserve and develop the natural resources for the future generations.
With the Project, a set of training and other social activities will be realized intended for pre-school, 1., 2., 3., and 4. Grades of the Primary Schools bound to the Ministry of Education within the boundaries of 30 metropol cities, and for teachers and parents of the students as indirect beneficiaries. The main targets of these activities are; to prevent the negative impacts that could occur as a result of misuse of agricultural lands, water resources and soil plant nutrients; to ensure to raise generations that have high sensitivities regarding the use and conservation of natural resources that are not renewable and sustainable. Within this context;
Puzzles and coloring books having soil and water theme for all pre-school, 1., 2., 3., and 4. Grades of the Primary Schools within the boundaries of 30 metropol cities; and handbooks and brochures for teachers and parents of the students will be prepared and distributed. In addition, a set of activities will be accomplished such as; preparation of an animation film intended for having pre-school, 1., 2., 3., and 4. Grades watch in their schools; the production of animated cartoons to be broadcasted in TRT Channels considering the class hours of the students; the preparation of two social spots having soil and water theme to be broadcasted in TV channels; the establishment of memorial forests of "Children Drawing the Future" within the boundaries of all of the 30 metropol cities; the distribution of posters and brochures prepared on the subject to the Provincial Directorates of both Food Agriculture and Livestock and Education and to the schools; staging a theatre in State Theatres on Soil and Water theme; organizing painting contests related with the themes; exhibiting the paints of the winners of all cities in Ankara during the Soil Fest that is celebrated in the first week of June; the rewarding of the students in rank by the ministrial authorities.
As the first step in the accomplishment of the Project, a Cooperation Protocole was signed on June 30th, 2015 by Assoc Prof. Dr. Masum BURAK as the General Director of Agricultural Researches and Policies (GDARP) and Funda KOCABIYIK as the General Director of Primary Education (GDPE) of the Ministry of Education in the Meeting Room of the General Directorate of Agricultural Researches and Policies.
The Signature Ceremony was attended by Deputy General Director of GDARP Dr. Ali Osman SARI, Head of Soil and Water Resources Researches Department of GDARP Dr. Bülent SÖNMEZ, Head of Research Development and Projects Department of GDPE Zeynep ÖÇGÜDER, FAO Representative Sheikh Ahaduzzaman, Director of Soil Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute (SFWRCRI) Dr. Aynur ÖZBAHÇE, Deputy Director of SFWRCRI Dr. Suat AKGÜL, Technical Coordinator of SFWRCRI and the Coordinator of "I am Drawing the Future" Project Özgür SUNA, Dr. Hesna ÖZCAN, Dr. Havva Sera ŞENDEMİRCİ, Managerial Coordinator Erdinç İNCEDİŞ.
With the Project, The Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, other than its defined tasks and duties, aims to raise generations that are conscious, aware of their responsibilities and higly sensitive against above and underground resources that will be entrusted to them.