Children Meet at Summer Camps

The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services brought together children and young people who benefit from social service models at summer camps this year.

This year, measures were increased in the camps, which were held in two periods, summer and winter, in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Directorate of Religious Affairs. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services, said that the health measures taken in the camps as part of the fight against Covid-19 were meticulously implemented.

We Limit The Number Of Participation In Camp Programs

Minister Selçuk stated that they restricted the number of participation in the camp program this year due to distance and other health measures, and said, "Only our children from the provinces where the camp is located participated in the camps, which are held every year with the participation of our children from all regions." said.

We Provide Education for Spiritual Values ​​They Can Use in Their Daily Life

Minister Selçuk noted that in the camp program, "Values ​​Education" program was created for children who had to leave their families for various reasons and were taken under state protection. Minister Selçuk said, “With the program, education on religious, spiritual and moral values, which can be used in daily life and reduced according to their ages, is provided for our children staying in child care institutions. In the trainings, subjects such as love of Allah, love of the Prophet, the Quran, sweet language and smiling face, as well as respect, love, sharing and helping each other, rules of manners and courtesy, prayer, gratitude, tolerance, modesty, positive thinking, diligence issues such as contentment, patience, responsibility, forgiveness and forgiveness are also included. he spoke.

We Aim For Them To Gain The Skills Of Setting Healthy Boundaries Between Himself And His Environment

Minister Selçuk said that the topic of "Privacy Awareness" was added to the educational topics so that children can protect themselves against incidents such as abuse and learn how to act against such dangers. Selçuk said, "With the privacy education, we aim for our children to gain the ability to be aware of their private spaces, to protect their private spaces in social life, to respect the privacy of other people, and to put healthy borders between themselves and their environment." used the expressions.

Pre-Training for Religious Officials

The trainings, the content of which is organized for children, are given by religious officials assigned by the Presidency of Religious Affairs. The religious officials who provide the training are given pre-training on the characteristics of the institutions and the issues that need to be considered regarding children.

Social Activities Are Held by Youth Leaders

In addition to values ​​education, the camp program also includes various games and activities. Social activities of the program are carried out by youth leaders appointed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The stations set up by youth leaders consist of sports activities such as handicrafts, table tennis, cycling, street games, competitions, theater, funny and archery, swimming, paintball, funny, cycling and trekking.