Children discovered biodiversity in Hacettepe

Hacettepe University organized a project at İhsan Doğramacı Children's Hospital to teach children from disadvantaged groups about biodiversity and climate change. The goal was to help them learn about these important topics and gain skills for a sustainable future.

In the project, children learned through games, art activities, and visual materials in playrooms and classrooms at the hospital. They used resources from the Ministry of Education, TEMA Foundation, and other sources to make learning fun and engaging.

With this project, children's awareness of biodiversity and climate change; It is aimed for them to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for a sustainable world in the future.

Nature protectors of the future showcased what they learned
Children, who learned various information about biodiversity and climate change in playrooms and hospital classrooms while receiving treatment at İhsan Doğramacı Children's Hospital, shared their knowledge with an exhibition on World Biodiversity Day. In this exhibition, which is an important leg of the project and aims to raise children's awareness of nature conservation, children from disadvantaged groups produced products on their perceptions of biodiversity.

Prof., one of the members of Hacettepe University Social Contribution Coordinatorship. Dr. Utku Perktaş shared the following information about the project:
“It is of great importance to give today's children adequate information about biodiversity before they take the initiative. The project aims to teach children the importance of biodiversity and sustainability and raise awareness on these issues. This event, planned by our coordination, is seen as an important step towards sustainable development goals. For children, biodiversity refers to the diversity of all living things in nature and the habitats of these creatures.

The continuity of such projects, which aim to ensure that children gain awareness of protecting nature and take an active role in a more sustainable world in the future, is of great importance for the future of our planet and humanity.

Prof. Dr. Utku Perktaş, a member of Hacettepe University Social Contribution Coordination Office, shared the following information about the project:
“It is of great importance to give today's children adequate information about biodiversity before they take the initiative. The project aims to teach children the importance of biodiversity and sustainability and raise awareness on these issues. This event, planned by our coordination, is seen as an important step towards sustainable development goals. For children, biodiversity refers to the diversity of all living things in nature and the habitats of these creatures.

The continuity of such projects, which aim to ensure that children gain awareness of protecting nature and take an active role in a more sustainable world in the future, is of great importance for the future of our planet and humanity.

We would like to thank all child development experts, teachers who provided support, and our hospital management who contributed to the realization of the project.”