Name of the NGO                : Çukurova Developmental Institute Society (ÇUKED)

Establishment                       : 17 November 2000

Number of Members                       : 20

Working Groups                  : Health, Economics, Education,Youth,Adult Learners

Founders of the NGO           : Prof.Dr. Syhan Varinli, Prof.Dr. Nejat Erk, Prof.Dr.   

                                                  Oktay Kadayıfcı, Demet Bilici, Sinan Tanyıldız, Uğur 

  Paksoy,

Goals of the Organization    : Since national development can only be appropriate with the local  development, our main goal is to have relations with the local establishments to improve the social, educational, and economical development of the local people and rise the  quality of life.

                                                Our other goals are as follows:

 

  • Improve local, social and cultural sources to modern levels.

  • Follow modern technological and scientific developments in international levels for the local industrial and commercial establishments and educate human sources for these goals.

  • Modern scientific and informative technologies are followed for local people in order to help them to reach the global values easily.

  • Help governmental organizations in local side for the integration with EU, educate local commercial and social establishments about this project.

  • Improve the quality of local production sources, educate about total quality management techniques, support them about these topics.

  • Share the knowledge, productive performance and environmental support with others .

  • Cooperate with the local universities to improve industrial level and joined projects.

  • Cooperate with the nation and international NGO’s to improve local development.

  • Empire the productivity of migrated local people.

  • Improve the cooperation between the EU countries and Çukurova region in commercial, industrial and educational areas.

  • Help to improve the consciousness in environmental protection natural and historical values in the society.

  • Improve the quality of life and education level of the society with the courses, seminars, conferences and educational programs about science, technology, culture, health and economics.

  • Society organizes seminars, conferences, symposiums, certificate programs, scientific organizations, prints and encourage scientific researches.

 

       Completed Certified Projects :    1. First Aid Project in Adana

                                                       2. Computer Training Project in Adana

                                                       3. Menopause and Improving Quality of Life Projects

 

So many conferences ,recitals with social dinners and two sales by auction were held .

 

Completed EU projects supported by Turkish NA :Grundtvig 2 SKILLNET project partnership coordinated by Spain. It was a 2 year project ,and successfully completed on 30 Sep.2007  Contact person  :    Nurlu Erkan , member,  e-mail nurluerkan@cu.edu.tr

On going EU project : As a partner of a LdV Partnership project  ESST Exploring Sinergies for a ‘Special Tourism project, coordinated by Lo zen e l’arte di- onlus Italy.                  Contact person:Nurlu Erkan                                                   

GIS supported Integrated Water Resources Management System (IWRMS) for the Eastern Mediterranean: A regional clean water action plan for the Seyhan River(GIRMASEM)Coordinated by Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany (FSU-Jena)Germany.One of the Turkish counterparts is ,CukurovaDevelopment Institute Society.

Contact person    : Assoc.prof. Süha Berberoğlu , member