Izmir Kent Degerlerini Koruma ve Gelistirme Dernegi

Conservation and Development of City Values Association of Izmir, HERITAGE-IZ, a non-profit civil society organization, was established in 2012 to protect, develop, and raise awareness of the cultural heritage of Izmir. The heritage projects that contribute to safeguarding, capacity building, community engagement, sustainability, and innovation are developed and implemented through international and national funded programs, and collaborations with CSOs, local municipalities, and public institutions. Aside from its efforts in cultural heritage preservation, HERITAGE-IZ is also actively engaged in social inclusion and empowerment of disadvantaged groups, managing a social enterprise in this ... read more Conservation and Development of City Values Association of Izmir, HERITAGE-IZ, a non-profit civil society organization, was established in 2012 to protect, develop, and raise awareness of the cultural heritage of Izmir. The heritage projects that contribute to safeguarding, capacity building, community engagement, sustainability, and innovation are developed and implemented through international and national funded programs, and collaborations with CSOs, local municipalities, and public institutions. Aside from its efforts in cultural heritage preservation, HERITAGE-IZ is also actively engaged in social inclusion and empowerment of disadvantaged groups, managing a social enterprise in this domain. HERITAGE-IZ develops and implements cultural and scientific workshops for children and youth who are mostly migrants and do not have access to quality out-of-school education through the social initiative of Kontak Innovative Learning Lab. We continue our efforts to develop and implement gamified, production- and experience-based content tailored to each age group, aimed at achieving this goal. We've reached 3000+ participants, 358+ workshops, 62+ events, 3 international projects, cooperation with 34 organisations since 2021.