Social Responsibility Project (2024): Life Energy from the Seas

Organizer

Marine and Aquatic Sciences Application and Research Center (DENAM)

Project

Life Energy from the Seas

Project Advisor

Prof. Dr. Lale Balas

Project Team

Education Coordinators: Prof. Dr. Can E. Balas; Prof. Dr. Asu İnan Assist. Prof. Dr.: Pelin Fidanoğlu Yıldırım Event Coordinators: Res. Asst. Gökçe Ömeroğlu; Res. Asst. Eray Eser Students: Damla Bildirici; Hakkı Dikmen; Mehmet Berkay Gündoğdu; Alper Kuru; Begüm Yüksel; Onur Temiz

Project Duration

6 June 2024 – 6 December 2024

Purpose and Scope of the Project

The primary aim is to support the social and psychological well-being of older adults—one of the disadvantaged groups—by building meaningful relationships with them. Within the scope of the project, residents of the Ihlamur Konağı Nursing Home and Elderly Care Center in Ankara were provided with information on marine and aquatic sciences; experiences and memories were shared; and the “life energy” of the seas was conveyed. The project also aimed to benefit from the elders’ accumulated knowledge and to enable our students and young researchers to connect with them through their perspective and lived experience.

Activities Implemented

• Social Responsibility Project: “Life Energy from the Seas” — 6 June 2024 — “Life in the Seas” (first meeting with our elders) • At Ihlamur Konağı Nursing Home and Elderly Care Center: “Life in the Sea, Life with the Sea” — 25 November 2024