Children Take on the Subject of Sustainability

Alligator Boya, in cooperation with BASF, has launched the "Our Planet Has a Message Project," providing free participation for student groups. The program, prepared and implemented by Informal Education-çocukistanbul, takes place between February and June. The workshops within the project scope aim to raise students' awareness about the problems of our planet, the sources of these problems and sustainability issues, and enable them to express themselves.

Alligator Boya, which has continued its operations in Turkey since 2004, adds value to life through its support for social responsibility projects, in addition to offering "Decorative Ideas" to modern designs and serving its customers with innovative products. BASF Turkey, which places education and children at the focus of its community projects, aims to benefit the environment and society within the scope of its Corporate Social Responsibility projects conducted with a sustainability approach.

"People are wasting resources and the world's resources are being depleted. It is unlikely that the world can survive without our help" (a 4th grade student participating in the program)

"Our Planet Has a Message!" program, developed and implemented by Informal Education-çocukistanbul, provides free participation for primary and secondary school students studying in public schools under the co-sponsorship of BASF and Alligator Boya. The program aims to raise awareness about the problems our planet faces, the sources of these problems and sustainability issues.

We shaped our past, we are shaping our present, and we can shape our future. During the 2-hour interactive workshop programs held at santralistanbul Energy Museum, students discuss the problems our planet faces today through group work and games. By combining "Science" and "Art," they have the opportunity to convey sustainability messages through a world globe that they design and paint themselves using graphic design. The program is conducted with school groups during weekdays and with individual participants on weekends.

With the "Our Planet Has a Message Project," where different programs are implemented according to age group characteristics, the goal is to reach 800 children and youth during the spring period. Children participating in the workshop training program realize their designs with Alligator Boya colors.

"If all people in the world continue to consume as much as we do, by 2030 we will need two more worlds" - United Nations