Bayer Young Science Ambassadors program to reach 28,000 children in its sixth year

Bayer Young Science Ambassadors project, launched six years ago in cooperation with Bayer and the Community Volunteers Foundation, continues to bring children together with science at full pace

17 May 2017, Istanbul – The sixth year of activities of the "Bayer Young Science Ambassadors" project, initiated by Bayer Turkey and the Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG), continues at full pace. Within the scope of the project's ongoing routes, volunteer "Science Ambassadors" who met with students at Perihan Tulan Primary and Secondary School in Çiftlik Village within Düzce province and at Nasırlı Village Primary School conducted entertaining science activities with children aged 9 to 12. In the "Bayer Young Science Ambassadors" project, university students participating on a voluntary basis focus on developing children's ability to question, particularly natural phenomena and what happens around them, as well as their scientific research skills through science activities. The "Bayer Young Science Ambassadors" initiative, which set out to ensure that children living in rural areas become scientifically literate and develop a love for science, aims to reach 5,000 more children in 2017 and raise awareness among more students about the importance of inquiry and curiosity. Within the scope of the project, which has been recognized with prestigious awards by international award organizations, 1,750 volunteer science ambassadors have met with 22,860 students over the past five years.

The routes to be visited by volunteer Science Ambassadors within the scope of the project are as follows:

22-23-24 MAY:	ARDAHAN
29-30-31 MAY:	MUŞ
5-6-7 JUNE:	ERZİNCAN
19-20-21 JUNE:	AMASYA
3-4-5 JULY:	KAYSERİ
10-11-12 JULY:	AKSARAY
17-18-19 JULY	KARAMAN
31 JULY-1-2 AUGUST	BURDUR
14-15-16 AUGUST	KÜTAHYA

 

About the Bayer Young Science Ambassadors Project

The "Bayer Young Science Ambassadors" project, implemented by Bayer Turkey together with TOG, aims to encourage primary school-age children toward becoming future scientists and contribute to the development of science in Turkey. The Bayer Young Science Ambassadors Project, which has been carefully developed and implemented, has two phases. First, Science Ambassadors, composed of volunteer university students, participate in training designed with non-formal education modules under the title "Scientific Literacy." Subsequently, to encourage primary school-age children to take interest in science and develop a love for science, a series of activities are implemented in primary schools. Activity events are conducted in schools taking into account weekly class hours. In the activities, seven entertaining experiments are conducted that capture children's interest and align with Bayer's global business strategies; creating awareness of mega trends concerning the world's future such as growing and aging world population, increasing energy demand, growing food and feed requirements, increasing quality of life and diminishing resources. The "Science Seeds Team," the mobile unit of the Bayer Young Science Ambassadors project, was launched in 2014 as an extension developed for Bayer's 60th anniversary in Turkey. The Science Seeds Team travels from village to village with a mobile educational vehicle and meets with children in rural settlements. To date, the team has covered approximately 67,000 km and met with children at 196 locations.

Bayer: Science for a Better Life

Bayer is a global company specialized in life sciences areas fundamentally related to health and agriculture. Developing products and services to be beneficial to humanity and increase quality of life, Bayer also aims to create value through innovation, growth and strong earning power. Committed to sustainable development principles, Bayer, as a corporate citizen, is aware of its social and ethical responsibilities. As of 2015, Bayer has 117,000 employees and sales revenue of EUR 46.3 billion. The company's annual capital expenditure is EUR 2.6 billion and R&D spending is EUR 4.3 billion. These figures include the numbers of the advanced technology polymers division, which as of 6 October 2015 was structured as an independent company on the stock exchange under the name Covestro. For more information, visit www.bayer.com.