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Soofi a T. Elias-Özkan and Françoise Summers
The 2008 calendar of activities at the Kerkenes Eco-Center comprised memorable events, educational activities and visits from groups hosted by ŞAH-DER, the Village Association. The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Ertuğrul Günay, and the Governor of Yozgat, Amir Çiçek, were given a demonstration of the solar cookers (Fig. 2) on the occasion of their visit in July. Workshops for village children (Fig. 3) and coursework for METU architecture students enrolled in the 'Architecture In-situ: Hands-on Building' course formed part of an ongoing educational program funded by Chevron. A shelter for the solar driers was built by a cheerful group of students and villagers (Fig. 4). The 'Küçük Öğretmenler Bilime Dokunuyor' Project, initiated by METU and funded by TÜBİTAK, brought school children from Mardin Yeşilli Yatılı İlköğretim Bölge Okulu and Van Kerim Tuncer İlköğretim Okulu to Kerkenes giving them exciting opportunities to increase their scientific knowledge.
The ongoing project for the promotion of solar energy received a further major grant from the UNDP/GEF Small Grant Program. In addition to continuing support from sponsors, a grant from the British Embassy funded activities promoting a low carbon high growth economy. The purpose of this showcase project was to mobilise public, private and local authority support for local-scale energy-efficient and renewable energy designs using Kerkenes Eco-Center
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