WHAT IS YGA?
YGA (Young Global impAct) is a UK charity advancing STEM education for all with a sustainability focus.
Our goal is to empower youth with essential skills for a better future through a double-winged approach, combining strong competence in STEM skills with conscience and a strong sense of social responsibility.
We aim to support the development of conscientious and competent individuals who can apply their STEM knowledge for the betterment of the planet and their communities.
YGA is a non-profit,
non-governmental organization founded in Istanbul in 2000,
with charitable registration in the UK (2022) and Italy (2019).
YGA UK, YGA Turkiye and YGA Italy are separate legal entities but they share the same values, vision & mission and collaborating closely in growing the positive impact.
Listen Raquel from YGA Italy
Listen Mert from YGA Turkiye
Watch YGA’s Journey
from Turkiye to the UK & Global
YGA discovers and cultivates
Double-winged youth.
While selecting and raising its volunteers, YGA also acts as an academy & fellowship, uniting “double winged” - competent and caring- pioneers to co-innovate for a more sustainable future and grow stronger together in service to society.
These young people co-create proactive & substantial solutions to the problems of the planet and the society.
Conscience
Competence
Empowering Youth with a
’Double-winged’
Approach
SİNAN YAMAN
YGA’S FOUNDER
“I want my son to be self-confident, resilient. I want him to be competent but I don’t want him to be a competent jerk.
Pablo Picasso says
“The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose is to give it away.”
I want my son to find his purpose,
I want him to be a selfless confident person,
who will be generous to give back his talent, time, and energy.
What I want for my son,
I want it for all sons, and daughters all around the world.”
YGA Trustees
CHRIS GAUNT OBE
CHAIRMAN,
MLA COLLEGE
MINA HASMAN
SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, SOM
GOKHAN MERICLILER
FOUNDER & CEO,
WEWALK
PATRICK REGIS
FORMER REGIONAL PRESIDENT, ROLLS ROYCE
BEKIR TOPALOGLU
SALES STRATEGY &
OPERATIONS LEAD,
“Science is to do science, science is to know thyself.”
Yunus Emre
For us, “knowing thyself” has two meanings: utilizing scientific knowledge to create authentic know-how and being aware of personal core values while living them to the fullest. If you also dream of a double-winged youth that knows themselves and fly together in harmony, we’d be honored to meet you.
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