28 November 2023 Tuesday
IGU students and lecturers work for pets in need!
The first step of the social responsibility project "Supporting the Transition Process of Needy Pets to Their New Lives" organized by Istanbul Gelisim University was realized with the visit of the Kurtaran Ev Association. IGU academics and students contributed to the spatial improvement of shelters of pets in need of assistance.
The project, which was developed for helpless pets temporarily hosted within the Kurtaran Ev Association operating in the Arnavutköy district of Istanbul, aims to contribute to the transition process of pets to new living spaces and to raise awareness on this issue. Within the scope of the first step of the social responsibility project "Supporting the Transition Process of Assisted Pets to Their New Lives" organized by the Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (Turkish-English) and Interior Architecture Departments of Istanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Fine Arts, was carried out with the support of Mustafa Dallı, Lect. Selcen Nurcan Keskin Urmak, Lect. İbrahim Erol, Lect. Tuğçe Öztürk and students. To improve the temporary lives of cats and dogs in need of help, which were wanted to be given a second chance at life by the Kurtaran Ev Association, with spatial touches, and to increase their chances of adoption, photo shoots were made and volunteers were supported in their nutrition processes.
Photos of pets will be exhibited in the next phase of the project
Project Coordinators: Lect. Selcen Nurcan Keskin Urmak, Lecturer İbrahim Erol, Lecturer Minel Kurtuluş, and the students went to the association and painted the areas (such as metal fences, walls, etc.) that were there and needed renovation and contributed to the spatial improvement of the shelters of the pets in need of help. With the professional photo shoot carried out by Res. Asst. Okan Kırbacı, it was aimed to increase the visibility of pets by adopting them. The second and third steps of the relevant social responsibility project will be to feed the pets in need and to exhibit the photos taken at the relevant events.
