Big meeting in Antalya for the Clean Tomorrow Starts from Schools Project
This year’s information meeting of the “Clean Tomorrow Starts from Schools” Project, which was implemented in 2022 with the cooperation of MEB and OPET, was held in Antalya. At the big meeting where the “MEB Project Coordination Meetings” and the ongoing Social Responsibility Competition within the scope of the project were introduced, with the participation of health services officials from 81 provinces, the sustainability of hygiene culture in educational institutions and its effects on student health were discussed.
It was implemented in 2022 in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education (MEB) and OPET, with the aim of a cultural transformation in society regarding cleanliness and hygiene. “Clean Tomorrow Starts from Schools (TYOB)” This year’s information meeting of the Project was held in Antalya between 3-6 November 2025. At the big meeting where the “MEB Project Coordination Meetings” and the ongoing Social Responsibility Competition within the scope of the project were introduced with the participation of health services officials from 81 provinces, the sustainability of hygiene culture in educational institutions and its effects on student health were discussed with the “Basic Hygiene Principles and Hygiene Approach in Schools” panel.
“GREEN HOMELAND: MY SCHOOL IS A COLUMN FOR THE FUTURE”
At the meeting, evaluations were made regarding the effective dissemination of the project throughout the country, ensuring its sustainability and turning the hygiene culture into a permanent behavior in educational environments. Participants emphasized the importance of raising awareness of cleanliness from an early age for both individual and public health. The project aims to develop cleanliness, environmental awareness and sustainable living habits in students in line with the vision of “Green Homeland: My School is a Cure for the Future”. By establishing a culture of hygiene in schools, strengthening environmental awareness and strengthening the sense of social responsibility, it is aimed for children to grow up as individuals who contribute to a clean, healthy and livable environment.
“OUR AIM IS TO RAISE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO LIFE, SOCIETY AND PEOPLE”
Pioneering efforts to raise social awareness about cleanliness and hygiene for years
OPET Founding Member of the Board of Directors Nurten Öztürk, In his speech at the meeting in Antalya, he drew attention to the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in protecting health and said, “We need to teach our children very well about health, how to gain it and how to protect it. While preparing this project, I said that let’s raise individuals who are sensitive to life, society, environment, history and people. Our project was shaped by this understanding and hopefully we will continue it in the most successful way from now on. In addition, I believe that we need to internalize environmental awareness more and increase our efforts in this regard. The forest fires that have occurred in our country in recent years have affected all of us.” It was deeply saddening and hurtful. You know, if trees decrease, human life becomes difficult. Unfortunately, we are losing this greenery every day. We, as OPET, were carrying out many studies in this sense within the scope of our “Respect for Nature” project; however, the issue of garbage, which is one of the causes of forest fires, is also very important. We wanted to bring this issue to the agenda. “Don’t throw it away, don’t ruin your future.” “We are trying to explain the damage done and build a beautiful future for our country and our children. I wish our meeting success and raise awareness about public health and environmental problems.”
19 MILLION STUDENTS REACHED IN THE 2023–2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
Clean Tomorrow Starts from Schools Project, which was launched in cooperation with MEB and OPET in 2022; It aims to raise awareness about cleanliness and hygiene among students, teachers, school administration, support staff and parents, and to disseminate good practice examples throughout the country through social responsibility campaigns for schools and the school environment.
Within the scope of the project in the 2023-2024 academic year, approximately 19 million students and their parents were reached through 1 million 200 thousand teachers in 77 thousand schools, while approximately 13 thousand administrators and support staff had the opportunity to benefit from the training with the content prepared for school administrations. Meanwhile, printed material support was provided to schools in 11 provinces affected by the February 6 earthquake.
“VILLAGE SCHOOLS” CATEGORY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMPETITION
Within the framework of the new protocol signed between MEB General Directorate of Support Services and OPET in 2025, the project will continue to be implemented in all public schools in 81 provinces for 3 years. With the Social Responsibility Competition to be held within the scope of the project in the new period, it is aimed to make social responsibility campaigns permanent and to disseminate good practices throughout the country. In the said competition, among public schools in the 2025-2026 academic year; There will be five categories: preschool, primary school, village primary school, secondary school and high school. As a result of the final evaluation to be made throughout Türkiye, a total of 15 campaigns that come first, second and third at each level will be rewarded. In addition, OPET will undertake the toilet construction and renovation works of some village schools to be determined among the schools applying to the Village Schools category.
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