Day: Five

Time is short! It is our last day in the campus. Starting from the final workshop organised by the Turkish leader, we are about to discuss some statistical data for this project, major problems of the youth (based on the questionnaire from each country), suggestion for the problem of body image and the final evaluation of this one week project.

Major Problems of the Youth:

1. Appearance is important (318 people out of 384) – 82.8%
2. Compare his/her body with others’ bodies – 54.4%
3. Want to change some features of body - 58.3%
4. Go on a diet to change appearance – 30%
5. Concerned about what other people think of him/her – 52%
6. TV programs, magazines, internet and/or social media (Facebook, YouTube etc.) are an important source of information about fashion and ‘being attractive’ – 41.88%

Suggestion for what we can do regarding to the problem of Body Image:

1. More project like this or one day workshop with youngsters, one day festival workshop, concert, protest for wrong media said my Tess and Petro
2. Try to engage busy people – said by Patrick
3. More open resources for youngster to access
4. Use more social media and mobile phone to promote the activity and following the issues behind – said by the head master
5. We should focus on the realistic of the body image problem – said by Lois
6. Give advice to mentor and youngsters
7. Be more diverse, travel more – said by Gytis
8. Child follow mother, we may need to train the adult first then us? – said by the head master

Final workshop – what can be done for the problem of body image?

More suggestion from what we can do regarding to the problem of Body Image:

1. Use filter – do not believe social media
2. Eat healthy – BMI does not tell us the whole thing
3. Fat can be caused by genetic inheritance, we need to be happy with ourself
4. Stop comparing yourself with other
5. Limit body weight check
6. Move and enjoy your body – doing something aim for fun but not for lose weight
7. Spend time with people who have healthy relationship with food and body
8. Nature our inner self as body image relates to esteem for us

Final evaluation section 

In the afternoon, we have a chance to go shopping in a busy market, Bahcelievler, Turkey.

Busy market and the picture with my Lithuanian group 

After shopping, we walk to the city centre – Merkez, Turkey. The city centre in there is amazing – full of colourful flags, different types of building, delicious food, drinks and shopping malls.

More pictures taken in the city centre

In the evening, we have a very nice Barbeque farewell party and certificates allocation.

Barbeque and Farewell Party

Group picture, we are holding with our certificates 

In the night time, we are all enjoying the Turkey cultural presentation and the farewell party, everyone is dancing and playing with their shadows screened on the wall.

Farewell party time – Crazy Time

Last moment before we leave and enjoy the next day in Istanbul, Turkey

Last moment in the campus

A day in Istanbul, Turkey

A day in Istanbul