TEGV children’s drawings with the theme “Future Me” were converted into NFT and put up for sale.

Within the scope of the “Future Me” project implemented in cooperation with the Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV) and the national football player Taylan Antalyalı, the pictures drawn by the children were converted into NFT and offered for sale.

In the second phase of the “Me in the Future” project, implemented in cooperation with the Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation (TEGV), the most widespread non-governmental organization operating in the field of education in Turkey, and the national football player Taylan Antalyalı, children’s drawings were transformed into digital works of art.

Within the scope of the project, children from TEGV all over Turkey painted the professions that lie in their dreams. These drawings of TEGV children with the theme “Future Me” were converted into NFTs and offered for sale on the website www.gelecektekiben.io, created with the support of the project’s digital platform partner, Blatform. All of the income from NFT sales will be donated to TEGV and used for children to receive qualified education support.

The jobs of the dreams of the little ones had adorned the t-shirts before.

In the first stage of the project, drawings of TEGV children, depicting the professions that lie in their dreams in a future without borders, were turned into products with T-shirts and offered for sale at TEGV Shop. In this way, the national football player Taylan, who gained appreciation for the support he gave to education and children, by conveying the dreams of children to large masses, giving people the opportunity to support their dreams, shared these drawings and the products created by the children of Antalya on his social media account and announced the project to many media outlets. .

“Our only goal is to always be with our little hearts”

Making statements about the ‘Me in the Future’ project, Taylan Antalyalı said, “We have implemented our project by acting together with the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey in order to realize the dreams of the children who are our future and to bring them to a healthier future in the field of education. Within the scope of this project, the beautiful works of our little friends, whose horizons are as wide as their hearts; We lived in the products. Now, as the second phase, we are digitizing the products in order to make them sustainable and eternal. The NFTs produced will be on sale to support our friends on the platform we have created. Our only goal in the project is to develop opportunities for future generations to receive a better education, and to always be with our little hearts who dream and want to make their dreams come true.”

TEGV General Manager Sait Tosyalı said, “This project, in which our children from TEGV describe their dreams and what profession they want to pursue in the future, is as valuable for us as it is for the children. As TEGV, we are working hard to offer our children the possibilities of a world where dreams know no bounds and to prepare them better equipped for the future. I would like to thank Taylan Antalyalı and all our donors, who shared the dreams of our children with the Future Me Project.”

About the Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV):

The Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV) was established on January 23, 1995, with the initiative of a group of industrialists, administrators and academics, especially Suna Kıraç, who wholeheartedly believe that education is the head of everything, to support basic education given by the state. Focusing on providing out-of-school education support to primary school children, TEGV has become the most widespread non-governmental organization operating in the field of education in Turkey over the years. TEGV was recognized by the Council of Ministers in 2009 as one of the foundations that have the right to “collect aid without permission”. The Foundation continues to provide educational support to children at 55 activity points in total, with 7 Education Parks, 30 Learning Units and 18 Fireflies in 24 provinces across Turkey.

About Taylan Antalyalı;

Taylan Antalyalı was born on January 8, 1995 in Muğla. He started his football life by taking part in infrastructures from the age of 12. Taylan, who had the chance for the first team with the Bucaspor jersey, played in many Super League teams in the next 5 seasons and was transferred to Galatasaray in 2019. Taylan Antalyalı, who played in more than 100 official matches in Galatasaray and also wears the national team uniform, is playing for the Ankaragücü team this season. Taylan has been a TEGV supporter for 2 years and has been running the “Future Me” project in partnership with TEGV for about 1 year to support and encourage children’s dreams.