Muğla Metropolitan Municipality’s Accessible Scouts Camp Brought Color to Sarıgerme
The Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, which enables people with disabilities to overcome barriers with love through its “Short Break” service—the first of its kind in Turkey—and supports families with members who have disabilities, organized the “Accessible Scouts Camp” this year in Ortaca Sarıgermeunder the name “Melek Scouts Star Troop.”
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The 8thAccessible Scout Camp, held at Ortaca Sarıgerme Public Beach, was attended by a total of 36 Accessible Scouts from the Bodrum, Milas, Yatağan, Menteşe, Marmaris, Datça, Ortaca, and Fethiye Short Break Centers.
The Accessible Scout Camp, organized by the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality in Ortaca Sarıgerme, lasted two nights and three days. On the first day of the camp, the Accessible Scouts set up their tents and played camp games in the evening. On the second day, as part of a marine activity supported by the Ortaca Municipality, they took a tour of the Dalyan Canal. The Accessible Scouts visited the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER), where they learned about the services provided there and witnessed the rehabilitation process of injured sea turtles. At the camp, set in the heart of nature, the scouts had fun with various camp games while also strengthening their team spirit. Throughout the day’s activities, the scouts participated in water activities and enjoyed the cool waters.
With this year’s eighth edition of the “Accessible Scouts” camp, the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality aims to facilitate the social inclusion of people with disabilities and their families, enable people with disabilities to spend enjoyable time in nature, gain significant benefits in terms of social interaction, solidarity, and independent living skills.
MAYOR ARAS: “WE ARE BEAUTIFUL IN MUĞLA WITH ALL OUR COLORS AND DIVERSITY”
Ahmet Aras, Mayor of the Aegean Coastal Municipalities Union and Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, stated that scouting promotes living in harmony with nature and acquiring new skills, and that the “Scouts Without Barriers” project has brought smiles to people’s faces in Muğla.
Mayor Aras said, “Our Muğla is a city that brings happiness, peace, and hope to people with its nature, sea, greenery, and all its beauty. In this unique natural setting, our ‘Scouts Without Barriers’ from different districts came together and spent three unforgettable days. Together, they set up tents, went swimming, and played team games. In nature, they gained new life skills—both on their own and together. As the Metropolitan Municipality, we will continue to overcome barriers with love in Muğla and make people with disabilities even more visible in social life. Because in Muğla, we are beautiful with all our colors and differences.”
