Young Guru Academy (YGA)

YGA (Young Guru Academy), Türkiye'de kurulan uluslararası bir sivil toplum kuruluşudur ve kendini 'çift kanatlı' (bilim ve vicdan) rol modeller yetiştiren bir oluşum olarak tanımlar. Gençleri bilim, teknoloji ve liderlik alanlarında geliştirip toplumsal dönüşüm başlatacak liderlere dönüştürmeyi hedefler. Yolculuk YGA Zirvesi ile başlar; binlerce lise ve üniversite öğrencisi başvurur, seçilenler zirveye katılır ve sonrasında YGA programlarına dahil olur. Amiral projesi 'Bilim Seferberliği', Türkiye'nin her köşesindeki ihtiyaç sahibi okullara en son teknoloji Bilim Setleri göndererek çocuklara bilimi sevdiren bir sosyal sorumluluk ve kalkınma projesidir. WeWalk, Up School gibi köklü çözüm girişimleri YGA mezunları tarafından geliştirilmiştir. Kuruluş, Açık Açık platformu üyesidir.

Firma Açıklaması

YGA is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in Turkey. It cultivates a double-winged youth to make us hopeful for the future of the world. These young individuals improve their two wings - conscience and competency - while developing international ventures that provide social benefits. The technology-based social innovations YGA students developed together so far include: -WeWALK, world’s smartest cane for the visually impaired -Twin Science Kits, sharing the delight of knowing science with over 300.000 children -Piri, preserves world heritage and transforms trips into memorable experiences -HydroSolar, Turkey’s first floating solar energy system -PoiLabs, providing indoor navigation and public transportation guidance to visually impaired people -UpSchool, Creates equal opportunities for young women to accelerate their tech careers YGA has been deemed worthy of over ten global awards in innovation and technology fields as of now: • WeWALK is selected as "the Startup of the Year" by Amazon. • WeWALK is selected as one of the Best Innovations of 2019 by TIME Magazine. • WeWALK, was awarded Gold Prize at Edison Awards, where world-famous Fortune 500 companies compete. • United Nations presented My Dream Companion and WeWALK projects as the best examples of their kind to the delegates of 150 countries. • Forbes magazine selected YGA graduates “Innovation Leader of the Year Under 30” twice. • Two YGA graduates were awarded “Pioneering Innovator of the Year” by MIT Innovators Under 35. • Twin is awarded at BETT in the category of Special Education Needs Solution with the robotic and coding kits specially designed for visually impaired kids. • Twin wins first place in NOAH Conference, one of the most prestigious events of the entrepreneurship ecosystem. • YGA was selected as a“Great Place to Work” Ambassador of Climate and became the first and only NGO in Europe receiving this award.