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FESTTOGETHER organized with the motto of “Have fun, leave no trace” started on 14 September with concerts of world-famous Irish rockstar and activist Bob Geldof and Büyük Ev Ablukada in DasDas Ataşehir, Istanbul.
The second part of the festival was held on 28 September in KüçükÇiftlik Park where Athena, Unkle, Yüzyüzeyken Konuşuruz, Kimbra and Son Feci Bisiklet took the stage and Istanbulites enjoyed a lively festival atmosphere with a focus on social good.
UNDP Turkey, a partner of the festival, had an interactive experience site focusing on publicity of Sustainable Development Goals and raising awareness on waste collection, sorting and reducing the consumption of single-use products. A digital waste collection experience was offered to the festival participants titled “Hero of the Festival” through which they were informed on different kinds of waste. For more details please visit festivalinkahramani.org.
Workshops and panels related to ecology, recycling and sustainability were conducted throughout the day at the festival. One of these panels was titled “Recycling and Future Awareness” which was held with the participation of UNDP Turkey Goodwill Ambassador Mert Fırat, Itır Erhart, Ali Ercan Özgür, Dilara Koçak and Alphan Eröztürk, and moderated by Deniz Tapan, Communications Administrator of the Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Portfolio at UNDP Turkey.
Basic Needs Association (TİDER) managed the waste process at the site while volunteers from Adım Adım did jogging in the morning at Maçka Park. Libraries and music rooms are going to be established in village schools with the books and music instruments brought by Needs Map volunteers. One of the important aspects of the festival is that the ticket revenues will be donated to TİDER, Adım Adım, Needs Map, Buğday Association for Supporting Ecological Living, Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) and Çaba Association.
Big festivals around the globe generate 20.000 tons of waste every year. Waste per capita equals to 2.8 kilograms.
FESTTOGETHER was organized to raise ecological awareness through utilizing the unifying power of music.