Preschool Education for Poorest Regions of Turkey

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Summary

This intensive preschool program aims to increase school success in disadvantaged communities by supporting language skills and cognitive development of children who otherwise receive no preschool.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The summer preschool education program is a 10-week program for 6 year olds who are about to start school in the fall without the necessary social, cognitive and language skills necessary to have a fair start in and skills to stay in school. This structured 250 hour prechool program has been proven to positively impact all of the above areas and has made a marked difference in the enrollment rates of children in primary school in these poor regions.

Activities

The project helps furbish preschool classes in disadvantaged southeastern region of Turkey and provides training for preschool teachers for an intesive 10 week summer program.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $715
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $76,285
Total Funding Goal: $77,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

As a result of this project, 200 children living in the extremely poor southeastern regions of Turkey and their mothers will receive training to improve the children's cognitive, linguistic and socio-emotional skills before starting school.

Project Message

"Children that enrol in this program overcome the language and learning barriers which otherwise make it impossible to succeed in school and life".
- School Principal in Mardin, Employee of the Ministry of Education

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Derya Akalin,
General Manager
Buyukdere Cad Stad Han 85/2
Mecidiyekoy
Istambul, 34387
Turkey
902122134220
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

ACEV - Mother-Child Education Foundation
Büyükdere Cad. Stad Han N:85/2
Mecidiyeköy
Istanbul, Turkey 34387
Turkey
+90 212 213 42 20
http://www.acev.org

Learn more about ACEV - Mother-Child Education Foundation and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Turkey and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Turkey, read the Human Development Report on Turkey or the Wikipedia entry for Turkey.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 30, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 15, 2007.

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