Turkey
Women and Girls
Empower 1,500 Women through Literacy in Turkey
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More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesWomen's illiteracy is a wide-spread problem in Turkey with 1 out of 5 women being unable to read or write. Rural migrant women who were not sent to school as girls, come into towns only to experience isolation and difficulties in accessing urban life. Our program empowers women by giving them tools of functional literacy and numeracy, and supports them through a multi-dimensional reading program that includes information on their rights as citizens as well as sexual reproductive health. ActivitiesWe train volunteers who will teach women basic literacy skills and provide books and instructional materials for these courses. In order to ensure quality we support and supervise our volunteers throughout a 13 week course period. Funding InformationThis project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThe project will provide functional literacy and basic rights training to 1500 women in Turkey so that they will fbe able to engage in social and economic life and lead more empowered lives. Project Message
"I used to be blind, learning how to read and write has opened me up to a new world. Where were you before?." Quote from 40 yrold woman who just learned how to read and write Who is Running This ProjectContact
Derya Akalin, Project SponsorOrganization
Learn more about ACEV - Mother-Child Education Foundation and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
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For more information about Turkey, read the Human Development Report on Turkey or the Wikipedia entry for Turkey. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on November 30, 2007. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 15, 2007. How Else You Can HelpShare and Save |
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