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Empower 1,500 Women through Literacy in Turkey

Summary

The project will teach literacy and numeracy skills to illiterate women migrants living in disadvantaged urban communities of Turkey.


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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Women'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.

Activities

We 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 Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,015
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $64,985
Total Funding Goal: $66,000

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

The 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
- Ms. Dudu Akpinar, Beneficiary

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 Women and Girls.

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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