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Supporting Registered Employment of Women through Institutional Childcare Services (INST-CARE)

Priority area

Education, Employment and Social Policy

Beneficiary

Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Duration

36 months
April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2022

EU contribution (Euro)

29.867.660

Brief description of the project and main objectives

Providing financial support for institutional early child education and care services in order to encourage registered employment of women with young children.

Location

Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Elazığ, İstanbul, İzmir and Malatya

Achievements / expected outputs

10,250 women receiving financial support
Preparation of 2 scientific / technical research reports
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Supporting Registered Employment of Women through Promoting Educated Child-Caregivers (EDU-CARE)

Priority area

Employment

Beneficiary

Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Duration

44 months
May 1, 2019 – …

EU contribution (Euro)

28.664.000

Brief description of the project and main objectives

Supporting women’s participation in the labour force and formal employment of working women.

Location

Ankara, İstanbul ve İzmir

Achievements / expected outputs

Raising the awareness of parents about having their children look after by trained babysitters and employing babysitters with insurance
Supporting the childcare sector by ensuring that educated babysitting is at a decent level
Providing grant support to mothers who employ trained babysitters (Working Mother Support)
Providing grant support to women who have received Ministry of Education certificate in the field of childcare (Caregiver Training Incentive)
Making 3.700 certified babysitter women able to find a job
Ensuring early 3,700 mothers at risk of withdrawal from the labour market due to their care responsibilities continue to participate in the labour market
Approximately 6,000 women have Child Care Course certificate approved by the Ministry of Education
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Increasing the Quality of Special Education Services for Inclusive Education (IQSES)

Priority area

Education, Employment and Social Policy

Beneficiary

Ministry of National Education

Duration

36 months
August 1, 2019 – …

EU contribution (Euro)

12.940.000

Brief description of the project and main objectives

It is to contribute to an innovative, sustainable and integrative education system by supporting the development of teachers, school administrators and other actors involved in inclusion / integration practices.

Location

Ankara, Adana, Balıkesir, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Konya, Samsun and Trabzon

Achievements / expected outputs

Raising awareness of various target groups on special education and inclusion and integration practices
Improving the institutional capacity of special education and guidance services
Coordination and cooperation with the representatives of relevant civil society organizations in special education and inclusion or integration practices
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Technical Assistance for Improving the Blood Transfusion Management System in Turkey (IBTMST)

Priority area

Social Policy

Beneficiary

Ministry of Health

Duration

36 months
March 20, 2019 – …

EU contribution (Euro)

4.755.982

Brief description of the project and main objectives

Improving the quality and capacity of the blood transfusion management system in Turkey and ensuring the appropriate clinical use of blood and blood components.

Location

İstanbul, İzmir, Adana, Bursa, Kayseri, Gaziantep, Erzurum, Trabzon, Diyarbakır, Malatya, Van, Samsun, Antalya, Bolu and Eskişehir

Achievements / expected outputs

Training 2,620 healthcare personnel
2 common use data and management systems
Reaching 15,000 people with campaigns and events
9 field studies and reports
6 nationally adapted blood transfusion guidelines
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Improving Occupational Health and Safety Especially in Mining Sector (OHSMS)

Priority area

Employment

Beneficiary

Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Duration

36 months – Service Component
30 months – Direct Grant Component
18 months – Grant

EU contribution (Euro)

17.558.110

Brief description of the project and main objectives

Promoting better working conditions in the workplaces with modern approaches, increasing the awareness of all stakeholders, especially in the mining sector, on occupational health and safety.

Location

Achievements / expected outputs

Increasing the competence of target groups with institutional capacity building activities
Increasing the coordination and cooperation between institutions, universities, state institutions and CSOs related to the mining sector
Creating a nationwide security culture through awareness raising and awareness activities
Increasing the capacities of workplaces and raising public awareness on occupational health and safety
Improving occupational health and safety and working conditions in very dangerous workplaces
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Strengthening the Impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Turkey for Increasing High School Attendance-II (CCT-II)

Priority area

Social Policy

Beneficiary

Ministry of Family and Social Services

Co-Beneficiary

Ministry of National Education

Duration

12 Months – Grant Component, Start Date: June 19, 2019
30 Months – Service Procurement Component

EU contribution (Euro)

29.600.000

Brief description of the project and main objectives

In order to increase school attendance, a maximum of 360,000 high school students are paid 50 and 25 Euros, respectively, at the beginning of each semester of the 2019-2020 academic year to cover their stationery costs.

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Achievements / expected outputs

Raising awareness for service providers at local level
Conducting the impact assessment of the Conditional Education Assistance Program at national level, conducting a monitoring and evaluation mechanism
Developing a model for the integration of social assistance and social services
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Increasing Access and Quality of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Priority area

Education

Beneficiary

Ministry of National Education

Co-Beneficiary

UNICEF

Duration

36 Months
1 November 2020- 30 September 2023

EU contribution (Euro)

25.400.000

Brief description of the project and main objectives

The purpose of this Project is to increase quality of and access to early childhood education (ECE) services for 0-to-6-year-old children especially in the most vulnerable communities and to expand ECE services.

Location

Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bitlis, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Gaziantep, İstanbul, İzmir, Kastamonu, Konya, Manisa, Mardin, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Trabzon, Van

Achievements / expected outputs

ECE services are expanded for 0-6-year-old children, especially for the most vulnerable communities.
The quality of ECE services is improved based on revised curriculum, new materials and improved national standards.
Families’ beliefs and attitudes regarding the quality and value of ECE services, especially in the most vulnerable communities, is positively changed.
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Strengthening Training and Research Capacity of the Centre for Labour and Social Training and Research

Priority area

Employment

Beneficiary

Centre for Labour and Social Training and Research (ÇASGEM)

Duration

Technical Assistance-36 months
Supply-6 months
03.03.2020 – 02.03.2023

EU contribution (Euro)

3.800.000

Brief description of the project and main objectives

The project aims to support employment policymaking and implementation process in the field of occupational health and safety.

Location

Achievements / expected outputs

Staff of Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services and other relevant actors in including social partners, NGOs are trained.
Wide range of people accessed through awareness raising campaigns/events.
Researches are conducted.
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Improving Job and Vocational Services

Priority area

Employment

Beneficiary

Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR)

Duration

Technical Assistance-36 months
07.10.2020 – 06.10.2023

EU contribution (Euro)

5.057.000

Brief description of the project and main objectives

To improve the policy making capacity of İŞKUR’s central staff and the implementation capacity of İŞKUR’s local staff.

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Achievements / expected outputs

Providing daily technical consultancy on qualified job and vocational services and processes.
Developing vocational orientation tests and providing consultancy for online applications.
Improving İŞKUR's existing communication strategy and accessing a wide range of people through awareness raising campaigns/events.
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Promoting Youth Employment in TRC3 Region

Priority area

Employment

Beneficiary

Tigris Development Agency (DİKA)

Duration

Technical Assistance-36 months
01.07.2020-30.06.2023

Supply-4 months
24.08.2020-22.12.2020

EU contribution (Euro)

3.800.000

Brief description of the project and main objectives

To increase the vocational skills of young people in TRC3 Region and promote their integration into the labour market through conducting vocational and entrepreneurship training activities, guidance and counselling services.

Location

Achievements / expected outputs

Increasing the skill levels of young people through vocational training on various topics and improving the policy-making capacities of the local actors/stakeholders in order to promote youth employment in TR3 region.
Improving the institutional capacity of Tigris Development Agency, as well as Siirt, Batman, Şırnak and Mardin Artuklu Universities in the field of youth employment.
Improving the physical capacity of Public Education Centers in Mardin, Batman, Siirt and Şırnak through supply of relevant equipment.
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