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Government Programmes in
Turkey - Directorate General on the Status and Problems of Women (DGSPW)
National
Program for the Enhancement of Women's Integration in Development Project
This Programme was launched in 1993 by the Directorate General
on the Status and Problems of Women (DGSPW) and financed jointly by the
Government of Turkey and the United Nations Development Program. The program
aims at strengthening the institutional capacities of the DGSPW and is directed
towards supporting voluntary and civil organizations' efforts in promoting
women's participation in development processes.
Examples of projects under the program include:
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Research projects (available at the Documentation Center of
the DGSPW).
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Income generation activities for women in rural areas have
been supported through 12 pilot project implementations covering activities
including training in textiles and toy production, small-scale husbandry and
hothouse cultivation.
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Training programs aiming at enhancing women's exercise of
their legal rights in daily life.
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Courses have been in organised to support women in labour
syndicates and political parties and help them overcome day to day problems.
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Training activities, seminars and workshops have targeted
the police, court officials, social workers and other civil servants who are
in close contact with women in difficult circumstances.
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The Middle East Technical University Women's Studies degree
program was established. Support was given to strengthening women's centres,
notably at the Ankara and Istanbul Universities.
After five years of implementation, the program was extended
until end 2000.
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