Technical Assistance for Improving the Adaptability of Employers and Employees in TR33
Qualified individuals mean a powerful region and a powerful region requires investing in human resources. Hence, this assignment aimed to encourage employers and employees of SMEs in the TR33 Region (Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar, Manisa, and Uşak provinces), particularly by promoting lifelong learning. More specifically, the project’s purpose was to establish a Regional Human Resources Development Centre […]
Technical Assistance for Samsun Logistics Centre
The project was conceived, Turkey’s logistics network ranked 30th worldwide but offered much potential for improvement. With its strategic Black Sea location, seaports, airport and access to national rail and road networks, the Turkish city of Samsun was viewed as being in an excellent position to create a regional multi-node cluster facility that could boost […]
Increasing Competitiveness of Middle Black Sea Region TR83
Turkey’s Middle Black Sea region was set up in 2009 and is now well established; the Middle Black Sea Region Development Agency (OKA) carries out activities to support the economic and social development of Amasya, Çorum, Samsun and Tokat provinces. The main objective of this project was to increase the competitiveness of region TR83 as […]
Technical Assistance for Sorgun Enterprise Development Centre (İŞGEM)
This project was a component of the Regional Competitiveness Operational Programme which is part of the Instrument for Pre-Accession and is designed to support Turkey’s convergence with the EU by increasing the competitiveness of the Turkish economy and reducing regional socio-economic disparities. The project was designed to provide Turkish entrepreneurs with the capital, infrastructure and […]
Technical Assistance for Revitalisation of History in Şanlıurfa
While tourism has been, and continues to be, important to the local economy, it has not matched its potential. To remedy this and attract more tourists, local government and businesses in the city decided to ensure that the standard of services offered to visitors met internationally accepted standards of hospitality. WEglobal was awarded this EU-funded […]
Technical Assistance for Support to the Local Human Rights Boards and Women’s Rights Awareness
Despite laws being passed in the 1990s to eliminate discrimination against women and a law to protect survivors of domestic violence being enacted in 1998, the country lags behind in implementing its national and international gender equality commitments. Women in Turkey continue to face challenges, with gender-based violence a major concern. The project aimed to […]
Technical Assistance on Mental Health Care and Drug Addiction Treatment Services in Prisons
Mental health and drug addiction are challenges for penitentiary systems all over the world. The purpose of this project was to tackle these issues in Turkish prisons and to bring the country’s penal services into line with international and European standards.
Technical Assistance to Implementation of Civil Society Support Programme
The overall objective of the project is to support the development of civil society through more active democratic participation in policy and decision making processes and by promoting a culture of fundamental rights and dialogue.
Technical Assistance for Improvement of Enforcement Services in Prisons (DEPAR)
There was a general recognition that standards and conditions in Turkish prisons needed to be improved and brought into line with international norms, particularly those operating in the EU in the context of closer EU-Turkey integration.
Technical Assistance for Expansion of Elazığ Enterprise Development Centre (İŞGEM)
Research showed that additional workspaces were needed at the Elazig Enterprise Centre and that improving the technical capacity of the centre would contribute towards the delivery of better services to entrepreneurs. WEglobal was contracted to work with local stakeholders in Elazig province to develop the existing centre to meet these new demands.
