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.
Strengthening Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA) and National Qualifications System (NQS) in Turkey
It can be claimed that the labour markets are required to ensure the provision of formal and non-formal education and training, to support life-long learning, strengthening the relationship between education and employment, and facilitating harmonization with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). Within this scope, the project aimed to
Technical Assistance for Establishment of Rize Tea Research and Application Centre
Rize has the best reserves of tea in Turkey, however, the SMEs in the Tea region is not qualified enough to compete. Hence, the general purpose of the project was to increase the competitiveness of the tea sector concentrated in Rize and its surroundings. More specifically, it wanted
Technical Assistance for Enhancing Coordination and Promotion of the COSME Programme and Capacity Building for SME Support Infrastructure
The main objective of this contract is increasing the intermediary organisations and SMEs’ knowledge on COSME (Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) and to enhance the coordination capacity in the country for effective participation in the programme and the Small Business Act (SBA) framework.
Technical Assistance for Promoting Social Inclusion in Densely Roma Populated Areas
It’s an obvious fact that there is a need to increase social inclusion in heavily populated areas, particularly in Rome, mainly by facilitating their entrance into the formal labour market. Within this context, the project aimed to support Rome’s population by improving the quality of education delivery, vocational
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