Monitoring Human Rights Situation and Advocating for Compliance with International Human Rights Framework
The main objective of this service contract is to strengthen Turkish civil society organisations’ role in the promotion and protection of human rights through expanded civil society monitoring and advocacy at various levels. The action will provide support to civil society organisations in order to document human rights
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
EU Eastern Anatolia Development Programme (EADP)
The East of Turkey has had delayed progress compared to the economic development of other regions in Turkey. In this context, the Eastern Anatolia Development Programme was a regional development programme aimed at building capacity for sustainable development by implementing innovative and participatory local policy and planning approaches.
Technical Assistance for Increasing Ethical Awareness Among Elected and Non-Elected Local Government Officials
The project aims to promote an ethical culture and minimize corrupt behaviour within the elected and non-elected local government officials during their service provisions. Within the frame of the project, WEglobal is helping to contribute efforts on embedding ethics and combatting corruption at local administrations under priorities set
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
Local Experts for Monitoring the Grant Contracts Being Implemented Under the Reproductive Health Programme
The financing agreement for the “Programme of Reproductive Health in Turkey” (RHP) was signed in December 2001 and started in January 2003. Within the context of the programme’s grant component, based on two calls for proposals, 88 projects were awarded a total value of €19.9 million. External assessors