Economic Development & Trade & Innovation

Technical Assistance for the Operation of “Hand Made in Hatay”

However, Antakya craftspeople and businesses can offer original designs and fine workmanship and can draw on a long master-apprentice tradition and rich multicultural history, the city has not lived up to its potential. This initiative, the Hand Made in Hatay project is part of a larger initiative, financed

Education and Employment

Technical Assistance for Promoting Registered Employment

Unregistered employment remains one of the critical concerns and significant challenges of the Turkish labour market. Even though recent years have seen a downward trend in unregistered employment, a substantial portion of Turkey’s workforce is still employed without being registered with the social security system. In this regard,

Education and Employment

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

Justice and Human Rights

Technical Assistance for Strengthening Institutional Capacity of the Judiciary and Execution System for the Fight against Addiction

The contract will contribute to the improvement of institutional capacity of judiciary in terms of fight against drug addiction. In this context the contract will cover activities such as trainings, workshops, needs assessment, drug addiction awareness raising group programmes, family counselling programmes, establishment of a monitoring and integration

Justice and Human Rights

Reinforcement of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lebanon

In Lebanon, there is no comprehensive national policy to fight poverty and a particular, effective social security system for poor people. Without improvements, Lebanon cannot hope to move towards realistically integrated and adequate social protection interventions. Thus, the project aimed to contribute to improving the quality and coverage

Justice and Human Rights

Technical Assistance for Prevention of Corruption and Promotion of Ethics

Despite the OECD’s assessment that Turkey has made significant progress since 2007 in its efforts to combat corruption, the issue continues to represent an obstacle to economic and social progress and, potentially, to greater integration with the EU. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to