Literacy Campaign in Turkiye

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

A literacy campaign launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan in 2018 has so far reached nearly 1.05 million people, a majority of them women. Public schools and lifelong learning centers have drawn people from all walks of life and of all ages to learn to read and write. Some 94,000 courses were introduced as part of the literacy campaign.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Türkiye

Location(s)

Europe & Central Asia

Türkiye

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2018 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Turkey's Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning Department

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Remote Learning

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Other community members - female

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • N/A

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Other

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Educational Technology

  • Digital learning materials/programs

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - outside the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased literacy

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Increased employment/job-related skills