Press Centre 2004/08/24: Girls’ Education
18,000 girls are out of school!
Yeni Asya Newspaper, 24th August 2004
It is expected that many more girls like Berivan, Özlem and Sabahat who were previously out-of-school will enroll for primary education in September.
Photograph by Sema Hosta © UNICEF Turkey 2004
Currently 18,000 girls of primary school age are out-of-school in the Province of Mardin. In a meeting of district governors and education directors, Governor Temel Koçaklar underlined the success achieved in getting girls into school in Mardin through the Haydi Kızlar Okula! campaign. Adding that 18,000 girls are still out-of-school in spite of this, Governor Koçaklar said:
School managers should blame themselves for boys and girls who are out of school. Findings of the survey conducted by the Directorate of Education should give us all pause for thought. 18,000 girls of school age are not enrolled.
Pointing out that each has his or her own particular tasks to perform regarding this issue, Governor Koçaklar went on to say:
We are responsible for every child who does not or cannot go to school. We should begin with this on our minds and convince their parents. Parents in economic difficulties should send their children to the primary boarding schools in our districts. We should mobilise all our resources to make sure that our boys and girls -- without any distinction -- find their way to school.
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OTHER PRESS RELEASES ON GIRLS’ EDUCATION ISSUES
- Governor Temel Koçaklar underlined the success achieved in getting girls into school in Mardin through the Haydi Kızlar Okula! campaign.
- In a survey launched under the UNICEF campaign to support girls’ education, it was found that 4,068 girls in İzmir and its vicinity were not enrolled at school for various reasons.
- The Governorate of İzmir launched a campaign to ensure girls’ primary school enrolment by changing the attitude of their parents.
- Twenty-five committed teachers in Bingöl went without their summer holidays in order to meet parents who were not sending their daughters to school and help change their minds.
- Sabah newspaper reports from the province of Siirt where both the education system and the economy are is undergoing revolutionary changes.
- The Haydi Kızlar Okula! campaign was nothing short of a fortunate event for the children of the Toprak family in Altındağ who were out of school for lack of funds.
(Sabah Newspaper)
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