Press Centre 2007/04/12: Girls’ Education

More Schools! A joint campaign by UNICEF and NTV

Banner artwork for the More Schools! television marathon

UNICEF and NTV are planning to build an extra 100 schools with the generosity and support of the Turkish people. © UNICEF Turkey 2007

Ankara, 12 April 2007 Under the Haydi Kızlar Okula! girls’ education campaign, UNICEF and NTV are aiming to build 100 additional schools that will hold an extra 10,000 students all over Turkey with the help of the people of Turkey.

Türk Telekom is the primary sponsor of the More Schools! campaign

Turkey is in urgent need of new school buildings. UNICEF believes that prefabricated classes would be the quickest and cheapest way and the NTV broadcast channel supports this plan. With the help of the people of Turkey, UNICEF and NTV are aiming to build 100 additional primary schools, providing extra classroom space for 10,000 children.

Join the Campaign

Just send an empty SMS to 3005 through any service provider. For every message you send, you will contribute 5 YTL (approximately $3.50 or €2.50) to the fund for building More Schools!

Donors living outside of Turkey and those who would like to contribute larger amounts can make a donation to the Turkish National Committee for UNICEF through:

Türkiye İş Bankası, Çankaya Branch, Ankara on account number 500;
Garanti Bankası, Çankaya Branch, Ankara on account number 629 00 00.

NTV Broadcast Marathon on April 23rd

NTV and UNICEF will boost the campaign through a daylong marathon televised on April 23rd to mark the occasion of National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. The sponsors of More Schools! are expecting contributions from members of the public, leading companies, institutions and charity organisations in Turkey via SMS or bank accounts given above.

The entire daytime broadcast on NTV will be devoted to encouraging contributions on air with various contests and performances. Celebrities and talented children will make special appearances at NTV studios during the course of the marathon.

We Need to Sing a Song for Children

The final highlight of the campaign will be a contest, We Need to Sing a Song for Children, produced by Med Productions. During this leg of the marathon, celebrated figures will sing together with children. Turkish celebrities and stars will take to the stage with children and all revenues generated will be fully transferred to UNICEF.

The stars will be singing for a brighter future for children. Since all contributions will go towards improving the education system, this means a brighter future for Turkey.

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