 |
Association Contemporary Women
and
Youth Foundation (Community
Center) |
 |
Hacettepe University |
CWYF’s Objectives:
- Creation of
community centers for free education and
training of women and young people from the
disadvantaged areas of Ankara
- Annual expansion
of the number of the number of people
reached
Accomplishments to date:
1.
Meeting of the piloting committee
The
Piloting Committee of the project was
established in February 2006 and met April
4, 2006. The principal task of the committee
is to guide the set-up of the project and to
supervise all of the activities in order to
assure the coherence of the project.
2.
Project launch conference
The
conference was held April 11, 2006 at
Hacettepe University.
3.
Selection of the target group of recipients
During the month of February 2006, the
selection was made in several steps:
- development of
questionnaires
- choice of
interviewers
- training of the
interviewers
Here are the
characteristics of the target group:
- Income: low
income
- Education: from
low to average
- Age: over 18
years old
-Working
conditions: working from home
4.
Social mapping study
This study was done with
the aim of better knowing the
characteristics of the women working from
home, and this in five areas of Ankara. This
study is based on the statistical analysis (SPSS)
of questionnaires administered to the women
from these five areas.
The results are the
following:
|
Average age |
39 years old |
|
Level of
education |
Primary
school or high school |
|
Marital
status |
Married |
|
Number of
children |
2 |
|
Average
salary |
67
euros/month thanks to their work
from home |
|
Average
income of the family |
444
euros/month |
5.
“Empowerment” and entrepreneurship training
Empowerment Training
105 women participated in
this training, which was held from May 22,
2006 to June 19, 2006
|
Themes of
the interventions |
|
1.
Role of the
“genre”: social position,
analysis of power, sources of
power, differences and
similarities between men/women
|
|
2.
Work life:
women’s rights at work, market
analysis |
|
3.
Communication, resolution of
conflicts |
|
4. Defend
one’s own rights |
|
5.
Reproductive health |
|
6. Culture
and ethnicity |
Entrepreneurship Training
This training was held
June 19-30, 2006 and was attended by 55
women.
Next steps:
- Product
development
- Marketing study
of the products
- Market analysis
 |
