Kick-Off Meeting of Technical Assistance for Strengthening the Impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Turkey for Increasing High School Attendance II Project was Successfully Held Online

Under the Consortium leadership of WYG International Danışmanlık Limited Şirketi, the Kick-Off Meeting of "Strengthening the Impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Turkey for Increasing High School Attendance II" Project was held on November 23rd, 2020. The meeting was held online with the representatives of General Directorate for Social Assistance and Directorate of European Union and Financial Assistance under Republic of Turkey Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education, Delegation of the European Union to Turkey and Consortium partners. We would like to take this occasion to thank Ms. Filiz Kayacı Boz, Deputy General Manager of Directorate General of Social Assistance and Mr. Esat Aktaşoğlu, Vice Head of Directorate for European Union and Financial Assistance for their inspirational and supportive speeches and all participants for their valuable participation.

The project aims to increase the awareness of service providers at local level and the quality of relevant services, support the impact assessment of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme at national level and conduct a monitoring and evaluation mechanism, and to develop a model that includes preventive and protective programs for the integration of social assistance and social services in order to ensure and increase the attendance of children's participation in school.