TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR STRENGTHENING THE IMPACT OF THE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMME IN TURKEY FOR INCREASING HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE-II

Beneficiary: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Family Labour Social Services, Directorate General for Social Assistance

Project Start Date: 11/2020

Duration: 45 Months

Project Objectives and Results:

Project’s aim is to promote social inclusion and to improve access for all to quality education via increased capacity of main service providers.

The results to be achieved are as follows:

Result 1: Capacity of service delivery is improved via trainings for 1.300 staff of Social Solidarity Funds and Ministry of National Education on psycho-social skills and specialised intervention methods respectively with a view to improve services to attract and retain children at school.

Result 2: Awareness of partners and public regarding types/conditions of social assistance available is increased in order to create a synergy for increased effectiveness of services and to ensure proper and non-interrupted benefiting by potential beneficiaries (10.600 persons reached).

Result 3: Policy-making and decision-making procedures are supported via objective and reliable evidence (input) acquired through two researches concerning past (impact assessment) and future (projection study) of conditional cash transfer schemes completed to-date.

Result 4: Complementarity and effectiveness of social assistance and services are promoted via a specific study and accomplishing processes of peer-learning via 12 meetings.

Target Groups:

• Staff of SAS Foundations
• Staff of DGSA
• Relevant staff of MoNE
• Local stakeholders involved in social assistance schemes
• Upper secondary school students and their parents/guardians as current or potential CCT beneficiaries

Reference Number: EuropeAid/140285/IH/SER/TR