By Goncagul Ay | Program Associate
Dear Donors,
Thank you for your continued support to this project. Your generous donations make the greatest impact in many lives of the young women you are helping send to school.
49.8% of Turkey’s population constitutes female population. While the numbers of women who receive education have increased in recent years, the proportion of female illiteracy is higher when compared to male illiteracy. As for high school graduates and equivalency, the number of females who are high school graduates constitutes a mere 14.4%.
As you can see from these numbers, we have a long way to go to change the future of young women as well as our community. This is why we need to continue supporting girls’ education. This means so much more than we can all imagine. Educated girls tend to get married at a later age and have fewer children. According to a research, an educated woman will be more productive at work and is more likely to give back to her community.
With your support for this project, we were able to send one more girl to school. Her name is Fidan. She is currently in 11th grade. She is truly grateful for your support. She also wants you to know that without your contribution, going to school would have not been a reality for her.
Thank you!
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
