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Out-of-school children risk not only losing their social harmony with the rest of the society but also losing their access to economic opportunities later in their lives. In this regard, INGEV places great importance in analyzing the situation of out-of-school children and researching ways to support them in continuing their education.

Refugee children in Turkey are one of the most at-risk groups in terms of access to education. Turkey has achieved significant success by including the majority of school-age refugee children in the formal education system in a relatively short time. However, the rate of children who are out of school in the Southeastern region of the country is above Turkey’s average. INGEV thus conducted a research study on out-of-school refugee children in 2021 to investigate the reasons for this situation.

The main findings of this research were presented by INGEV TAM Director Can Çakır, on February 15, 2022 in the province of Şanlıurfa at an event organized by Concern Worldwide and attended by the Governor’s Office and representatives of various non-governmental organizations. The analysis indicated that income, child labor and language barriers negatively affect participation in education. The study also developed recommendations specific to the four cities targeted by the study, namely, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, Kilis and Hatay.

For more information on this study, on the issue of out-of-school children, and on INGEV’s work on supporting children in general, please contact INGEV Periodic Research ve Business Development Coordinator E. Merve Yağmuroğlu Erdil: merve.yagmuroglu@ingev.org.

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INGEV has recently begun its local human development and sustainable development measurement studies, covering 2021. Within the scope of the study, 30 metropolitan cities, 51 provinces, and 300 districts will take place.

The academic coordination of the project, which is the most extensive data collection and analysis study in its field, will be carried out by Prof. Murat Şeker, and Neslihan Sezer will be managing the overall coordination of the project.

Within the study, the performance of local governments in terms of Sustainable Development Goals and human development will be measured using a large data set. Both Recognizing and appreciating high-performing local governments are also among the aims of the study.

INGEV has been supporting human development in local governments since 2016.

INGEV organized the second of the “We Follow-Up” program for Ankara, which regularly improves entrepreneurial support. This program aims to understand the current situation of those who have benefited from INGEV’s services such as grants, mentoring, and consultancy in the past and plan and take action accordingly.

While 8 beneficiary entrepreneurs, INGEV project managers, mentors and consultants Renan Burduroglu, Murat Şahin and Soydan Cengiz, and UNDP Turkey project managers attended the Ankara meeting, the benefits of mentoring and grant-type services were evaluated and methods to increase their effectiveness were discussed.

The first program was held with ten young women entrepreneurs in Şanlıurfa, where consultants and Şanlıurfa Support Center staff participated in the meeting together with the President of INGEV.

“SMEs Play a Key Role in Creating Green Jobs”

“Young Population in Turkey Should Be Oriented to Agriculture for Green Employment”

“The Most Critical Sectors in Green Business for Young Populations Agriculture, Energy, Construction and Tourism”

ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative, a joint initiative of INGEV and Sabancı University Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), held an online report launch meeting to define “Integration from Employment to Production to Climate Policies” and offer social policy recommendations.

Speaking at the ActHuman IV Report Launch, INGEV President Vural Çakır underlined the importance of creating another perception of the good life for all human beings:

“We must keep on the agenda the importance of creating another perception of the good life that doesn’t match with consumption. 

We know that our planet is under tremendous and now visible threat, and global warming affects those with low living standards the most.

We focus on the vigorous implementation of the green transformation. Achieving the green transition without creating a new inequality zone between developed and developing countries and between the high-income and middle and lower classes is necessary.

One of the key messages of this recent UN Climate summit #COP26 was that public leadership should prioritize people’s needs and listen to green spokespeople. Protecting the purchasing power of the people and ensuring the green transformation of the construction sector were also priorities. 

Ensuring the safe and just transition of SMEs, which are the primary source of employment, is one of the most critical issues in our country.

I conclude all my talks about climate by emphasizing the backstage. We are in a period of human age where human beings are consumers whose sole mission is to consume. Our perception of the good life has always been determined entirely within the framework of this consumer mission. 

Achieving green transformation is a serious challenge, whilst 7.5 billion people and more than 200 million companies focus on this consumer mission. 

That’s why we need to keep the importance of creating another perception of a good life that doesn’t match with consumption.”

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ACTHUMAN IV REPORT:

• Only 2.5% of Total Incentive and Recovery Spending by Governments Worldwide in 2020 is within the scope of Sustainability.
• Critical Sectors for Green Job Creation in Turkey are Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Construction, Transportation Service, and Waste Management.
• The Circular Economy, the Supply Chain Channel, and the Twin Transformation Have a Big Role in the Green Job Creation Process.
• SMEs Have a Huge Contribution to Employment in Creating Green Jobs.
• Sectoral Differences in Policies should be considered, not adversely affecting women’s employment in Green Job Opportunities.
• While creating green employment, it is critical to develop policies that will direct the youth to the agricultural sector in Turkey due to the aging agrarian population in Turkey.
• The Green Business Sectors with the Highest Potential for Youth are Agriculture, Energy, Construction, Tourism and Environmental Services.
• To create Green Employment, vocational and technical education curricula should be updated, and road maps should be created for sectors where green work can be implemented.
• To realize the green transformation in Turkey, incentives in this field should be increased and incentive mechanisms should be provided.

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Click for ActHuman IV Report Launch Presentation (Only in Turkish)

The Human Development Monitor (IGM) research, carried out in collaboration with the INGEV Center for Social Studies and Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Communication, examined the perceptions and attitudes towards common good in Turkey and how it affects the response to Covid-19.

Although compliance with coronavirus measures may seem like an individual choice at first glance, it is actually a socially adaptive behavior that moves in parallel with the behaviors of others. Knowing what priorities and sensitivities others have affects our own behavior. Within the scope of Covid-19 measures, we wear our mask in a way that covers our mouth and nose in closed environments. In doing so, we feel that we are protecting ourselves and others from spread of the virus. Because we are so sensitive to their health and the common good of society, we think that others will be equally sensitive towards our health and thus we feel safe. However, the extent to which this dynamic will play out depends on the level of trust among individuals in the society as well as the similarity of their understanding of what constitutes common good.

Authored by Professor Halil Nalcaoglu (Dean, Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Communication), the white paper based on the Human Development Monitor examines the relationship between trust and understanding of common good in Turkey, and presents an assessment on how these affect the response against Covid-19.

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