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Having organized technical trainings in different fields for 200 women to strengthen women’s employment in the digital sector, INGEV continues to contribute to women’s job placement processes with an online employment fair and support services in cooperation with Re-Coded and RIZK.

In this context, the “Şanlıurfa: on the Road to Digitalization” event was held on May 12, and then a large-scale employment career fair was held on May 17-18. A total of 1100 young people registered for the employment fair and had virtual interviews with the HR departments of companies. Forty companies set up booths at the fair, and 430 students submitted their CVs at the virtual booths of the companies.

Moreover, various key panelists on a diverse range of topics such as new professions, new qualifications, recruitment processes in large companies, Metaverse, and employment in the gaming industry were hosted at the employment fair.

INGEV Social Research Center (TAM) launched the Need Assessment Research within the scope of the UNDP NEET (Neither in Education, Employment or Training) Women Project.

An analysis of NEET statistics in Turkey clearly indicates that the issue has a gender dimension. Women are more likely to be NEET. According to TURKSTAT, women have lower access to education than men. The labor force participation rates of women and men with the same level of education differ significantly; 34.4% of women and 72% of men participate in the labor force.

Moreover, NEET women are not a unidimensional group; they are divided into subgroups that differ in terms of marital status, perceptions towards working life, and education level. The Needs Assessment Research aims to identify the barriers to NEET women’s participation in employment and education, to understand their problems for different segments of the population and to define their needs in detail.

A child’s linguistic, social-emotional, and physical development occur at the fastest pace between the ages of 0 and 8. This period of early life is key for brain and language development. As a result, effective early childhood education (ECE) has great advantages in adequately preparing children for social and academic life.

With a new research project, INGEV is seeking answers to questions such as “why do some parents not send their children to early childhood education”, “what are the problems related to access to this type of education”, “what are the main typologies of parents in terms of their approach to early childhood education”. With this research, INGEV aims to understand parental perceptions in these areas. The research will also analyze parents’ access to information in the field of child education and media consumption behaviors.

INGEV published a booklet titled “Entrepreneur’s Guide- Starting and Managing a Business in Turkey” in June.

It aims to guide entrepreneurs on topics such as types of companies in Turkey, sole proprietorships, company establishment procedures in Turkey, obligations of companies, and available types of support provided to companies in Turkey.

The entrepreneurship handbook, published in Turkish and Arabic, was prepared as a result of the experience and know-how gained through a range of activities such as the training sessions provided by INGEV to 4200 entrepreneurs, the establishment of 400 companies by INGEV, provision of consultancy services to 2300 entrepreneurs, and nearly 10 thousand calls answered by our call center.

Click here to read the guide. (Only in Turkish)

The project, in cooperation with The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, aims to support women in Turkey to access opportunities in the digital world through training, capacity building, and job placement activities. SheWorks offers participants 3 different training programs, primarily in digital marketing, web and graphic design, e-commerce, and online marketing.

After the trainings, beneficiaries will receive career support services on resume preparation, interview techniques, and business culture in Turkey. An event will also be organized at a later date to create opportunities to match these women with potential employers and the human resources departments of SMEs.

The purpose of the program is to have 300 freelance entrepreneurs and 100 employers (corporate or individual) register to the DUKKAN Freelance Platform, which we previously piloted with UNDP, and to make the platform an active website frequented by clients.

Another critical goal is to establish all the working principles of the platform and systems, such as dispute management.

Work has started on conducting needs assessment for beneficiaries and employers, and on INGEV’s preparation of 5 new training contents for freelancers. Publicizing the platform in the Middle East geography is also one of the critical objectives.

Within the scope of the “Incubation and Small Grant” Program, which has been running in Şanlıurfa for the last three years, young people continue to receive basic and advanced entrepreneurship trainings.  INGEV, in cooperation with DRC, provides partial grants to entrepreneurs who successfully complete these trainings to cover the costs of setting up their workplaces.

So far this year, one-third of the basic and advanced entrepreneurship trainings have been successfully completed. At the same time, seminars on setting up a company have begun in the cities of Urfa and Kilis, while financial, legal, and business development consultancy services are also being launched.

Turkey ratified the Paris Agreement, of which it is one of the signatories, in October 2021, exactly six years after its signing. In addition to this vital step in terms of the projection of global climate policy on Turkey, the effects of climate change are being experienced much more frequently and strikingly locally. While the climate crisis has become a part of our daily lives, what is known and done about this issue in Turkey?

In the 24th broadcast of INGEV Chats, which has so far reached more than 1 million viewers, our topic was “Attitudes and Awareness towards Climate Change” from INGEV TAM’s periodic research study named, Human Development Monitor (“IGM”).

“Although there is a very general level of knowledge about climate change in Turkey, this knowledge has not grown deep in society”

More than 40% of the society is not familiar with terms directly related to climate change, such as “carbon footprint” or “greenhouse gas.” Less than half (41%) associate recent fires and floods in Turkey with climate change. 46% of the society has never heard of the Paris Climate Agreement, while another 17% have heard of it but do not know it.

In the INGEV Chats, where the findings were discussed in-depth, Editor-in-Chief of EKOIQ and İklim News, Barış Doğru, and CAN Europe Turkey Climate and Energy Policy Officer Elif Cansu İlhan were the guests of INGEV TAM Director Can Çakır.

Click to watch (only in Turkish)