Posted on 03/26/2005 4:25:30 PM PST by blam
Girls finally getting a chance to learn
Saturday, March 26, 2005
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
A total of 1,659 girls living in Þanlýurfa have begun their schooling as part of the “Girls Let's Go to School” campaign, a project that has been ongoing for a year, made possible through the cooperation of the Education Ministry and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Girls between the ages of 10 and 14, whose families were persuaded to send their daughters to school instead of making them work in fields, are now taking courses in specially prepared classrooms. Children are able to move on to new classes and course levels at the end of the term depending on their level of success.
A group of the 787 schoolgirls, who are continuing their education at the Öðretmenim Primary School in the village Þanlýurfa in the town of Harran, said they were very happy to have the opportunity to become students.
Þanlýurfa Governor Þemsettin Uzun and Education Director Mehmet Küçük visited the school and spoke to the first grade students, who actually should be in seventh or eighth grade by now. Governor Uzun presented gifts to the schoolgirls and said, “Girls should be given the same opportunity to make their voices heard and their dreams possible as boys.” One of the students, 14-year-old Hatice Timur said that she was brought to school by her teacher despite the fact that her father was trying to prevent her from going to school.
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