CYDD - Cagdas Yasami Destekleme Dernegi - Support Girls in High School

Support Girls Education in Turkey - High School

Association for the Support of Contemporary Living (CYDD) helps girls across Turkey obtain an education, ultimately promoting gender equality.

There is a desperate need for the advancement of education of females in Turkey. According to the statistics provided by Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), during 2009-2010, the illiteracy rate for females was 13.4% whereas it was 6.5 % for males. In spite of the compulsory education being 8 years, the average schooling rate for females is 4.96 years. Turkey is one of the 20 countries that will not be able to reach gender equality in education until 2020 (UN Report). 1 out of 3 marriages in Turkey is underage. Female secondary school education schooling rate is 66% in Turkey, in some regions this ratio is 23%.

By empowering girls through education, ÇYDD not only has been creating a movement of sustainable change but also have supported stronger, more independent community of Turkish women to evolve. ÇYDD has created awareness about girls' education throughout Turkey. ÇYDD's impact on the lives of thousands of girls is evident in the number of scholarships they have given: more than 67.077 high school scholarships for a better future. 73,914 girls received scholarships from ÇYDD.

The cost to educate one girl for a year is $350