Mothers and fathers—as a childs first educators in the home—play a crucial role in their childs development.Parents may need support in the area of child development and education to contribute to their childs development.But if we take a look at the general education portrait of Turkey, we see that the need for support and education goes beyond parent training. In Turkey, while the average number of years spent in formal education is less time than 6 years, there are still over 7,000,000 individuals who cannot even read or write their own names. It is therefore very difficult to focus solely on early childhood education in a context in which millions of adults (mostly women and mothers) are unable to express themselves effectively and who have had little or no formal education. For this reason, AÇEV also focuses on and trains parents and teachers--those who comprise the childs immediate environment--and aims to empower them in their roles as educators.

Address: Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV) Büyükdere Cad. Stad Han. No:85 Kat:2 34387 Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul
Telephone: 0 212 - 213 42 20 / 213 46 39
Fax: 0 212 - 213 36 60
Website: http://www.acev.org/