Description of the investigations, studies and activities:

This Project tries to:

• Foster “Cross-cultural learning”, favoring and reinforcing the basis of mutual relationships between NGOs and governmental bodies in EU member, member-to-be and candidate countries.
• Improvement of national and international communication, exchange of information and ideas, and common understanding
• Break the existing prejudices of European Union citizens against Turkey by advocacy campaigns and strong networking with European NGOs.
• Enhance the impact of NGOs to the negotiation process benefiting from the experiences of various countries
• Launch and foster dialogue between all relevant institutions in Turkey regarding issues on women in economic life.
• Work on a sample model that fits Turkey by transfer of know-how, exchanges of knowledge on best practices, search for and highlight similarities, identify good and innovative practices
• Development of policy recommendations and a road map to pursue
• Inform and raise awareness of the Turkish Community on EU standards and benefits of EU accession

Main Activities:
Dialogue Workshop and Meetings for Accelerating the Negotiation Process
“Improving the socio-economic position of women in Turkey”