The Goal of the Project

Alipaşa is an extremely economically disadvantaged neighborhood in the heart of Diyarbakır.
In 2003, through donations, AÇEV was able to purchase a two story building and turn it into an educational centre comprised of 3 preschool classrooms and one adult education classroom.
This center has become an integral part of the Alipaşa community, able to serve 60 preschoolers and their mothers a day. After several needs assessment studies conducted in the region AÇEV developed the programs supporting preschoolers and their families;

Preschool Education Program (PEP)
Mother Support Program (MSP)

Through PEP AÇEV aims support the cognitive and social development of the 5-6 year olds by improving his/her pre-numeracy, pre-literacy and language skills. To prepare 6-year-old children for school cognitively, linguistically and socially. To compensate for the effects of non-optimal environmental conditions and to increase children’s level of school readiness.

Through MSP AÇEV aims raise mothers’ awareness about their children’s developmental needs and support them about parent child relationships, nutrition, preventative health, hygiene and preparation for primary schooling

The Impact of the Project

Participating Children;
Use Turkish language structures better,
Express themselves and their emotions better,
Understand the feelings of others more easily,
Work through school readiness activities better,
Have acquired self-care skills (washing hands, brushing teeth, getting dressed by themselves, etc),
Comply more to social rules (getting in line, listening to one another, taking turns with toys, etc), and
Be more adaptable and responsible in their relationships with others, which were expressed both by their teachers, and by people in their close environment.

Participating Mothers;
Employ more environmental stimuli,
Work more independently,
Respond positively even to their children’s undesirable behavior, and
Be more knowledgeable about health and hygiene issues.