The lack of awareness of imprisoned mothers who deal with their children in a qualitative way is one of the most important problems in the education of children in prisons. The mothers’ communication style is often unsuitable for children and can affect their development. In addition, prison staff are experiencing tremendous stress and strain because of difficult situations in their work. A structured and comprehensive training on how to approach mothers and children living with their mothers is necessary. The overall objective of the project HOPE is the establishment of sustainable and high level cooperation between civil society in Turkey and Greece. Objectives The specific objectives are: To give contribution developing methodology and policy on pre-school education in prisons. To establish sustainable and long-term partnership among TOCEV and ANTIGONE. Activities Pre study visits to selected prisons to determine current situation 2 types of trainings, 4 trainings in total for prison staff Study Visit To Greece and workshop & trainings for Turkish Prison Staff in Greece, Prison Activities (7 visits to each prison, 42 visit in total) Closing Conference on Children` Right to Access to Education Preparing report on pre-school education in prisons. Target group Children 0-6 years old incarcerated with their mothers in 6 prisons, Mothers prisoners Relatives of mothers and society in general Prison staff TOÇEV staff, ANTIGONE staff who will increase their capacity in dealing with children in prison Other CSOs Ministry of Justice Duration April 2019 – July 2020 Partners TOÇEV (Tüvana Okuma İstekli Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı) ANTIGONE (Information and Documentation Centre on Racism, Ecology, Peace and Non Voilence) Associate Partner Turkish Ministry of Justice, Prisons Directorate Funding EuropeAid
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