Read and Become Stronger

Project

As the International Association of Women in Sustainable Development (USKD), the “READ AND GET STRONG” Project, which we will carry out to empower girls, raise awareness in boys and transform our society in terms of equality, started on October 11, International Day of the Girl Child, with our children at the İzmir Governorship Karşıyaka Children's Houses Site Directorate of the Republic of Turkey...

Today, education is the right of every individual, whether male or female. Although the concept of education is important for everyone, the education of girls is of greater importance. Because there are many obstacles to girls' access to education, such as poverty, gender discrimination, cultural norms and early marriages.
The “READ AND GET STRONG” project aims to empower girls for a sustainable world, and is designed to ensure that both girls and boys are not limited by the wrong patterns imposed by social norms and can act freely, learning this from an early age.
The project includes various trainings, creative drama games, cultural trips, role model studies, as well as parental awareness programs to ensure that boys are not superior to girls, that both genders are equal and that they should respect each other.