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UNDP, with funding from the EU, has provided language skills training for Syrians under previous projects. The new projects allow for a significant scale up of those efforts with a blended learning approach composed of in-classroom and online learning programme. The new project will also support access to the labour market for women and youth, contributing to their socio-economic empowerment.
“This newly signed project will be a part of UNDP’s ongoing Syrian Crisis Response and Resilience Programme, currently funded by the Government of Turkey, as well as Governments of Japan and Kuwait, US BPRM, KfW and the EU-Instrument for Stability.” said Claudio Tomasi, Country Director of UNDP in Turkey. “This programme so far included support to municipalities for service delivery including waste management, livelihoods support such as vocational training, the establishment of vocational training centre, value chain development as well as support on social cohesion and protection. The programme strongly builds on our longstanding work in the Southeast Anatolia region on social and economic empowerment.”