After it is heard that in order to support “we are in school, mother and daughter” campaign each of the students will be given quarter worth gold coin there is explosion of applications.
In Van province Özalp district after the sub governance announced that they will give a quarter gold to each of the students in order to support “we are in school, mother and daughter” campaign, there is an explosion of applications. It is reported that participation increased 100 % in the literacy courses compared with the previous years.
“We are in school, mother and daughter” campaign implemented by the Ministry of National Education since 3 years in order to increase the literacy rates in entire Turkey is accompanied by an interesting practice in Van’s Özalp district. The sub governance in order to decrease the rate of the illiterate and to make the courses more attractive declared that they will give a quarter worth gold to each of the participating attendants. After the news is heard illiterate people rushed to the lectures started by People Education Centre. In the district total of 2 thousand 58 people applied to first grade lectures opened in 106 different centers, of whom 1869 are women and 189 are men. But it is emphasized that last year these figures were total 1019 people in 59 lecture centers of whom 710 were women.
Mecit Baltacı, Özalp People Education Center Director giving information about the issue said that citizens’ interest to the lectures raised after it is heard that sub governance will give a quarter of gold to every students and this is a good news. Baltacı who thanks to Sub Governor Hüseyin Demirtaş “Last year total 1019 people learned literacy in our 59 lecture centers for 1st grade. And total 576 people participated in our 2nd grade lectures in 38 lecture centers. However this year an explosion is lived in these figures. This year because of intense application we opened 106 lecture centers. Total 2 thousand 58 people of which 1869 are female and 189 are male participated for learning literacy and are continuing to the lectures. Our quarter gold coins will be purchased by the sub governance and distributed to entire successful attendants.
(radikal.com.tr, 18 January 2010)