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I Am Going To Dress Up My Mum With White Dresses
“The first was very important for me. I saw that I didn’t know anything. Although I have been a lot,
I didn’t know anything, I learned about, what I did in the past, what I am doing now, in what type of a
job I should have and my rights. If the employer want respect my rights, I know what I should do.”
“…I completed all of my shortcomings here, I think. I learned how to talk to someone my age and
my elders, I learned to be scared, I knew a little before, I was scared that people would react badly.”
“(She is forming a link between the trainings and Turkey) … I think it will be better for women as
at least 23 more girls are looking towards the future. They will show themselves in the equal position
of maybe on a better position than man. Those that participated in this course are aware of that now, at
least are getting to understand it better.”
““AAllll tthhee yyoouunngg ppeeooppllee sshhoouulldd ttaakkee tthhee ssttrreennggtthheenniinngg ccllaasssseess pprriioorr ttoo ssttaarrttiinngg tthheeiirr jjoobbss””
Within this Project the strengthening trainings were directed at girls that have been grown up in
orphanages or inexperienced young girls or factory workers, to help them to deal with problems that
may arise and to learn about different institutions and companies. The interviews have shown that, these
trainings have really had a strengthening effect. For instance, nearly all of them were happy with the
civil servant exam that they had taken, and linked their success to this project.
“The Project is so perfect…you said that “we will do it, it will happen”. That was good for me. I
had no fears of worries. I hope to get a certificate from the course and… go to university… I decided to
go back to school. I feel more confident now. I will have a certificate. My exam went well. Even though
I was scared. I am fine now.”
“I though the strengthening classes would be different and actually it was something completely
different. For instance, I was scared of marriage, I was scared of communicating, I feel developed now.
I know how to act on a better level. I know what I have to do when I start my job.”
“Young people should definitely have this training before starting work, because all of them were
lessons that are necessary.”
“We received a lot of information on numerous topics by visiting various institutions. All of them
were aspects that are significant for us. We had the opportunity to witness how people are working in
a hard manner, and even though we didn’t work ourselves we came close to it.”
“For instance I had decided to divorce with my husband. I had given a consent paper to my sister…I
told my sister “how can I afford this, how can I find a lawyer” the bar! The teacher said that “those that
are in financial difficulty, can ask for legal advice from us. You can receive advice from the Bar. You can
go to Women’s associations” and stuff. We have learned a lot about the law.
“The education is really good and qualified. Especially the strengthening class. We have learned a
lot. I was telling my fiancée the last day, I was saying “I”, “have learned about my rights”, “I am not as
easy as before”, he told me why I had gone to that place, you talk more (she laughs). So I learned a lot.
None of us knew that much. Whoever says that they did is lying. The stuff we knew wasn’t based on
anything.”