History
  The Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV), was founded in 1993 through the initiative of founding president Ayşen Özyeğin, and in light of the scientific research of Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Kağtçıbaşı and Prof. Dr. Sevda Bekman.

Between 1982-1986, Prof. Dr. Sevda Bekman, Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı and Prof. Dr. Diane Sunar conducted a research project in order to assess the situation of early childhood education in Turkey. After uncovering a vast and critical need in this area, they set out to develop an alternative, home-based preschool education program entitled the Mother Child Education Program and started its pilot implementations soon after. After evaluations of the program, it was discovered that both mothers and children were benefiting significantly. As a result, it was decided that this program should be implemented more widely. In 1993, AÇEV was founded in order to increase the implementation of this program and to make a significant contribution to the area of ECD in Turkey.
   
  Mission
  AÇEV’s mission is to make a lasting contribution to society and to improve the quality of individual’s lives through education. In its two main areas of expertise, early childhood and adult education, AÇEV develops and implements various training programs and projects both within Turkey and abroad.

AÇEV is guided by three fundamental beliefs:
• equal opportunity in education for all,
• learning is a lifelong process that must begin in early childhood
• the child as well as his/her immediate caregivers must be educated and supported.
   
  Goals
Beneficiaries Reached By The End of 2003
200,000 Mothers, fathers and children
44,000 Adult illiterate
2,600 Trainers

Since 1993, AÇEV has been working to:
• increase public awareness about the importance of early childhood education,
• increase implementation of its training programs in order to reach more beneficiaries,
• focus on research and development of new projects, methods and models,
• increase collaboration with both local and international NGO’s, the state and the private sector
• be a reference institution in policy constitution and strategy development about early childhood and adult education.
 
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Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV)
 Büyükdere Cad. Stad Han. No:85 Kat:1 34387
Mecidiyeköy - İstanbul
Tel : 0212- 213 42 20 · 213 46 39
Fax: 0212-213 36 60
e-mail: AÇEV@AÇEV.org