Project Sunshine
Details of the organization
Name *
Turk Telekom
Country *
Turkey
Website (URL)
http://www.turktelekom.com.tr
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Project Sunshine
Description *
There are 800.000 people that are estimated to be visually-impaired in Turkey. Based on the worldwide statistics, 650.000 of them have low vision which means they are not totally blind but their acuity of vision is below 10%. There’s no gray area in Turkish society between total blindness and low vision so the society and education system in Turkey is not aware of how to deal with this problem. Project Sunshine, aims to train children with “low vision”, provide equal opportunities to discover their true potential and let them be able to continue their education with their non-disabled peers. The project also serves to raise awareness about the difference of blindness and low vision; and create the perception of a person’s life with low vision by educating society about the issue.
Project website
http://www.turkiyeyedeger.com.tr/gun-isigi/
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Turkey
Status *
Ongoing
from 02/01/2017
to
31/12/2019
Partners
EYDER (Association for Living without Obstacles) and Gönül Turgut Individual Education Consultancy
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Project type *
Project
