| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/17/521 (16.03.17) |
| Publication Date | 16/03/2017 |
| Content Type | News |
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On 16 March 2017 the European Commission launched its largest ever humanitarian programme for education in emergencies to encourage some 230,000 refugee children to attend school in Turkey. The €34 million 'Conditional Cash Transfer for Education' (CCTE) project will provide bimonthly cash-transfers as of May 2017 to vulnerable refugee families whose children regularly attend school. The project will be implemented in partnership with UNICEF and its partner, the Turkish Red Crescent in support of the Government of Turkey. The new education project builds upon the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) programme, which was launched by the European Commission in September 2016 to provide a debit card to the most vulnerable refugees so they can pay for essential needs like food and shelter. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-521_en.htm |
| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Turkey |
