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Kazım Demirel Sevgi Education Association: Scaling up the Down Cafe Model

2014

Project Info
Grantee	: Kazım Demirel Sevgi Education Association
Purpose	: Creating Down Cafe implementation and training guide to scale up the model
Location	: Konya
Grant Amount	: 22.990 TL
Partner	: Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Kelesoglu Department of Education and Tourism, Konya Eregli District Governorship, Konya Eregli District National Education Directorate
Period	: 1 April 2014 – 31 January 2015

Background

People with mental disabilities are able to get vocational training and yet they are unable to practice the skills they have gained. They also find limited opportunities to participate in social life. Eregli Sevgi Down Cafe model, developed in order to secure applied training for students with mental disabilities, provides a solution.

Project Goals

In Konya:
- Down Cafe Implementation Guide draft will be introduced to stakeholders, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Family and Social Policies to receive their feedback.
- Down Cafe Implementation Guide for establishing and managing applied training and sheltered work places will be produced.
- Implementation guide will be published and disseminated to relevant ministries and units in local governance. The guide will provide a road map for the ones willing to establish similar work places.

Project Results

In Konya:
- Down Cafe Implementation Guide draft is introduced to stakeholders, universities, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Family and Social Policies to receive their feedback.
- Down Cafe Implementation Guide for establishing and managing applied training and sheltered work places are produced.
- Implementation guide is published and disseminated to 930 institutions including relevant ministries and units in local governance.