In October 1997, the Turkish Association of University Women began their project of teaching reading and writing skills to illiterate women in Gaziantep, in the south eastern region of Turkey. The programme is organized with the cooperaration of the Adult Education Center of the Ministry of Education. The two-hour literary skills sessions take place four days a week.
Primary teachers are responsible for the literacy courses.
Branch members support the professional teaching staff and, according to their professional qualifications and interests, offer additional nonformal educational courses to the women. The number of attendees, however, is almost twice as high as many of the students do not take the final exam.