This study, which we, the International Relations Studies Association (TUİÇ), have carried out for monitoring the right to access to education in higher education after the 6th February Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, contains essential findings regarding the protection and improvement of the right to education in the post-disaster recovery period. With support from the ETKİNİZ European Union Programme, this study aims to draw attention to the fact that the right to education is a fundamental human right and that it is essential to protect such right in the post-disaster periods.
This report deals with the difficulties and problems encountered in the region after the earthquake and offers suggestions for solutions. The focal point of our study is monitoring access to the right to education in higher education in the aftermath of the disaster, and the data obtained through field observations, focus group studies, and questionnaires have been analysed in this process. Findings contained in the report bear significant importance in identifying the inequalities and barriers experienced in access to the right to education, particularly in higher education.
We thank all TUİÇ volunteers who have had a hand in the accomplishment of this study, to those students and academicians who have contributed to the field works, to our mentorBurcu Yeşiladalı and the ETKİNİZ European Union Programme supporting the Recover Together Programme. Further, we express our gratitude to all representatives of non-governmental organisations and activists who have
contributed to the preparation of the report, and all who have participated in our study.
This report has strategic importance and authenticity on the right basis regarding the overall framework, which draws around the existing problems and provides qualitative and quantitative data. Therefore, we hope the report will be a significant reference document for protecting and improving access to the right to higher education in the aftermath of a disaster. We hope our study will be considered by decision-makers and the public and draw on taking tangible steps to protect and support the right to education at all levels.
You can reach the report from here: Monitoring Report on Access to the Right to Education
