We are providing an opportunity to the girls
which they need to find out the capacity they already have.
Because once the girl has access to education
then her life becomes to change.
In Turkey, we are focusing on Syrian refugee girls
and, when it comes to refugee girls,
there is funding towards primary,
but when it comes to secondary education, it drops down.
The secondary education of these girls is so, so crucial
because there are challenges that refugee girls are facing
all because of lack of resources.
My name is Özge.
I'm the co-founder of the organisation
and currently I'm working as a Programme Director here at Yuva.
Since March 2019,
I am representing Malala Fund as an Education Champion here in Turkey.
By opening community centres around the country,
we provide educational services and social activities,
both for the refugee community and the host community in the country.
The main barrier is the language barrier.
Because here in Turkey we speak Turkish,
but the Syrian people speak Arabic.
So when they don't know Turkish
they cannot understand their teacher,
they cannot communicate with their peers
when they don't know the language.
The second barrier is the poverty for Syrian children
Although Turkey has a central education system
and all the refugee children can register to public schools in Turkey,
when they do not have enough income to survive,
the children have to work rather than going to school.
The centres are where people can get Turkish language courses,
vocational training,
or remedial courses for children.
There are six or seven classes in each community centre.
And we also conduct different kinds of social cohesion activities
to contribute to the social peace
among the Syrian community and the Turkish community.
We provide this course to up to 75 girls.
And for these 75 girls,
we have seen that it’s had an impact on their education.
We’ve seen improvements in all of these students’ education.
No matter how small the impact,
it allows them to feel integrated into the community.
The community centre becomes a place where people express themselves,
where people find themselves,
where they can spend some time together
and have an opportunity to get to know each other.
I love everything about Yuva,
and I take part in all the activities, including Turkish lessons.
I want to become a lawyer.
I want to help people
and being a lawyer, I could help with children’s rights.
This is what we provide to children, through Malala Fund's support.
It's a really important opportunity for the Syrian children in Turkey.
Hopefully, all the children will have the opportunity to benefit from this experience.
And hopefully, all the children - all the girls especially - 
will have access to education.
