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Folder 23: Turkey Conferences in Ankara

Microphone, Three women- This is an American FYE (Farm Youth Exchange 4-H) the Am. (American) technician and the national Home Economic director broadcasting. Unfortunately the program was not too well understood by the national official directing it in some years. We spent every effort to explain the program to bath the national and AID officials we also tried to influence the selection of delegates in order that they might be good representatives of their country and that they would make a creditable contribution on their return. We had some excellent candidates going both ways. Four women, standing, pasture- Helen Stroud-Wash DC Helen McCune AID H. EC {Illegible} In training student Esen S. at the Training Center Two women, back of truck- Helen McCune AID Helen Strow AID Wash DC Six women radio, poster on back wall-Some of our Home Ec. Trainees at a tea in ME Border’s residence we took every opportunity to have the nationals come to our home in order that they might see how we lived. We tried to be a friend as well as a teacher. We spent time in many homes. They Turkish people are a friendly and gracious people. They loved a party or tea and we brought as many of our trainees into our home as possible, sometimes for tea, sometimes for a meal and sometimes for a night or weekend. Three women standing, brick home- Helen Strow Helen McCune Helen Strow from the Wash DC office visits Turkey. We tried to have her meet as many local people as possible for an exchange of ideas in her short visit Women blackboard- After having placed our first graduates in outlying provinces we were able to establish simple monthly reports. Our next step was to assist our counterparts in establishing a newsletter several times a year. The letter contained as much news as possible gained from monthly reports and especially progress observed by the Am Technician and the Turkish Counterparts on their observation visits to the provinces Women sitting, map upper left corner- Meeting to agonize a home
economics association. We agonized the group but it eventually dissolved as we were not able to get together on goals and objectives
Four women, folding chairs (Can’t read names)
Four women, couch- Nezahat Oye-Techer
Dr. Rezan Schimkaya
Saide Tezel-Teacher
Saadet Bozoglu

Three women, folding chairs, two women standing- Teacher, Home economist. Home agent in….province
Teacher…
A get together of women who are teaching in the Turkish schools in Ankara subjects related to home economics. Border’s residence.
Four women sitting, Two women standing- (List of names)
A meeting to organize a home economics association in ME Borders home. Attending are all home economics teachers in Ankara, Turkey.
People sitting, wearing signs- Role playing at a conference in Ankara attended by all agriculture province directions, This program was worked out by the AID home economist and  communications technicians. The Nationals enjoyed doing it but we have no idea what follow-up was. It was easier to convince the Ministry officials of the need for a a conference brining province employees in to a center than to persuade government officials to go out in the provinces to see first-hand problems and progress