The high-impact Young Women Building Their Future project for women not in education, employment, or training (NEET), an important social issue, was launched in 2022. The project, which is backed by the Sabancı Foundation, is carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Sabancı Foundation in cooperation with the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

The Young Women Building Their Future project aims to highlight the issues faced by young NEET women between the ages of 18 and 29 to develop mechanisms to resolve these problems and meet their needs. The primary project activities include field study, a digital portal including the Opportunities Map, rights-based capacity boost and professional training, mentoring, a grant program, stakeholder meetings, a policy suggestion document, an awareness campaign, an international symposium, and an innovative project competition.

Project activities in 2022 include the following:

• Project launch was organized in Istanbul on February 23, 2022, with 170 participants including representatives of nongovernmental organizations, universities, the private sector, and public institutions.
• Stakeholder meetings were organized to introduce the project in pilot provinces and to consult with the stakeholders. The meetings in Adana, Diyarbakır, and Izmir were held in April 2022 with 260 participants, including representatives of NGOs, professional organizations, universities, and public institutions. Within this scope, the governors and mayors of three provinces were visited and informed about the project.
• A project briefing and cooperation meeting was held on June 28, 2022, with Sabancı Group companies.
• The digital portal, including one of the project's most significant activities, the Opportunities Map, went online at www.geleceginikurangenckadinlar.org in August 2022. The digital portal comprises various modules, including an Opportunities Map for NEET women, online training, mentoring, and an information center on NEET women. In 2022, over 1,200 public institutions, NGOs, and private sector organizations joined the Opportunities Map to provide job, internship, training, and entrepreneurship opportunities to young women.
• From August to October, the Human Development Foundation (INGEV) carried out a field study in Adana, Diyarbakır, and Izmir to determine the issues and needs of NEET women. The field study conducted surveys with 1,626 NEET women, in-depth interviews with 30 NEET women, in-depth interviews with 35 stakeholders/specialists, and focus group meetings in three provinces with the participation of 45 shareholders/specialists.
• The field study was followed by face-to-face training sessions, designed in line with the needs and expectations of NEET women, from November to December in Adana, Diyarbakır, and Izmir. A Job Application Skills Training was organized in Menemen, Izmir in cooperation with Akçansa; in Gaziemir, Izmir in cooperation with Gaziemir Municipality and Akçansa; and in Çiğli, Izmir in cooperation with Çiğli Municipality and Akçansa. An Access to Fundamental Rights and Entrepreneurship training was organized in Diyarbakır in cooperation with the Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services. A Job Application Skills training was held in Adana in cooperation with Temsa. A total of 98 NEET women participated in the face-to-face meetings.