Roma Education Fund Romania
Presentation for the EURoma meeting
10th -11th November, 2011
Project “School after school – the first step towards school and
professional success”
Roma Education Fund Romania
Project “School after school – the first step towards school and professional success”
0 Contract no. POSDRU/91/2.2/S/55876
0 Project co funded from the European Social Fund through the Operational Sectorial Programme for Human Resource
Development 2007-2013
Period of implementation: September 2010 – August 2013
Geographical coverage: 3 regions in Romania: Centre, North – East and South Muntenia
Partners:
0 Roma Education Fund Romania – Beneficiary
0 Ministry of Education, Research and Youth and Sports – Partner 1
0 The Resource Center for Roma Communities - Partner 2
0 “Amare Rromentza” Roma Center - Partner 3
0 “O’Del Amenca” Roma Cultural Center - Partner 4
General objective
To reduce the rate of early school leaving in the developing areas Center, MunteniaSouth and North-East of Romania by increasing the access of Roma children to
quality primary education
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Target Group
Students at risk of early school leaving – 2000
Parents / guardians of students at risk of early
school leaving – 4000
Persons who have left school early – 200
Staff involved in developing programs to prevent
the drop out phenomenon – 280
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Activities
0 1 Schools and local communities selection.
0 2. Selection the direct beneficiaries of the project - 2,000 children in
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three regions will be selected in the program
3. Formation of support groups.
4. Develop and update the database.
5. The development of "school after school" program.
6. Raising awareness regarding the importance of education campaign.
7. Advice, guidance and educational assistance.
8. Selection of teachers.
9. Intercultural Training.
10. "School after School” educational centers.
11. Providing support and expertise to support groups.
12 Summer camps.
13. Seminars on "Education of children in disadvantaged
communities”.
14. Paintings exhibition and children cultural activities.
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Anticipated results
0 50 partnerships settled with schools and
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local administration from 50 local
communities in order to be positive that the
project will be implemented optimally with
the cooperation of local institutions.
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2000 children selected for "School after
School" program
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50 active and functional support groups
formed at a local level
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A database of schools and beneficiaries of
the project.
Developing a program (set of activities) to
be used in “School after School” centers
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Awareness regarding the importance of
school education campaign- 60,000
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materials regarding the importance of
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education will be distributed in 50
communities; 20 000 children and parents in
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importance of education.
Advice, guidance and educational assistance
- 2000 parents will benefit from support
with a view to raise awareness about the
importance of school education
250 teachers selected to support the 50
centers’ activities
Ten training session organized for 280
people
50 functional "school after school"
educational centers - 2,000 children
participating in the “school after school”
program - 250 recipients of merit
scholarships. Center monitoring system
6 intercultural summer camp (2 per region)
2 seminars attended by 150 participants
painting exhibitions and presentations of
cultural activities in each center
Final conference attended by 100 people
1 good practice guide regarding combating
and preventing school drop distributed to
stakeholders.
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Indicators (output)
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counseling/orientation-preventing measures against leaving
school early – 4000
The number of participants in the trainig sessions-correcting
measures against leavin school early – 2280
The number of students in grades I-IV beneficiaries of the
centers’activities - 2000
The number of students beneficiaries of financial support – 250
The number of participants in the "School after school"
program of which: girls - 1000
The number of parents / guardians beneficiaries of advisory
services - 2700
The number of persons informed about the importance of
school education – 20 000
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Indicators (result)
• The number of persons who benefited from counseling/orientation and
cointinued their studies-preventing measures against leaving school early – 600
• The number of certified persons who participated in the training processcorrecting measures against leaving school early – 240
• Increased rate of enrollment of Roma children of school age in grade I
compared to the previous school year - 10%
• Decreased primary school dropout at the end of the project compared to the
previous school year to the intervention – 40 %
• Number of students beneficiaries of the project who graduates from the
primary grade and promote in the Vth grade - 600
• Number of children who improve their overall average at the end of the
project compared to the previous school year of the project intervention –
1400
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Project’s Status – July 2011
Four major activities finalized:
0 Act 1 - selection of the 50 schools
0 Act 2 - selection of 1500 beneficiaries
0 Act 8 - selection of 250 teachers that will support the centres’ activities
0 Act. 3 - Set up the 50 support groups in 50 selected communities
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Project’s Status – July 2011
Three other major activities started in February 2011:
0 Act 6 – Awareness raising campaign on the importance of education. Main
target: parents of children from the 50 selected
0 Activity 7: Counseling and educational assistance – preparation phase: a
questionnaire for identyfing the educational needs of children from the centers
will be applied within communities until end of August 2011; and on their basis
a program on counseling will be developed
0 Activity 4 – Set up the data base with information on selected schools,
beneficiaries, teachers, support groups etc
Other activities under way:
0 Activity 5 – Development of After School program (June – July 2011)
0 Activity 9 – Intercultural training (preparation phase: May – June;
implementation phase: July – August 2011)
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Project’s Status – November 2011
Activity 10 – "School after School” educational centers
0 The After school centers have been opened.
0 The centers work 4 hours per day, in special areas within the schools. It will
be/is equipped properly in order to offer a friendly environment for children:
nice furniture (which allows flexibility in organizing the centers according to
the teaching methods), IT equipment, a large variety of educational materials
(games, books, etc.). Each center hosts about 30 children and employs 5
teachers (3 primary teachers, one English teacher, one IT teacher).
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Project’s Status – November 2011
Activity 10 – "School after School” educational centers
Due to the extended program, children are provided with warm and consistent
lunch.
The selected children have difficult educational background and poor socioeconomic status, in a risk of early school drop-out. Thus, in order to prevent the
abandonment, the School after school program contains 5 main activities
(modules) giving a quality experience to the program:
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Homework supervision and guidance – Homework for 10
Recovery and remediation for children with difficulties in learning - I can do better!
Self-knowledge and personal development activities – We are different!
Thematic activities and leisure activities –We play, we learn! We learn by playing!
Skills development activities and social skills – Healthy lifestyle
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Project’s Status – November 2011
Activity 10 – After School centers
0 Besides the program, the personnel offer counselling sessions for children and
their parents (based on an initial need assessment), but also attention and care
to the children.
0 Meanwhile, each local support group is activated / enabled toward increasing
the community participation to education and finding solution for project
sustainability.
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Making a difference
0 Strengthen the collaboration between school, community, local administration
and local NGOs through the support groups developed within the project
0 Increase interest of local authorities for Roma children’s education and ensure a
long-term operation of the centers after completion of the project
- by equipping the School after School centers with furniture, computers,
educational materials;
- by ensuring that the local authorities will financially sustain (where possible)
the running of the centers after the completion of the project.
In this respect, partnerships agreements concluded with all 50
local authorities and the schools; also, 5 Local Council Decisions
were drawn to financially support the centers starting Sept. 2013.
One Local Council Decision in Roman ensures the running of the
centers through 40 000 euro from the local budget.
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Scaling up
There are prerequisites and a growing interest within the
educational system to replicate this program to a larger scale
The Ministry of Education developed a methodology of
organizing the school after school program in accordance
with Art. 58 and 262 of Law nr. 1/2011, national education
law
The Ministry of Education is a partner within this project –
this will aid to a extending the school after school concept to
a larger scale
Fundatia Roma Education Fund Romania
Thank you
Naisarav Tumenqe!