Roma students enrolled in first grade of secondary education receive learning support

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Friday, 13 November 2020 10:26

NGO Young Roma, which has been working for 15 years to improve the Roma position in Montenegro, due to the COVID-19 impact on education of the Roma students and the need for stronger support to reduce drop-outs, has started implementation of the Learning support to secondary school Roma students initiative. This initiative which will target Roma high school students enrolled in first grade, is supported by UNICEF Country Office in Montenegro.

Currently, 88 Roma students, 49 boys and 38 girls, are enrolled in the first grade of high school. In the previous school year, the number of Roma students who were enrolled and complete school was 41 (25 boys and 16 girls).

Due to the noticeable increase in enrollment of Roma students, the initiative will be implemented in all municipalities in Montenegro with Roma students. Mentors/teachers will provide learning support to Roma students during the current school year, monitor their work, taking particular attention to the specific needs of students, to improve their attendance and increase motivation for continuing education.

Within this initiative workshops for 300 adolescent girls and boys will be organized. Workshops areaimed at raising awareness about peer violence, sexual and reproductive health, and the development of skills that are important for success in life and school.

In addition to the above, the programme will also provide peer support, which is organized for the first time, with the aim to gather 50 Roma students and students from the majority population in order to jointly master the school material.

The purpose of the programme is the inclusion of Roma students, better connections with students of the majority population, regular class attendance, improving school success and increasing the rate of completion of secondary education.

Mentoring of Roma students in second, third and fourth grade of high school is provided through other initiatives of the NGO Young Roma.

Our organization vision: Equal, educated and active Roma man and women in Montenegro