Through education to integration

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Thursday, 09 July 2015 11:23

Inclusion and retention of Roma children in the education system is the most important element of their integration and socialization. Problems such as illiteracy and weak economic power of parents significantly hinder this process.

Therefore, the objective of this project is to support quality education for Roma children in the municipality of Herceg Novi. The specific objectives of this project are: to improve the regularity of school attendance by Roma children, to improve knowledge and increase the number of Roma children who successfully finish the school year, as well as to increase awareness of parents of Roma children on the importance of education.

The main activities under this project were:

  • daily maintenance of extra classes with children in the presence of two mentors who have provided assistance to children in learning, homework, motivated them to achieve better results at school, as well as to regularly attend school classes;
  • making of individual databases of school success of Roma children (monitoring of the education process);
  • several motivational and thematic workshops with parents with the aim of providing support and improving success of Roma children;
  • meetings with directors of primary schools and the Centre for Social Work from Herceg Novi;
  • recreational and educational trips for children.

The project is implemented in cooperation with elementary schools "Daso Pavičić", Igalo, "Milan Vukovic," Savina, " Ilija Kišić", Zelenika and the Municipality of Herceg Novi. The project started with the implementation in 2013 with support of the OSCE / ODIHR and implemented by NGO Young Roma, while in 2014 the OSCE Mission to Montenegro decided to take over the financing in cooperation with our organization. 

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