Description
The children living in the Gypsy settlement of Bag experience discrimination at school. The majority of the children struggle with behavioural and learning difficulties. The settlement is segregated, with a high risk of criminalisation. There are no counteracting recreational, social programmes, no positive examples to follow. The objective is to reduce prejudice in school and against the children of the Roma settlement of Bag. The outcome is to develop the participants’ ability to follow rules and to improve their school performance by the development of children on a weekly basis, with the help of students, supporters from BAGázs and involving parents; training both the supporters and the students for the work, organising parents’ meetings; holding discussions for the volunteers; organizing conferences. The target groups are children of 6-13 years of age; parents; secondary school students; volunteers; 15-25 year-old local youth; local institutions.
Summary of project results
Children living at the Roma settlement of Bag struggle with behavioural and learning difficulties. As a result of the project children and parents got used to regular school trainings,they like the volunteers and they look forward to the continuation of the project. Through the project, the implementers reached the children and the parents, with the aid of coordinators from Bag, at the same time trained several volunteers (29 high school,15 university students),the majority of whom would like to continue the work. 50 children attended trainings on a weekly basis (15 occasions per week) in the community house.They produced short films in order to fundraise for the future maintenance of the project. The goal of the association to involve as many children and high school students as possible was fulfilled. The project assured the children of the settlement that they would be visited and could take part in long-term development.
Summary of bilateral results