Description
The project will create a Center for Roma children aged 1-6 years and their mothers from the region of Tanvald. Children together with their mothers will learn basic habits and skills that are prerequisites for a successful entry into the educational process. The Centre will compensate for the lack of a stimulating environment in which children live and develop their speech, fine skills and other skills. Afternoons are devoted to older siblings, respectively Roma schoolchildren. The centre offers them leisure and remedial activities. The complexity of the approach is deprecated work with families targeted at school children prepare.
Summary of project results
Project focused on the region Tanvaldsko, a region with is a high number of Roma families. The population of the town Tanvald is about 400-500 Roma people, and about 130 in the neighbouring town Velké Hamry. We focused on children and their parents, we supported their skills and knowledge used in common life. We focused on better adaptability to the main educational system for Roma people. We achieved these objectives by remedial education in Centrum or at home, leisure time activities, hobbies). The total of children taking part on remedial education: 27 in Centrum, 26 at home. We organized 16 activities with participation of 155 people (parents and children), 14 leisure time activities where 344 children and 117 parents took part. In addition, there were 7 specialized workshops for 58 staff-social workers. The obtained information, families´ and children’s habits, contacts and practical output are essential for the sustainability of the project. We made following contributions thanks to the project: the cooperation and mutual understanding of minor and major population groups improved. The project achieved a better and closer cooperation of offices, school and non-profit organizations to improve the quality of education for Roma children and support the families (the results of tutoring quickly showed on school results). The transfer of necessary high quality information increased (pediatrician, education, prevention) in favor of social environment of children and whole families.
Summary of bilateral results