Description
Children and young people in foster homes are at risk of social exclusion and the majority of population have prejudices against them. These arise from the fact that children grow up and are educated in institutionalized facilities at minimal or no contact with own family. There are many Roma children in the facilities. Through this project we want to enable children and young people from the foster homes to spend their free time and involved in community activities. The main project aim is meeting children and young people from foster home with childrens from ordinary families. Meetings will take place as joint activities in the countryside or in the city. We want to create a tolerant and inspiring area, promoting peer learning among young people from families and from the foster homes. We would like to build on the years of experience with the management of leisure activities and engage the target audience in cultural, sports and development activities. The intention is not only to act on the children themselves, but also on other inhabitants of Trenčín and throw away prejudices against young people from foster homes and the Roma minority. The project realizes 20 workshops through the informal education. In all activities we pay attention to equal opportunities for children from foster homes and families, especially at Roma children will focus on the fight against racism and discrimination. We want, that young people to be able to take care about themselves after leaving the foster house, they had built a good self-esteem, positive attitude towards the family and not feel discrimination.
Summary of project results
Civic association The strongers to weakers long-term work with children from foster homes and children from families. During our activities, we found that, among the different groups of children are many prejudices. Children from foster homes had prejudices against children from families, children from families against children from foster homes, against the Roma community. We wanted to connect this different groups of children to tear down prejudices and with activities contribute to building independent, self-confident, tolerant and responsible person. We wanted, that young people who leave the gates of foster home or become independent from the family, were better prepared to live real life.Through this project we have strengthened vulnerable groups. Thanx to special trainings, courses, free time activities we strengthen the capacities of socio-economic disadvantaged groups and support community development.During the project we conducted 30 activities , including 14 courses, 9 trainings , 5 workshops, 2 excursions. They were attended by the children from families in number 15 , at the age : 9-16 years and the children of the orphanage “Detské mestečko” in Zlatovce at number 15 , aged 9-17 yearsOur main aim was broke down prejudices against children from foster homes, Roma children, the fight against racism and discrimination. Through various trainings, non formal educations and cultural activities we improve their communication skills and social competences and also we created conditions for better relations between young people and children from foster home and young people from the city. Our activities will continue and after this project.
Summary of bilateral results