Description
The aim of the project is to empower the vulnerable Roma children living in social excluded communities. The project is focused on implementation of volunteer teaching programs for Roma children in two community centers in Banská Bystrica. Teaching programs are based on the one on one principle – one volunteer is teaching one child on regular basis, minimum once a week. The project benefits for Roma children the increasing of their capacities and habits focused on regular preparation for school, to better study results, elimination of stop going to school, repeat school classes or changing the special school. The children benefit also motivation for learning, positive example and big friend and relationship. The project is realized in cooperation with town Banská Bystrica which set up community centers. The part of the project is focused on developing of minimum standards for volunteer teaching program´s implementation. The standards will help with the implementation of the programs after the project in Centrum dobrovolnictva and also in other organization and communities in the future.
Summary of project results
The aim of the project was to empower the vulnerable Roma children living in social excluded communities. The project was focused on implementation of volunteer teaching programs for Roma children in two community centers in Banská Bystrica. Teaching programs are based on the one on one principle: one volunteer is teaching one child on regular basis, minimum once a week. The project benefits for Roma children the increasing of their capacities and habits focused onregular preparation for school, to better study results, elimination of stop going to school, repeatschool classes or changing the special school. The children benefit also motivation for learning, positive example and big friend and relationship. The project was realized in cooperation with city Banská Bystrica which set up community centers. The part of the project was also focused on developing of minimum standards for volunteer teaching program´s implementation.The standards will help with the implementation of the programs after the project .During the project we worked with two target groups.The first group: Roma children ( 6 – 11 years old) and young students from secondary schools and universities as a group of volunteers (19 young people 18- 25 years old).The project had an impact on children (15 children 7 months/ 4 teaching sessions monthly, regularly participated on the project). Children enhanced their results in school, gained habits focused on regular preparation into school, motivation for learning and positive example. The project had an impact also on volunteers (19 volunteers participated on the project). They developed knowledge, skills, gained practice and possibility for personal and professional growth. One volunteer found job in community centre where she was working as a volunteer. The main outcome of the project is an empowerment of vulnerable Roma children in their ability to manage their life and in motivation for education. Both volunteer programs are implemented also after the project finished and they will continue also in the future. Some couples (child and volunteer) are still meeting together and we are planning the recruitment of new volunteers in September 2016. The sustainability of the project is ensured by financial support for the volunteer teaching programs and by creating the standards of volunteer teaching programs implementation
Summary of bilateral results