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Description
The project aims to improve living and education conditions in disadvantaged communities with a high percentage of Roma population in its villages belonging to the Homorod commune, by furnishing three community schools and two kindergartens in the villages of Mercheașa and Jimbor. Within these schools and kindergartens, education sessions in the field of health and body hygiene will be held for 96 children (of which 80 are Roma children) and digital literacy courses will also be organized for 10 Roma women. 266 children from the three schools and two kindergartens in Homorod commune will benefit from the equipment purchased through the project.
Summary of project results
According to the data provided by PP, there are 2,209 inhabitants and 490 households in the Homorod commune. Roma people constitute 63% of the commune''s total population, although the 2011 census indicating 389 individuals to be of the Roma ethnic origin (18%) at the municipality level.
Roma families have extremely low levels of education (the majority are illiterate); they also make very little money, mostly from day labour, social assistance, and economy minimum wage jobs. Most Roma women are housewives, and their lack of education prevents them from adjusting to the changing demands of the job market.
There are two kindergartens and three schools at the commune level, serving a total of 266 students, 250 of them are Roma. About 99% of the children in school belong to families with a precarious material and financial situation. Due to their extreme poverty and the lack of parental involvement in their schooling, Roma children have a high dropout rate.
The project improved the access of Roma children to quality education and supported Roma women in the process of their social integration.
The project''s activities consisted in equipping three schools and two kindergartens in the commune with furniture. In this way, the educational conditions of the children in the Homorod commune have improved.
Also, within the project, health education and body hygiene sessions were held for a number of 96 children (of whom 80 Roma), and digital literacy courses were held for 10 Roma women, these activities contributing to the improvement of living conditions.
Children are more inclined to participate in the educational process as a result of the school''s improved conditions and the addition of extra educational activities.
The women''s training programme was created in a way that required them to leave their homes and had a predetermined schedule. In addition to learning the basic computer skills, these experiences allowed the women to learn how to follow rules and conventions at work without sacrificing their freedom of expression, which improved their prospects of integrating into society and finding employment. Also, Roma women are more concerned about getting involved in supporting their children to attend school.