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Description
The project developed in Teliu commune where there is a high percentage of Roma population (45%) aims at promoting the social and educational inclusion of Roma people by improving the educational conditions of children and supporting Roma women in the process of integration into society.
The direct beneficiaries are represented by 100 children (of which 90 Roma ethnics) and 20 women (of which 10 Roma women).
The project activities include: equipping the Teliu Secondary School with furniture; organising within the school education sessions in the field of health and body hygiene for 100 children and digital literacy courses for 20 women.
In the short term, the investment will contribute to the development and improvement of the administrative capacity to carry out projects in the field of education and to respond to the needs of the inhabitants.
Summary of project results
The 2021 census indicates that the majority minorities in Teliu commune are Roma (30.66%) and Hungarians (14%) while the estimations from City Hall is that the actual percentage of Roma is 45%. However, while the population of Romanians and Hungarians decreased compared to the previous census, the population of Roma is growing.
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.
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 activities included: equipping classrooms for primary and secondary education with specific furniture; purchasing educational materials, including books for the school library and materials for gyms; organising within the school education sessions in the field of health and body hygiene for 100 children (accompanied by the distribution of hygiene materials); reading club for children; digital literacy courses for 20 women; promotion activities.
The direct beneficiaries are represented by 100 children (of which 90 Roma ethnics) and 20 women (of which 10 Roma women).
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 program 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.
The investment contributed also to the development and improvement of the administrative capacity to carry out projects in the field of education and to respond to the needs of the inhabitants.