Description
The Romanian Municipality of Teius is home to a large number of Roma children and youth at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The main objective of the project is to improve the school situation for children at risk through the creation of a community center. This objective will be fulfilled by providing socio-educational services in the center, setting up a schedule with school parents, running a campaign of the importance of school in the community, and creating a network of local professionals in social education. The beneficiaries will be children aged 3-15 years, parents / guardians / family members and socio-educational specialists. 70 children, mostly Roma, will be involved in the project activities, 110 parents will be informed and counseled. 20 members of the local network of specialists and 250 community members will be informed through an awareness raising campaign. The project envisages to respond to limited access to socio-educational support programs for children aged 3-15 years in order to support their future social integration and prevention of early school leaving.
Summary of project results
The project aimed to provide socio-educational service to children from the communities in the Teius region by building a multifunctional educational center. The project direct beneficiaries were children ages 13-15 years, parents/tutors and specialists. The project was implemented in the partnership with Greco-Catholic association Caristas Blaj and this partnership proved to be efficient and the collaboration between the two entities continue after the project end. The promotor succeeded to build the community centers with the following facilities: 4 room classes, 2 offices, 2 sanitary, one special slope for people with disabilities. The center was properly equipped to respond to the needs of the target group and the promotor obtained the accreditation for this center for all socio-educational services provided to beneficiaries. All the selected specialists working in the centers were trained and they were involved in providing the following services: after school program, cultural/recreational services, life skills trainings and physiological therapy. During 7 months the children participated to all the activities provided by the center. Due to the intensive information campaign conducted by the project promotor within community, the number of direct beneficiaries benefited of the services increased from 70 estimated to 127 achieved. The parents/tutors of the children were also implicated in counselling and therapy program. The specialist hired at the center set up a local network of professionals in the field of socio-educational programs and this network will continue its activity after the implementation period. All indicators have been reached such as 1 center accredited, 84% of the children participating in the program improved their school performances.
Summary of bilateral results