Project: “I, an Oltenia-Based Peasant, Need an Education!”
Project funded by SEE 2009-2014 Grants, within Romania NGO Fund 
The value of the non-refundable financing: 215.015,58 Euro

    As a response to the increased risk of school abandonment at the national level and within the European Union context of reducing the school abandonment up to 10% until 2020, Adina Stiftelsen Foundation will implement the project entitled “I, an Oltenia-Based Peasant, Need an Education”, whose aim is to maintain in the educational system at least 220 children from Goiești and Fărcaș, Dolj.

    The results of the project mainly aim quantitative and qualitative changes concerning the educational services and the parental counselling services, including testing two new concepts in Romania - “Open Kindergarten” and „Home Start”.

The target group will be made of the triad children – parents – teachers:
   • 88 preschool children
   • 140 school children (primary and secondary school) – out of whom at least 20 Roma children
   • At least 20 families (particularly the 20 Roma children’s parents)
   • 10 volunteers
   • 10 teachers/educators

The activities are integrated in a 4 components strategy:
Component 0: Organization and promoting
Expected result: partnerships and the agreement of all the parts involved which can contribute to the fulfilment of the aims.

Component 1: Educational services for kindergarten children
Expected result: 88 preschool children registered in 2014 and still being part of the educational system at the end of December 2015 and 2 teachers trained for applying the Apen Barnehage concept.

Component 2: Educational services for school children
Expected result: 140 school children registered in 2014 and still being part of the educational system at the end of December 2015 and 8 trained teachers.

Component 3: Parental Counselling Services
Expected result: 20 parents counselled in order to provide a family climate favorable to eliminate the risk of school abandonment and 10 volunteers trained for applying the Home Start concept.

Component 4: Advocacy, sustainability and promoting
Expected result: a memorial towards the Ministry of National Education containing the recommendations made during the project, which will be sent at the latest until December 31^st 2015.

    The expected results of the project  aim the increasing of the number of the beneficiaries of the social services based on new concepts at preschool level, doubling the number of school children who beneficiate the social educational services, doubling the number of partnerships with public authorities, initiating advocacy activities, doubling (at least) the activities of civic commitment, as well as increasing the vulnerable groups’ capacity (through parental counselling) to help to ensure the right to education for every child.

    Part of the expertise in the field will be provided with the support of the two Norwegians partners, Adina Stiftselsen and Stiftelsen Kirkens Bymisjon Bergen, aiming the formulation of recommendations to improve current services, fixing the situation of the Roma in the area as well as maintaining the long-term bilateral relations thus initiated.

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