Play and learn
Roma Resource Center ·Croatia
About this project
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #202124">The aim of the project is to raise awareness of the importance of involving children in kindergarten and preschool programs, point out the importance of providing opportunities for children to participate in existing kindergarten and preschool programs or create alternatives and strengthen civil society in Darda. According to the National Plan for Roma Inclusion for the period 2021-2027, there is a high share of children who do not attend kindergarten, which results in reduced intellectual, socio-emotional, motor and life skills when enrolling in primary school and lower success in further education. Involving children from the marginalized group in the implementation of an alternative 6-month kindergarten program will enable them to acquire the knowledge and skills needed for their age. At the same time children and parents will be evaluated and a case study report will be prepared to prove to key stakeholders at the local level the importance of including children in kindergarten programs regardless of the fact that their parents are unemployed and the system is putting them at the bottom of the list. Through evaluation and analysis, the work methodology will be upgraded so that it can be better implemented in other locations where children do not enroll in kindergarten, which will be the responsibility of a partner organization that will monitor and mentor experts who will work with children. Members of RRC with the help of a consultant will be trained to take a more active role in advocacy activities at the local level and at the end of the project will create an Advocacy Strategy for RRC and with the Case Study report will launch an advocacy activity to include children in the existing kindergarten or to find an alternative solution at the local level.</span></span></span></p>
Project partners
- Faculty of Education, University J.J.Strossmayer Osijek Project partner· Croatia