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A challenging ‘A Good Start’ in Macedonia - w orking with Romani communities - AMBRELA Centre for Integration, KHAM, NRC by Aida Mustafovska. CONTENT :. AGS context Macedonia Localities Macedonian AGS activities Challenges / strenghts / weaknesses Results / outcomes
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A challenging ‘A Good Start’ in Macedonia - working with Romani communities - AMBRELA Centre for Integration,KHAM, NRC by Aida Mustafovska With support from the European Union
CONTENT: AGS context Macedonia Localities Macedonian AGS activities Challenges / strenghts/weaknesses Results / outcomes Lessons learned With support from the European Union
AGS CONTEXT MACEDONIA: • Unfavourable legislative background • Bottom-up approach • Differencies of needs & interventions between localities in Eastern-Macedonia and Skopje (capital) • Commitments of municipalities(political and financial) With support from the European Union
MACEDONIAN AGS ACTIVITIES in general: • Home surveys, Home visits • Awareness raising workshopsRomani children inclusion into local kindergartens • Tailor-made approach (team – learning specialists) • IDs mediation, immunization activities(Suto Orizari) • ISSA Trainings (mediators / teachers) With support from the European Union
CHALLENGES – STRENGHTS/ WEAKNESSES: Parents: motivation for participation can be difficult Institutions: time-consuming procedures (IDs) / dependency on political parties’ free will / ad-hoc actions Other: time-energy consuming project administration procedures / extreme working conditions / finding staff-volunteers for a low compensation vs. ensuring quality Strengths: - Professionalism / devotion / commitment local NGOs - Tailor-made approach (community needs) Weaknesses: - Lack of NGO involvement in overall project design - Lack of adequate working conditions With support from the European Union
DESPITE CHALLENGES, WE SUCCEEDED IN: • Home survey - 442 Surveys • Home visits – 2815 visits • Awareness raising workshops (immunization, preschool education) – 77 workshops, parents reached 1665 • Romani children inclusion into local kindergartens – 152 children (Clothing kits / school material) • Immunization activities– more than 1000 children vaccinated • Kindergarten renovated • Trainings – 22 teachers, 13 mediators • IDs mediation – extremely relevant, a precondition for overall integration - 351 persons received IDs – (Suto Orizari, 192 children (born at home / hospitals) and 159 parents) - 21 persons in procedure – (home-born children) With support from the European Union
RESULTS / OUTCOMES: Institutions-relatedresults: • Teacher, teacherassistantwill be employedinVinica • FirsttimekindergartenwithgoodqualityequipmentinCrnik • Tailor-made approach & out-reach workbylearningspecialists (assessment, actionplan, portfolio’s) • Directinfluenceon policy makingviacooperationwith Ministries (Interior, Labour and Social Policy, Education) Children-relatedresults: • Daily customscreated • Macedonianlanguageskillsimproved • Social skillsimproved Parents-relatedresults: • Parentalskillsimproved • Awarenessraised With support from the European Union
LESSONS LEARNED: • Parents’ involvement: invest in programs / activities that will motivate parents in active parenting / additionally improve parental skills • Tailor-made approach: invest in every child individually (attention for personal development) • Multidisciplinary mediators teams • Institutional services: introduce free-of-charge kindergarten participation for extra marginalized groups • Importance of sustainability • Respect: mutual respect necessary for future – good cooperation With support from the European Union
Thank you for your attention! Special thanks to: European Commission DG Regio Roma Education Fund Bernard Van Leer Foundation LEGO Foundation UNDP/World Bank/Slovak Governance Institute/ISSA Esp. Macedonian NGO partners, stakeholders (Kindergarten, Vaccination Service S.O.,various Ministries) & Romani community from Macedonia With support from the European Union