About Project
RoMigSc – 2016 – 2709 / 001 – 001
Project Title: Inclusion of Roma and Migrants in Schools: Trainings, Open Discussions and Youth Volunteering Activities (RoMigSc)
Project Number: 580228-EPP-1-2016-1-SI-EPPKA3-IPI-SOC-IN
Agreement Number: 2016 – 2709 / 001 – 001
Programme: Erasmus, KA3
Key Action: Social inclusion through education, training and youth
Education is crucial for successful integration. Although diversity is an opportunity to make schools more inclusive, creative and open-minded, inequality in education is the highest among Roma and migrant children. Migrant and Roma often face discrimination and xenophobia. For instance, the educational achievements of these groups are in general poorer, they are more likely to drop out from compulsory education, leading to higher risks of social marginalization, to a failure to integrate, and, ultimately, to poverty, which has long-term adverse effects on the social development and economic growth of the host country. The main aim of this project is thus to support better integration of Roma and migrant children in education through various activities.
The engagement of youth in volunteering is also fostered in the project. Volunteering plays a significant role in the youth’s social inclusion. It allows them to engage as citizens, as well as to gain experience, which can enhance their employment opportunities. However, volunteering needs to be recognized as a form of non-formal learning.
Short info about conclusion of the project RoMigSc
The project RoMigSc ended in December 2019. Main policy recommendations on Local, National and EU level are available in the Newsletter 7. We also invite you to visit our E-platform, where you can access different materials (texts, quizzes, videos) from the area of inclusion in schools, intercultural competencies and social responsibility. E-platform has open access, but to access the materials, visitors shall register first. We also inform you that public documents of the project are available on the Resources page.
Project Goals
- Creating inclusive and democratic learning environments
- Encouraging youth participation, developing inclusion and outreach practices to reach young people
- Preventing and combating any form of discrimination and segregation in education
- Fostering mutual understanding and respect among people
- Enhancing the quality of non-formal learning activities, youth work practices and volunteering
Project Outcomes
- Training for teachers;
- Free E-platform on intercultural topics with a series of guided learning opportunities for teachers, children, their parents, volunteers and all other citizens;
- Training for the volunteers working with Roma and migrant children to equip them with unique skills and competencies for work;
- Young volunteers perform volunteering activities for Roma children and migrants to better include them in school and local communities;
- National seminars for different stakeholders – policymakers, directors of schools, academics/ researchers and the public authority are implemented;
- An international conference at the final phase of the project (October 2019), in order to disseminate project results at larger scale.
Expected Impacts
- Improved teachers’ intercultural competencies and better knowledge on the strategies for work with Roma/migrant children;
- Young volunteers will be equipped with intercultural competencies for working in multicultural environments, as well as with valuable knowledge on social responsibility and volunteering;
- Volunteering will be recognized as an important form of non-formal learning;
- Roma/migrant children will have the opportunity to benefit from volunteers’ help;
- Rich materials will be produced and available in the e–platform;
- The most demanding issues regarding inclusion of Roma/migrant children and volunteering will be exposed in national seminars;
- Policymakers will have more information on how to develop further policies in the area of inclusion of Roma/migrant children in education;
- The results of the project will be published to allow future research and changes in policies;
- The partnership expects to contribute to a better integration of Roma and migrant children at the EU level and beyond, and to share good practices among partners.
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