18. January 2016 Novi Sad – Kick-off meeting of ‘’RECI’’ project (Pre and elementary schooling of Roma: fostering opportunities for greater attainment and early school leaving reduction) was organized from 15-18. January 2016 in Novi Sad. The meeting was dedicated to detailed planning of project implementation. Mr. Djordje Radoicic, Ms. Andjelija Roglic and Ms. Jasmina Jovicevic participated in the meeting as representatives of TUTORING program and delivered presentation about possibilities for introduction of the program in communities of Knjazevac, Prokuplje and Bela Palanka.
The project consists of 6 work packages. First work package is inception.
Second work package has two components:
- Roma children in the systems of ECEC and elementary education
- risk assessment and prevention mechanism.
In 1st component the existing ECEC programs and practices implemented in target municipalities will be analyzed and bilingual handbook for preschool teachers will be prepared. Within 2nd component partner institutions will develop and pilot dropout risk assessment and early warning mechanism in 3 municipalities.
Third work package is about community activities involving the target group and has 2 components: 1) community work with Roma families in the settlements and 2) tutoring at school.
Fourth work package is about creation of local multisectoral networks that will be trained how to independently implement TUTORING PROGRAM in the community.
Fifth work package is about promotion and dissemination of project results and encompasses 2 press conferences and the final conference.
Last work package is about project management.
The project is being implemented a the consortium omposed of the World Vision Austria, the Agroinvest Foundation Serbia, the Western Balkans Institute WEBIN, College for Preschool Teacher Education ‘’Mihailo Palov’’ from Vrsac and KIC Pralipe from Pirot.
For more information you may contact us at tutoring(at)wb-institute.org.