See beyond…stereotypes. Is that true that Roma don’t want to work?

Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people.  It happens when we attribute a defined set of characteristics to a group. These classifications can be positive or negative. Back when their first migrations to Europe took place, Roma people have been known for their trades. Whether they worked as musicians, artists, fortunetellers, blacksmiths or horse…

Locuri distincte pentru candidati rromi in an univ. 2014-201

 Ai termnat liceul si vrei sa mergi la facultate? Sa stii ca anul acesta ai o sansa in plus deoarece numarul locurilor finantate de la Buget special pentru romi sunt mai multe. Daca ai dificultati in alcatuirea dosarului sau nu stii cum sa obtii recomandare nu ezita sa ne contactezi. Voluntarii nostri te pot indruma…

Wednesday, 04th June, 2014

Today, as always we go in Cozmesti`s school for our program. This time, finally, there was lot of children, much more than the past weeks. We decide to put the third hour of program only as Optional, and not obligatory. We start with the usual activities with children with homework. As usual, the children of…

#Schooldesertion#problemsolving#cooperation#goodgoal

School desertion is one of the most important problems affecting the education system. This problem is even more severe in the population that’s living in poor conditions. Although public education is guaranteed for all of the population in the country, families have various levels of expenditures in order to send their children to school. The…

Bad rainy day… And smiling faces!

Today something was wrong… A lot of children were misse, not as usual, but because of the rain. Lot of them don`t have clothes and shoes good for rain, so, considering the fact that someone of them must walk for two or three kilometres to reach the school. they don`t come. The day woth children…

Wednesday, 28th May (Pietro)

Today as always we go in Cozmesti for our “Inimi pentru Inimi” club, with our lovely children. Todaywas so strange, because they was only in seven, and because they do exams, they don`t have homework. So we decide have watch a movie… “Barbie at the Princess`s School” and then a fast repetition of what we…

Some times i get surprised!

Hi everybody ! If there isn’t post from friday, it’s not that we didn’t go in Cozmesti’s school but that it was a routinely day : so, as you already know, some children did their homework, others played with us. It was a sunny day, a bit difficult sometimes for us, as usual when you…

Wednesday, 21th of may, 2014 (Pietro)

Today, as all the Monday, Wednesday and Friday we go in Cozmesti for our “Inimi pentru Inimi” (Hearto to Heart) project. Today was really hot and the sun was shining, but we decide to stay inside for the first two hours, the hour of homework and for the lunch too. Not all the children had…

OVERCOME THE STEREOTYPIES BY THEATER

Let’s go beyond the stereotype and prejudice saying that all Roma children are often seen as filthy beggars or pick pockets and Roma do not value education and they don’t want to go to school..Let’s try it through the theater. Roberta is a Roma girl, she is shy and studious. It takes two months of…

Wednesday, 14th May 2014 (Pietro)

Before begin with the post of what we have done today with children in cozmesti I`d like to say a special thanks to all volounteers and trainers of the training course in Busteni. They help us, and now I feel really more creative. As you have read on the last post we have started with…