35 so-called “Roma coordinators” from the Roma community work as mediators between teachers, (Roma) pupils, their families and the community in schools in deprived regions in Hungary. Mentored by two teachers, they graduate from secondary school and acquire cultural/ethnological and teaching knowledge. Teachers and staff from the local authorities also take part in intercultural and integration sensitivity training courses. The project successfully combines education, work and intercultural dialogue and supports the development of the entire local community. The project is rounded off by special staff and parent workshops.
Roma help Roma
3rd Prize 2008
Country: Hungary
Region: Implemented nationwide
Fields of action: Work, Early childhood education, Migration
Project owner: Ec-Pec Foundation
Responsible person: Sara Pap
Website: Weblink
What is it about?
Appreciation of the Jury
In 2008, the jury awarded third place to the project because “in a multi-facetted approach (it) provokes Roma and non-Roma to see what they cannot see or do not always want to see.”