At the final conference, they summarized the data from the activity of the Complex of three centers for the provision of complex care in early childhood

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SMARTPHONE VERSION >>> The aim of the project is to provide support to 300 children from 0 to 6 years and their families from vulnerable groups

581 adults and 395 children have so far benefited from the services of the Complex of three centers for the provision of complex care in early childhood – it became clear during the closing conference of the project BGLD-2.003-0008 “Provision of complex care in early childhood in the Municipality of Stara Zagora” under the program “Local development, poverty reduction and improved inclusion of vulnerable groups”, financed by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area (EEF), which provides funds provided by the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Iceland and the Principality of Liechtenstein .

“It is important that the centers bring together a new approach for integrated services, because in addition to educational services, social and health services, as well as work with parents, are offered. The complex supports the efforts of the Municipality of Stara Zagora for social research and improving the well-being of vulnerable communities, and I am convinced that many of the children here are satisfied and develop to their full potential,” said the departmental deputy at the beginning of a closing conference at the Center in the village of Kaloyanovets. -Mayor Nadezhda Chakarova, who is also the head of the project.

Nadezhda Chakarova

The center in the village of Kaloyanovets

She summarized the data and the results achieved – the total number of people covered so far is 581 adults and 395 children, as in the village of Kaloyanovets there are 112 adults and 74 children, in the village of Khan Asparuhovo – 195 adults and 178 children, and in the village of Bratya Kunchevi there are 274 adults and 143 children. “This is a great result up to this stage of the project and we want it to be like this going forward. I wish success to the centers, I am convinced that this is the right approach for full educational, social and health development”, added Nadezhda Chakarova.

The head of the “Education” department of the Stara Zagora Municipality, Stanimira Dimitrova, and experts from the department presented detailed information, through a presentation, about the activities and work of the centers so far. They thanked the governors and teachers who work diligently with the children and their parents.

The program operator of the program is the Ministry of Education and Science. The main goal of the project is the provision of complex educational, social and health care in early childhood in the municipality of Stara Zagora, through which the conditions for the realization of social inclusion of vulnerable groups will be optimized. Through complex activities based on research of the needs of the target groups and analysis of the needs of the local communities, the improvement of the well-being and social inclusion of children from 0 to 6 years of Roma origin and their families will be achieved.

As a result of a study carried out by the team of the Municipality of Stara Zagora, three socially isolated communities were identified on the territory of the municipality, located in the villages of Kaloyanovets, Khan Asparuhovo and Bratya Kunchevi. The planned activities are aimed at creating prerequisites for social inclusion and inclusion of vulnerable groups, personal development and acquisition of new knowledge and skills, psychological, educational, health and advisory support for children and parents from ethnic minorities.

Anticipated:

* Daily classes with an educational and entertaining focus for children from the Roma minority. Emphasis will be placed on additional activities on GDP, the environment and physical education;

* Intensive study of the Bulgarian language by children and parents whose mother tongue is different from Bulgarian, with the aim of easier and faster adaptation of the children in preschool and school education and overcoming the social isolation of the parents;

* Conducting group activities with children to acquire the necessary basic habits for social behavior, hygiene and a healthy lifestyle

* Preventive examinations of children,

* Information campaigns;

* Motivational campaigns for parents to acquire secondary and higher education; prevention of early school leaving; non-formal education.

Official website of the project – https://stzhubs.starazagora.bg.

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