Roma about access to quality education ERGO Network Annual Public - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Grassroots civil society voicing needs and opinions of Roma about access to quality education ERGO Network Annual Public Conference Roma access to mainstream education 19 November 2019

Context - Framing of f education Education is an increasingly important topic in the European public and political discourse One of the five headline targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy. - Principle 1 of the European Pillar of Social Rights. - Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals. - One of the priorities of the EU Framework for National Roma - Integration Strategies.

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The ERGO research process – lo local studies Focus group The specific topic of all the case studies was how access to quality education and employment, as well as antigypsyism, affect Roma people’s in depth semi- social inclusion and economic situation . structured interviews 4

Fin indings fr from the case studies • All the focus groups results showed that the quality of education in segregated schools is extremely low • Roma children are generally not motivated to study • Roma children often drop-out of primary and secondary education

Existing efforts to im improve the sit ituation and recommendations • Appointed educational mediators and assistants - long term appointment and well trained • Providing specific support for Roma girls to complete their education • It is necessary to address school and class segregation • Efforts to start school as early as possible • Targeted action to overcome functional illiteracy through investments in inclusive schools. • Specific support for students from highly marginalized communities because they are often absent from school to work and feed their families .

Posit itive Trends • Increased number of Roma with higher education • There are programs to support Roma students to complete secondary education • Action is being taken to bring back drop-out students • More funding for education is being allocated national and international level.