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From the "Home Alone" Educational Project Team

About the project

Argument

The Romanian socio-economic instability and the period of transition have determined a lot of Romanian parents to find work abroad in order to provide for their families. Of course, the money they earn is very important both for the family and for the Romanian econony, but this migration has its downsides, too. This has led to broken homes and consequently children’s abandonment to grandparents or other relatives, having serious psychological problems for them in the long run.

The phenomenon of the “orphan” children who still have their parents is probably one of the most unexpected ones that the Romanian family experiences. Unfortunately, our society is not prepared enough to counterattack the negative effects because, up to the present moment, there is no formal system of emotional support for these children who are a lot more prone to psychiatric disorders and social risks compared to the others.

The present project meets the problems of the students whose parents work abroad. The phenomenon of the “home alone children” escalates, becoming not only an accidental life event, but more of a psycho traumatizing one in the life of both the child and his family, whose effects will be visible during the years to come.

The general objective/aim: to develop an attitude of solidarity and social responsibility of the persons and groups that interact with the children whose parents work abroad, by cultivating some psycho-social, affective and behavioural competences with a view to diminishing the psycho-social and affective impact which the parents’ departure abroad has upon their children, as well as the development of some solid community action practices well adapted to this type of problem.

Project  specific objectives

• Identifying the children whose parents are abroad and who can hardly make ends meet;
• Developing skills for managing life issues;
• Counseling the students whose parents are abroad;
• Forming a young group of people with initiative and developing some volunteering activities in the community;
• Stimulating communication by means of common recreational activities;
• Strengthening communication and socializing activities with other volunteers as well as with persons who are in dire straits;
• Organizing, at the school level, of some cultural-educational activities which are supposed to maintain the team spirit;
• Achieving a campaign with a view to informing and promoting the project   in the community.

                                            

Target group: The “Grigore Moisil” National students whose parents are abroad or who are alone for other causes.

The landscaping of the school

Title of the activity: The landscaping of the school courtyard

Date/ development period: november 2015

Place development: ”Grigore Moisil” National College, Onesti, Romania

Number of participants (students, teachers, parents, representatives of the local community, etc.) 40 students, 4 teachers

People responsible: coordinator of the relationship with parents as well as coordinator of socializing activities

                        

A short description of the activity:

• debates and questioning students regarding the upcoming activities, as well as the degree of involvement of each participant
•  planting ornamental trees and shrubs
•  maintenance of the trees planted (irrigation, digging at the roots, toilet strains)
• making the school courtyard eco- friendly (litter collection)

AUTUMN EXHIBITION – development of models, collages and drawings  made of natural materials: berries, pumpkins, leaves, twigs ( in collaboration with the organizers of the Halloween show)