This project will help 100-150 students in 5 schools in Bacau learn empathy, responsibility, and safe interaction with animals. Many children grow up without this education, leading to neglect and abandonment. Through 40+ interactive sessions, trained facilitators will turn a new national curriculum into real-life impact, helping children become responsible and compassionate adults.
Bacau faces a serious stray animal crisis, with thousands captured each year. The root cause is not lack of shelters, but lack of education. Many children grow up without learning empathy, responsibility, or safe interaction with animals. This leads to neglect, abandonment, and public safety risks. Without early intervention, the cycle continues across generations.
We will deliver a structured education program in 5 schools, reaching 100-150 students (grades 5-6) through 40+ workshops. Using experiential learning, real-life examples, and trained facilitators, children will learn empathy, responsible pet ownership, and safe behavior around animals. We bridge the gap between national policy and real implementation in schools.
This project creates lasting behavioral change by teaching empathy early. Educated children become responsible adults, reducing animal abandonment and improving community safety. The program is designed as a scalable model, allowing expansion to more schools and cities. In time, this approach can help reduce the stray animal crisis at its root, through education, not just intervention.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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