The "Learn to Succeed" program prevents school dropouts in poor urban and rural communities, where children's education is not the priority, but parents' daily struggle to find resources necessary for survival. "Learn to Succeed" has an integrated approach, where actions are focused on the child's needs. Parents, teachers, volunteers and local non-governmental associations work together to solve the problem of school dropout, which is not one of the child, but of the whole community.
All children have the right to education, regardless of the environment they were born in. However, in Romania only a third of vulnerable children graduate middle school. If their parents struggle with everyday life, children's education is neglected. Without real opportunities and constant access to education, the majority of these children are at risk of becoming adults with economical difficulties, unable to support their families.
Dropping out of school and the lack of any form of education is a serious problem in Romania and, without an integrated intervention, it will continue to increase in many communities. Main activities: - After-school program: educational support - Material support for children: a hot meal or a healthy snack every day - Teachers' Academy; helping teachers to improve their methods of working with children from disadvantage - Activities with volunteer tutors - Parents' Academy: parenting skills
- Increasing school attendance of children from vulnerable backgrounds; - Improving the school situation of the children in the program through tutoring and mentoring activities; - Improving the teaching and empathizing skills of teachers who work with children from disadvantaged backgrounds; - Increasing the number of teenagers who continue their education and prepare for entering the labor market; - Developing awareness of the importance of education at the level of parents.
