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Sponsored basic education for hundreds of children in India (ongoing).

2004-2008

Although education is compulsory until 14 years of age, about 40% of children do not participate any education program in India. Many parents do not send their children to school because of high collateral fees, such as uniform, shoes, and other expenses, depending on the regulation of each school. Also, many parents take into account the loss of income, which would occur if their children went to school instead of working.
According to HUMANITAS survey the major reasons of children not attending school are:

• they do not have regular birth certificate. This prevents them to be admitted in government schools
• have lost school seasons because their parents are (or have been previously) irregular seasonal workers
• they are forced to work in order to maintain themselves and their relatives
• their parents cannot afford to pay school fees

Children to be sponsored are selected by HUMANITAS local units on the basis of recommendation by teachers and neighbourhood committees. They come from poor families and their situation is often compounded by other factors (orphaned children, serious illness). Eligibility is determined through a rigorous screening process involving teacher, family and child interviews conducted by HUMANITAS local staff.

Between 2005 and 2008 EducationHUMANITAS sponsors more then 150 pupils' formal education in India.

Successfully implemented Monsoon School programs in India (ongoing).

2005-2008

In June 2005 EducationHUMANITAS has lunched its "Monsoon School Programs" in the unprivileged areas of Goa region in India. The projects were initiated as a response to that widely diffused phenomenon that in poor or remote areas many parents do not send their children to school because they request their children to work. During the Monsoon season productive activities are reduced, so parents have no “excuse” for not allowing their children attend classes. The program starts on 1st June and lasts three moths. The focus of this project is to teach alphabet and basic mathematics to illiterate children who do not attend any formal school program.

The classes are organized in Sequerim and Mapusa of Goa region, where until 2008, all together 185 children and young adults benefited the three-month long education program. In the first year, initially only 40 students were subscribed, but by the end of the program the number of pupil increased to 55, as more and more families recognized the importance of "knowledge”. This exceptional success is greatly due to the efforts the teachers were taking to teach the students. It also reflects the efforts that Education HUMANITAS has been taking in funding the project.

Because the enrolled students are from poor families, their healthy nutrition – in the most part of the cases- usually is not assured. Therefore EducationHUMANITAS supplied protein rich, healthy food to students during the all duration of the program.
The Monsoon School Project is making an immense difference in the life of our pupils, as they are now able to read and write basic English like alphabets, few English words, they are familiar with the numbers, they can do basic calculation like addition and subtraction, they have learnt to write their own names. They are now living a more hygienic and clean life as they have been taught health related topics as well.

All these knowledge they could have never acquired without the help of EducationHUMANITAS. Encouraged by the grate success of the Monsoon School Program, EducationHUMANITAS plans to continue the programs all around the year and to extend them to other poor areas of the region.

Successfully implemented awareness campaign in India (ongoing).

2006-2008

School attendance, especially in the rural and poor urban districts of India, is low and a staggering 40% of children do not complete primary school. Education is not seen as a priority for many Indian families as it is considered irrelevant to they everyday life.
Parents' educational level and attitudes towards education dictate whether or not a child will attend school.

In closed collaboration with local organizations HUMANITAS organizes seminars to parents to raise awareness about the importance of formal education.

Our seminars take place in May in the slum areas of Sinquerim district in Goa, with the participation of local schoolteachers and EducationHUMANITAS representatives.

Altogether three seminars were organized with an average participation of 30 parents per section.

As the result of EducationHUMANITAS campaign the school attendance of this district has risen by 30%.

Successfully promoted entrepreneur education in Eastern Europe

2004-2006

Moldova gained independence from the Soviet Regime in 1991, but till today could not recover from the economical disasters that the previous regime entailed.
Poor economic performance since the country’s independence has led to growing poverty and declining social welfare. Economic growth has increased recently, but the Republic of Moldova remains Europe’s poorest country.

The need to raise living standards requires adequate support from the international community in the form of market access, financing, debt relief, where appropriate, coupled with continuing policy advice. This support is indispensable to strengthen the reform process in order to achieve sustainable growth and to reduce poverty.

In 29-30 June 2004 H.E. Mr. Marian Lupu, the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova, with the support of UNECE (United Nation’s Economic Council for Entrepreneurship) has organized a Training Workshop on “The Development of Entrepreneurship and the SME Sector in the Republic of Moldova”

Education HUMANITAS has been invited to present it’s program on entrepreneurship education. Krisztina Takacs Floreano, founder of EducationHUMANITAS spoke about the importance of entrepreneurship and about promoting and supporting the creation of new enterprises.

As a result of EducationHUMANITAS intervention the Government of Moldova accorded a three years of Tax Exemption status for start up companies. This will result in an estimated increase of 10 % of newly created companies.
Also it recognized the importance of entrepreneur-oriented education and pledged to allocate more resources to this sector.

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