Step by step

Step by step is a field cultur.and education.program established by Roma and pro-Roma activists from eduRoma right at the beginning of the 1st wave of the COVID-19.The main goal of the program is to support poor Roma children from excluded communities on the path to better and better education. We implement the program through - year-round individual tutoring of children - educational weekend trainings, sightseeing trips and a summer academy - material and technical assistance - work.closely with the schools the children attend and their parents - training of teachers and helping professions

Step by step provides tutoring and mentoring to Roma children to ensure their long-term educational success during the pandemic. Step by step provides training for teachers and social workers. We share our experience with state institutions to improve legislative and systematic measures.

We assist 80 students from Roma communities, ages 6 to 16 years old. 12 mentors tutor and encourage these young students. Teachers and the children’s parents are also involved in the programme. We also conduct public outreach on inequalities affecting the Roma community through the project’s media coverage.

We work with children from Roma communities, as well as their mentors and teachers from cooperating schools. Step by step aims to ensure long-term educational success for Roma children, reduce anti-Roma prejudices and racism. Our programmes also strengthen interpersonal relationships and eliminate segregation.

We are currently implementing the programme in 6 municipalities in the Prešov region. In April 2021, we will invite the city of Snina to join Step by step. We will also create a programme network and fully implement the project in other regions of Slovakia.