Press release
EDURIGHTS4GIRLS project launch conference
Press release EDURIGHTS4GIRLS project launch conference
Project developed by GO-AHEAD Bucharest Association in partnership with Neamț County School Inspectorate and Suceava School Association for Education and Development with the financial support of Active Citizens Fund Romania, program funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.
The objective of the project aims to increase the capacity of the awareness level and application of human rights, especially those related to gender issues and access / right to education through specific measures of personal development, counseling, therapy that benefit at least 480 students and 210 staff teachers from 14 schools in Neamț and Suceava counties, as well as extensive awareness, monitoring, advocacy actions that benefit over 2000 people - students, parents, teachers, actors from the communities concerned.
On Monday, May 17, 2021, starting 10.00 AM, in the Festivities Hall of the Technical College “Gheorghe Cartianu” from Piatra Neamț, will take place the EDURIGHTS4GIRLS Project Launch Conference, where the directors of the 14 units are invited to participate, together with the representatives of the three partners involved in the project from the two counties, school inspectors, principals, media.
The launch conference will be hosted by Neamț County School Inspectorate and will take place in the meeting room of the institution and simultaneously on ZOOM platform, broadcast LIVE on the Youtube channel of the project:
The EDURIGHTS4GIRLS - Equal access to education project with a funding of 248,853.72 euros through the Active Citizens Fund Romania program by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021 has as main goal the increasing the capacity of awareness and application of human rights, especially those related to gender issues and access / right to education through specific measures of personal development, counseling, therapy that benefit at least 480 students from 14 schools in Neamț and Suceava and 210 teachers, as well as extensive awareness-raising, monitoring, advocacy actions that benefit over 2000 people - students, parents, teachers, actors from the communities concerned.
The objectives of the project are:
Improving the institutional capacity of 14 educational units in Suceava and Neamț counties for the implementation and monitoring of national and international policies / recommendations / strategies on gender equality and gender-based violence and the right to education for girls through research, monitoring, watchdog and awareness activities carried out over a period of 2 years.
Increasing the level of information, awareness, specific education on human rights and combating gender discrimination of over 2600 people in Neamț and Suceava counties: 3300 hours of personal development, therapy, counseling for 480 students from vulnerable groups and mostly from rural areas, 336 hours of personal development and therapy for 210 teachers, campaigns and events for 2000 people (parents, teachers, students, community members).
The aim of the project is to increase the capacity of the level of awareness and enforcement of human rights, especially those related to gender issues and access/ right to education through specific measures of personal development, counseling, therapy that benefit at least 480 female students and 210 teachers from 15 educational units in Neamț and Suceava counties, as well as extensive awareness, monitoring, advocacy actions that benefit over 2000 people - students, parents, teachers, members of the targeted communities. Project implemented by the GO-AHEAD Association in partnership with Neamț County School Inspectorate and Suceava School Association for Education and Development with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021. The project had a total eligible value of EUR 248,853.72 and was implemented over a period of 24 months, from 01.03.2021 to 28.02.2023.
About the Active Citizens Fund Romania Program
The Active Citizens Fund Romania program is financed by the EEA Grants 2014-2021. The overall objective of the Grants is to reduce economic and social disparities and to strengthen bilateral relations between the 15 beneficiary states and the donor states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway). The program is administered by the consortium composed of the Foundation for Civil Society Development, the Partnership Foundation, the Resource Center for Roma Communities, the PACT Foundation and Frivillighet Norge, which acts as a Fund Operator designated by the FMO - Grants Financial Mechanism Office EEA and Norway. Active Citizens Fund Romania aims to strengthen civil society and active citizenship and increase the capacity of vulnerable groups. With a total allocation of EUR 46,000,000, the program aims to develop the long-term sustainability and capacity of the civil society sector, stepping up its role in promoting democratic participation, active citizenship and human rights while strengthening bilateral relations with donor states Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. For more information about Active Citizens Fund in Romania, please visit www.activecitizensfund.ro. For more information on EEA and Norwegian Grants please visit www.eeagrants.ro.
Contacts:
Neamț County School Inspectorate
Contact person: Mihai OBREJA Coordinator P1
Phone: 0233 214860
Email: office@isjneamt.ro