We sewed and renewed!

The mothers of the Star of Hope Dorohoi center are more and more skilled and skilled in cutting and sewing. They participate with great interest in education and training activities, thus gaining new knowledge and experience. From sewing aprons, linen and clothing, moms cut and sewed their own colorful curtains for the windows. Their delight cannot be described in words.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

May 2, 2022, back to school!

Today, the children are back at school again, after a pleasant Easter holiday! During the 2 weeks of vacation, the children from the Star of Hope center in Dimăcheni, came to the center and, together with the socio-educational animators, participated in extracurricular activities, not having time to get bored.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

Even though it’s spring, we love school!

The children from the Star of Hope center in Valea Seacă, work daily with pleasure and increase in the afterschool type activity and do their homework received at school under the close supervision of the socio-educational animator. Even though spring is on the calendar, our children have not lost their desire to learn.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

Parenting courses have come to an end

The 6 parental education sessions, which took place for parents from the Star of Hope centers in Valea Seacă and Dimăcheni, were successfully completed. In the last two sessions, current issues that are in a relationship of interdependence were addressed. How to be a trustworthy parent for your child and how to teach your child not to accept abuse of any kind: emotional, physical, psychological. The parents listened with great interest to the advice received from the readers, the seminars were dynamic, with questions and answers. Following these parenting workshops, parents realized that the first example for their child is themselves, and that it is very important to be a role model.
The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

Parent education courses for parents in Dimăcheni and Valea Seacă

For parents from the Star of Hope centers in Valea Seacă and Dimăcheni, parental education courses have been started. So far, 4 sessions have been organized, both in Dimăcheni and in Valea Seacă. During the meetings, parents discussed the importance of communicating with their own child, the healthy upbringing of children through a healthy diet and how to be your child’s best friend. Parents are delighted with these workshops and come with great interest because they learn new things and develop their parenting skills.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

166 from gypsies freed from slavery

”FEBRUARY 20, 1856 represents for the Roma in Romania the date of liberation from slavery, through the“ Legislation for the emancipation of all gypsies in the Romanian Principality ”, normative act promulgated by the ruler Barbu Ştirbei, based on a text prepared by Petre Mavrogheni and Mihail Kogălniceanu. The word “gypsy” meant during the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries a social state, that of a slave, which was not part of the social structure, being a simple object of exchange. Depending on the master, there were three categories of slaves: princely (of the ruler and his wife), boyar (of the boyars), monastic (of the monasteries). ”
On this occasion, for the community from Valea Seacă, a unique community event was organized dedicated both to commemorate the liberation of the Roma from Romania and to launch the community action with no.
The children from the Gymnasium School no. 1 from Valea Seacă, prepared a specific artistic moment, and impressed us with their native qualities.
The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

We learn and we play

The children from Valea Seacă are happy to come daily to the educational and extracurricular activities that we carry out within the Star of Hope center. Together with their colleagues, they participate in homework activities and receive support from socio-educational facilitators. For relaxation, after completing homework, they participate in sports activities. Despite the low temperature outside, they improvised a basketball court in the center lobby, and the fun was just right.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

If you want you can!

At the Star of Hope center in Dimăcheni, as part of the training and education for adults, we have a new participant. A mother from the community expressed her desire to start the tailoring course with the other ladies. We were very impressed by the life story of this mother with 5 children at home and a baby in her womb. Mom is extremely happy to learn how to sew linen for her home. She is working hard to complete the first lingerie she will use for her children.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

We love school!

“We like school”, this is the representative motto of the children from the Star of Hope centers in Dimăcheni and Valea Seacă. Because they do not have the best conditions at home to do their homework, they do not have educated parents who can help them when they need it, our children have taken responsibility and understood how important it is to learn. They come to the center with great joy and appreciate the opportunity that has been offered to them. We hope to have as many high school graduates as possible and even students who, in turn, will help the community in which they grew up and trained.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

We don’t get bored!

Children at the Star of Hope Center in the Dry Valley spend quality time together. When they have no homework to do, they participate in extracurricular activities that help them enjoy and discover the skills they have. This time the children chose to make personalized bracelets with their name or that of their best friend. Those who are passionate about drawing, preferred to color and tell funny stories from their lives.

The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.