Help us reach all students in need!
According to the Ministry of Education and Science, over 20% of all children who start school in Bulgaria each year are not native Bulgarian language speakers.
These children, predominantly from the Roma community, are the main group concerned by an early dropout from the education system. For 55% of the Roma families, the main language for communication is different from Bulgarian; moreover, 19% of Roma adults are illiterate. Thus, Roma children face extreme inequality at the start of their education.
The education system does not have the diagnostic tools nor the teaching methodology and educational resources to support these students. As a result they often fail to finish their studies and struggle with integrating into the wider community and society.
We at Teach for Bulgaria partnered with experts from the NGO EducArt and started working on developing functional, practical, and useful Bulgarian language training tools for primary school students.
After months of hard work we can confirm that the following materials have been finalised and are already being disseminated across the country to many children and teachers who would benefit from them:
1. Book for the students for learning the alphabet
2. Tactile letters handbook
3. Handbook with instructions for the teacher
In the next couple of months we would like to develop an online course (free and available to all who would benefit from it) which will be based on the above mentioned materials and will provide guidelines and instructions on how teachers, parents and students can use the materials to achieve results! Furthermore, we will be developing a reading book which can be used by the students to practice reading and understanding in Bulgarian after they have learned the alphabet with the help of the book for students.
Confirming that the big aim of this project remains-to reach all children in need of specialised language support and all teachers who work with students in such a situation, we are kindly asking you to support us today!
By donating you will be helping us get closer to this big aim!
Join the 24-hour campaign which takes place on #GivingTuesday (30.11) so that your donation can be matched by Global Giving!
Thank you for believing in the cause for ensuring quality education to EVERY child in Bulgaria!
Teach For Bulgaria team
