REF Serbia Branch Office Joins the National Campaign for Enrollment in Preschool and Primary School

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with UNICEF and other partners that include the Roma Education Fund, has initiated a new campaign for the enrollment of young children from vulnerable social groups into mandatory education – the preschool preparatory program and primary school.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with UNICEF and other partners that include the Roma Education Fund, has initiated a new campaign for the enrollment of young children from vulnerable social groups into mandatory education – the preschool preparatory program and primary school.

Under Serbian law, a year-long preparatory preschool program is mandatory for all children before they begin primary school. Attendance in this program is of special importance for children belonging to vulnerable groups in order for them to prepare successfully for school. With that in mind, REF perceives it as critical to undertake additional measures to increase the coverage of children from vulnerable groups in mandatory education, especially to promote the coverage of Roma children.

The Team for Social Inclusion and the Group for Preschool Education of the Ministry of Education, in cooperation with UNICEF, REF, the Association of Pedagogical Assistants and other partners, prepared and printed promotional material for parents containing important information about enrollment, the importance of preschool programs for children, and about school enrollment. Flyers and posters were printed in Serbian and Romani languages.

The implementation of the campaign is supported by: UNICEF, REF, SDC, Open Society Foundations, OSCE Mission to Serbia, Red Cross of Serbia, Office for Human and Minority Rights of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the National Roma Council, the Association of the Pedagogical Assistants in Serbia, and by the Team for Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Serbia.

Download Serbian poster for preschool here.
Download Romanes flyer for preschool here.

Download Serbian poster for primary school here.
Download Romanes poster for primary school here.