The Federation of Gypsy and Gypsy FAGA Rromano Phralipen Association of San Pedro del Pinatar, for the second year are conducting a workshop tutoring and tutoring for Roma children called "THIS SUMMER WITH EDUKALO".
The workshop has 20 children all ethnic Gitana aged from 7 to 11 years old, and some of them were already in the summer workshop last year.
According to the Provincial Delegate of FAGA in the Region of Murcia, "this workshop is being conducted with the cooperation of the City of San Pedro del Pinatar, and especially the Department of Education, since the two years that has been doing have been involved in local and grant preparation thereof. "
"We also have an exceptional staff delivered to your Volunteer altruistic cooperation at all times to work with the children and support them in their work and in their educational games and we also have a voluntary leisure and free time."
Juan Garcia Santiago, which is responsible for FAGA in the region of Murcia and in turn President Rromano Phralipen, argues that "this work is critical to academic work for full equality of Roma and non-Roma since we know that the Roma even tap lists truancy rates with big difference. "
"Since mediation and tutoring for Roma children have been able to observe great results in the field of school performance as well this winter agreement was signed with the Municipality of the town and the figure of the gypsy mediator in the centers and the program included Edukalo was included in the Plan of Municipal School Absenteeism and the results have been successful. "
San Pedro del Pinatar has been and is a pioneer in the Region of Murcia in having a summer school workshop reinforcement and tutoring for Roma children, and always supported by the City and its Department of Education.
Source: FAGA