Over the years, RBU has offered the Young Roma Student Scholarship Fund to Roma secondary students who have a desire for higher education but find that their previous learning has some gaps. RBU, in coordination with pedagogical staff at the students' secondary and high schools, has found that these deficits may be overcome by supplimental turtorage as well as augmentation of the student's school supplies and learning technology in order for them to academically perform to the level required for future vocational success.
As a member of the minority population, young Roma students may be offered assistance by the government with the required fees for the academic courses of their high education. However, it is the gap in the 'extras' which may make successful completion of highschool and higher education outside the reach of some young Roma students. Without those 'extras' students struggle to successfully complete their vocational highschools in a manner which would assure them sustainable future employment.
With the addition of some, or all, of those 'extras' – such as school clothing and shoes, a laptop or ipad, school supplies, a small living stipend, and in some cases dormatory accomodation – RBU has assisted several Roma young people to complete High School successfully and in some cases to continue forward and complete their vocational training or university diploma.
Current RBU Young Roma Education Fund Recipient
KATERINA LONČAR – Age 18
2nd year Student at the Beauty School in Osijek, Croatia
Katerina's Story
Katerina's Story
Previous RBU Young Roma Education Fund Recipients and their stories
NATASHA BOGDON AVDAGIĆ Medicinska Sestra
Natasha's Story
ELVIRA MARGINEAN Bachelor's in Business
Elvira's Story
ANDRIJANA NICOLIĆ
Natasha will be responsible for the Fund and will work with another RBU Director.
Natasha was herself someone who was helped by the RBU Education support project and has gone on to establish herself as a key Education advocates among the Bayash Roma.
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