Daily attendance increased to 83% in February1032 of the 1241 children in Fiecare Copil în Grădiniță attended school every day in February. The secret of getting high attendence in the middle of winter: FOOD STAMPS! Ovidiu Rom gives parents 50 lei in food coupons each month if their children show up every day. This has led to higher and higher attendance since September, which is completely opposite the usual winter pattern.
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France presse – Kindergarten is key to fight Roma poverty
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“Storks and swallows,” the kindergartners in this Transylvanian village cry out when asked what birds arrive in springtime, then proudly count to 20 – unaware they are part of an experiment to help Roma children beat the odds of a life mired in poverty.
86% of kids qualified for food coupons
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Once again The Alex Fund helped to bring 1200 severely impoverished Romanian children to preschool and kindergarten every school day in March. Our Romanian partner NG
Members of The Alex Fund board gathered for the Annual Meeting
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Members of The Alex Fund board gathered for the Annual Meeting on February 27 at the offices of Goulston & Storrs in New York City.
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