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PROGRAM
OUTLINE - JULY 2006
PROJECT, DELEGATION OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO B&H AND UNICEF B&H
COOPERATION ON THE PROJECT:
"LET'S FIND FOREST DWARFS"
Project "Let's find forest dwarfs" is funded by Delegation of European Commission to B&H
and UNICEF Bosnia and Herzegovina
On the beginning of December 2005 Genesis Project, thanks to funding from Delegation of European Commission to BiH (90%) and UNICEF BiH (10%), has started implementation of humanitarian-educational project "Let’s find forest dwarfs". Implementation of the project will last 11 months and will finish on December 31st 2006.
Project activities are implemented in primary schools located throughout western part of Republika Srpska and Una-Sana canton in Federation BiH, during second semester of school 2005/2006 year and during first semester of school year 2006/2007.
Implementation of this project is in primary schools that are located in following municipalities: Banjaluka, Laktaši, Mrkonjić Grad, Šipovo, Kneževo, Kotor Varoš, Gradiška, Srbac, Doboj, Derventa, Modriča, Bosanski Brod, Teslić, Kostajnica, Novi Grad, Prijedor, Kozarska Dubica, Čelinac, Prnjavor, Vukosavlje i Sanski Most.
Project is composed from following activities:
o Puppet theatre performances (live, interactive and educational puppet show) focusing on "Ecology: Water management and efficient use of water resources, nature conservation and air and climate change" which will be performed in total of 150 primary schools. In total we plan to target 13.000 children age from 6 to 11 years and educate them about necessity of environmental protection. Through this performance we also have aim to remind children about danger from mines and unexploded ordinances.
o Environmental protection workshops with peer-educators, focusing on topic "Ecology: Water management and efficient use of water resources, nature conservation and air and climate change". Each workshop has 10 participants – future peer-educators (pupils from fourth, fifth and sixth grades) and lasts one school hour (once a week). In total we plan to educate 300 peer-educators, from 15 primary schools, who will than continue to raise level of environmental protection awareness in their schools and among their peers.
o Activities of integration and affirmation of peer-education, with goal of promotion of peer-educators and affirmation of their role as future transferors of gained knowledge.
o Training sessions with schoolteachers from primary schools (8 schoolteachers from each school) focusing on selected topic. In total we plan to educate 120 schoolteachers from 15 primary schools, with goal of raising their environmental protection awareness and level of their involvement in activities of environmental protection.
o Evaluation activities with goal of evaluation of quality of new knowledge, on project selected topics.
Goal of this project is education of children on topic "Ecology: Water management and efficient use of water resources, nature conservation and air and climate change" that will lead toward development of environmental protection awareness. All educational activities, part of this project, are organized and realized before or after regular school hours and do not, in any way, affect regular school activities.
Genesis Project has obtained necessary approval for project implementation from Republika Srpska Pedagogical institute, Ministry of education and culture of Republika Srpska and from Cantonal ministry of education, science, culture and sport of Una-Sana canton in Federation of BiH.
During period from December 2005 till 31st May 2006, Genesis Project implemented
following activities:
1. Activity 1: Live interactive educational puppet shows, focusing on Environmental protection issues. In period from January 25th 2006 till May 31st 2006 educational puppet show "Let’s find forest dwarfs" has been performed in 70 educational institutions in western part of Republic of Srpska and Una–Sana canton. In total we have targeted/educated 6 378 children from 6 to 11 years.
2. Activity 2: Environmental protection workshops with peer-educators. We organized and implemented 70 Environmental protection workshops with 125 peer-educators.
3. Activity 3: Integration of Environmental protection peer-education activities and support to peer-educators (active use of "Environmental protection brochure for teachers and peer-educators"). Our peer educators conducted 30 workshops/educational classes with their peers in the classrooms. In total 763 pupils in 5 selected primary schools were educated about environmental protection issues by our peer-educators – their class mates, with the support from Genesis Project team members.
4. Activity 4: Promotion and affirmation of Environmental protection peer-education activities and use of "Environmental protection brochure" – workshops for analyses and making recommendations for future practice. We organized and implemented 20 workshops with 125 peer-educators and 25 schoolteachers.
5. Activity 5: Organization and realization of Environmental protection training session with schoolteachers. Genesis Project organized and facilitated 5 group training sessions with 40 schoolteachers in order to properly introduce them with project selected topics and to obtain their direct involvement in all further environmental protection activities initiated by pupils/peer educators.
6. Activity 6: Evaluation activities (pre-testing and post-testing activities for children/future peer-educators). Group of 59 children/peer educators was pre-tested and post-tested before and after they have participated in 12 peer-education workshops and we compared received results.
Conclusion of evaluation team:
After we compared tables that present results of pre-testing and results of post-testing, we noticed following:
o During pre-testing evaluation children gave 61.01% of correct answers and 38.99% of incorrect answers.
o During post-testing evaluation children gave 98.39% of correct answers and 1.61% of incorrect answers.
o Comparing results from pre-testing evaluation and from post-testing evaluation we can conclude that significant increase in level of knowledge has occurred among children after they have participated in our peer education workshops.
Project implementation is temporarily stopped since schools are closed down due to school summer holidays. Project implementation will continue during second half of month August.
GENESIS PROJECT AND CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY - CIDA COOPERATION ON THE PROJECT: "HUMANIZATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO SEXES - GENDER EQUALITY EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA"
Project "Humanization of relationship between two sexes - Gender Equality Education in primary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina" is funded by
Canadian International Development Agency - CIDA
Thanks to funding from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Genesis Project has, on the beginning of January 2006, initiated implementation of humanitarian-educational project "Humanization of relationship between two sexes – Gender Equality Education in primary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina".
Implementation of this project lasted during second semester of school year 2005/2006 in 6 primary schools in Republika Srpska and in 4 primary schools in Una-Sana canton, in Federation of BiH (in total we targeted 10 schools). Implementation finished on May 31st 2006.
Project was composed from following activities:
o Development of "Gender equality brochure for peer-educators and schoolteachers".
o Educational workshops with peer-educators on topic "Humanization of relationship between two sexes – Gender Equality Education". Each workshop had 10 participants – future peer-educators (pupils from sixth and seventh grades) and workshop lasted one school hour (once a week). We educated in total 208 peer-educators, from 10 primary schools, who than continued to promote gender equality in their schools and among their peers.
o Activities of integration and affirmation of peer-education, with goal of promotion of peer-educators and affirmation of their role as future transferors of gained knowledge.
o Training sessions with schoolteachers from primary schools (8 schoolteachers from each school) focusing on selected topic. In total we educated 81 schoolteacher from 10 primary schools, with goal of raising their gender equality awareness and level of their involvement in activities of gender equality.
o Evaluation activities with goal of evaluation of quality of new knowledge, on project selected topics.
Goal of this project is education of children about topic "Humanization of relationship between two sexes - Gender Equality Education" that will lead toward removing negative attitudes and prejudices, among children, about gender equality. All educational activities are organized and realized before or after regular school hours and have not, in any way, affected regular school activities.
Genesis Project has obtained necessary approval for project implementation from Republika Srpska Pedagogical institute, Ministry of education and culture of Republika Srpska and from Cantonal ministry of education, science, culture and sport of Una-Sana canton in Federation of BiH.
Schools in which we implemented this project are:
1. P.S. "Petar Petrović Njegoš", Banja Luka, Republika Srpska
2. P.S. "Dositej Obradović", Banja Luka, Republika Srpska
3. P.S. "Vojislav Ilić", Krupa na Vrbasu, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska
4. P.S. "Jovan Dučić", Zalužani, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska
5. P.S. "Desanka Maksimović", Trn, Laktaši, Republika Srpska
6. P.S. "Branko Ćopić", Prijedor, Republika Srpska
7. P.S. "I Osnovna škola", Bosanska Krupa, Una-Sana canton, Federation of BiH
8. P.S. "II Osnovna škola", Bosanska Krupa, Una-Sana canton, Federation of BiH
9. P.S. "Hasanbeg Čeko Čekić", Sanski Most, Una-Sana canton, Federation of BiH
10. P.S. "Hasan Kikić", Sanski Most, Una-Sana canton, Federation of BiH
All project educational materials, including brochure "Gender equality for peer-educators and schoolteachers" were developed in close cooperation with Gender centre of Government of Republika Srpska and with Republika Srpska Pedagogical institute - Ministry of education and culture of Republika Srpska. On that way we have ensured that all gender equality messages are correct as well as that they are pedagogically adapted to our target group.
Important parts of this project were:
1. Evaluation of the questionnaires, conducted during implementation of the project "Humanization of relationship between two sexes – Gender Equality Education in primary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Goal of this evaluation was to determine changes in attitudes and level of knowledge that occurred in time before and after the educational workshops.
2. Research conducted in 39 primary schools during implementation of the project "Humanization of the relationship between two sexes – Gender Equality Education in primary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Goals of this research were:
a. To determine how family, school, peers and media influence formation of consciousness about gender roles among boys and girls;
b. On the basis of received information, determine how we should develop and create future projects focusing on the topic "Humanization of the relationship between sexes".
Research was conducted in the 39 primary schools located in western part of Republika Srpska, Una-Sana canton, Middle Bosnia canton and Zenica-Doboj canton, in Federation of BiH.
GENESIS PROJECT AND INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITY (IOCC)
- COOPERATION ON PROJECT "GENDER EQUALITY EDUCATION
FOR YOUNGER ADOLESCENTS"
Project "Gender equality education for younger adolescents" is funded by International Orthodox Christian Charity - IOCC
The aim of the action is to prepare, organize and implement 160 gender equality workshops for 160 younger adolescents in Banja Luka. Project is implemented from June 1, 2006 till November 30, 2006.
Project is fully implemented by Genesis Project, but with support from following institutions and organizations:
1. Primary school "Dositej Obradović", Banja Luka
2. Primary school "Petar Petrović Njegoš", Banja Luka
3. Primary school "Branko Radičević", Banja Luka
4. Association of landmine survivors "UDAS", Banja Luka
5. City orphanage "Rada Vranješević", Banja Luka
6. Croatian cultural association “Danica", Banja Luka
7. Primary school "Borisav Stanković", Banja Luka
8. Primary school "Ivan Goran Kovačić", Banja Luka
9. Primary school "Jovan Cvijić", Banja Luka
10. Primary school "Zmaj Jova Jovanović", Banja Luka
The role of these institutions is to help Genesis Project in identifying younger adolescents (aged from 12 to 14 years) who will be enrolled in series of gender equality workshops. In total, Genesis Project in collaboration with these institutions will identify 160 younger adolescents. Also, Genesis Project will try to liaison with these institutions after project’s official completion in order that these institutions organize activities through which peer-educators will transfer their gender equality knowledge to their peers.
The project started at June 1, 2006, and first two weeks were devoted to preparation activities. From the mid-June Genesis Project started actual realization of gender equality workshops.
Overall goal:
1. To reduce the impact of negative attitudes and stereotyping about gender equality on children in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. To achieve permanent influence on the development and formation of consciousness, within children and adults, about constant and long-term need for promotion and protection of gender equality that will guarantee equal conditions to all members of society, preventing direct and indirect discrimination based on sexes.
3. To initiate and support "community/school based" actions toward gender equality through empowerment of adolescents/peer-educators.
GENESIS PROJECT AND INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITY (IOCC)
- COOPERATION ON PROJECT "IOCC NGO FAIR - BANJA LUKA, AUGUST 2006"
Project "IOCC NGO Fair - Banjaluka, August 2006" is funded by International Orthodox Christian Charity - IOCC
In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is still very obvious, how little wide public knows about non-governmental organizations and about ways and possibilities of becoming more active member of the civil society. That is why "Genesis Project" and majority of local NGO community think that organization of NGO Fair is an excellent opportunity for wider public introduction with civil society and NGOs.
Through direct contact and through distribution of various NGOs promotional material we can introduce ourselves to all interested Fair visitors, we can hope that some of our visitors will decide to join us and by doing so that they will empower us and help us to more strongly support our goals and initiatives.
During July and August 2006 Genesis Project will, thanks to the funding from International Orthodox Christian Charities and United States Department of Agriculture implement project "IOCC NGO Fair – Banjaluka August 2006".
Goals of this project are:
A. Presentation of work of 25 NGOs from Federation and Republika Srpska.
B. Media promotion of NGOs, IOCC and the Fair.
C. Education of wider public on role and importance of NGOs.
D. Strengthening and deepening of partnership relationship between local NGOs.
Fair took place on August 25 and 26, 2006 in City park "Petar Kočić" and in Slatina, Banjaluka.
GENESIS PROJECT AND B.A.R.F. (BALKAN AID RELIEF FOUNDATION)
- COOPERATION ON PROJECTS
"HUMANITARIAN AID CONVOYS TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA"
Project "Humanitarian aid convoys to Bosnia and Herzegovina" is funded by
Balkan Aid Relief Foundation - B.A.R.F.
Balkan Aid Relief Foundation (BARF) is a non-profit making aid agency run by Land Rover enthusiasts who organize aid convoys to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their own off-road vehicles.
Wonderful co-operation between Balkan Aid Relief Foundation (BARF) and Genesis Project started in June 2000. Since then, people from BARF have delivered twelve substantial shipments of humanitarian aid to Banja Luka and western part of Republika Srpska. This part of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of over 700.000 people. Last convoy was organized during February 2006.
Trustees of BARF with Mr. Neil Ross Newitt as Chairman organized all humanitarian aid convoys.
Thanks to these wonderful people from BARF and their efforts, we were able to distribute huge amount of humanitarian aid to all people and institutions in need, here in Bosnia and Herzegovina and there are a big number of them.
Numbers speak for themselves. Thanks to BARF, we were able to help and bring necessary humanitarian aid to numerous governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as:
- primary schools,
- specialized educational institutions for children with special need,
- different local humanitarian organizations involved in helping to refugee, internally
displaced and socially endangered domestic population,
- different clinics throughout western part of Republika Srpska,
- Banja Luka Clinical Centre – different clinics,
- many other formal and non-formal associations of citizens.
The importance of this humanitarian aid is beyond its commercial value because people of United Kingdom give it with love to people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and that is the most important thing.
We hope that we will continue our cooperation with Balkan Aid Relief Foundation, in order to help people of Bosnia and Herzegovina who still need our assistance very much, in order to live their lives with a bit more of dignity and humanity.
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