Lack of targeted financing mechanisms; and
Lack of political will.
UNICEF adopts both human rights and gender perspectives in
efforts to address violations of Roma children's rights to and in
education. In collaboration with. Roma partner NGOs,
communities and families we support the following:
Access to Early Childhood Development and related
training for Roma and other teachers working in Roma
communities;
Literacy programmes and development of educational
manuals and materials for Roma children;
Initiatives aimed at eliminating early marriage and
pregnancy, encouraging the participation of Roma children
in public life, and combating child labour;
Advocacy campaigns to promote equal chances and
opportunities for Roma children, to end segregation of
Roma children in the education system;
UNICEF advocates for all schools and education systems to be
responsive to children's rights, meaning that schools should:
Be inclusion of all children, particularly children from ethnic minorities, children with special
educational needs and children with a disadvantaged social background.
Offer good quality teaching and learning with individual
instruction appropriate to 'the developmental level,
abilities and learning capacities of all children, thus
ensuring that no child is left behind.
The curriculum and content of education must be
relevant to the needs of the society — its social cohesion
and labour market.
Provide a safe, healthy and protective school
environment in which 'children are protected from
violence, abuse and, harm and in which essential life skills
and values of respect, tolerance and democracy are
promoted.