Project Stronger Together was set up in 1999 within the student project of PRONI Center. By the time, it develops in national recognized project, supported by Ministry of education, culture and sport in that time, Institute for education, head masters of primary and secondary schools, their teachers and local community.
Aims of projects:
- to educate and give support to teachers of different nationality in post-war region,
- to educate pupils and their parents about peace, cooperation and non-violence conflict resolution,
- to develop cooperation between schools, and to integrate program in official school system by support from Ministry of education, culture and sport
- to catalyze process of integration and reconciliation in schools by working with pupils and their parents.
Expert team is formed out of 6 experts, project leader, coordinator and supervisor. Project was implemented in following counties: Osijek-baranja, Vukovar-sirmium, Brodsko-posavska, Pozesko-slavonska, Viroviticko-podravska and Bjelovarsko-bilogorska
Donors:
1999-2000 Stronger Together I
- student project financed by Council of Europe
2000-2002 Stronger Together II
- project of PRONI Center on national level
- supported by Ministry of education, culture and sport,
- financed by Swedish International Development Agency – SIDA
Concrete results:
- cooperation with Ministry of education, culture and sport,
- issued certificates to the participants by Ministry of education, culture and sport,
- better recognition of PRONI Center in local community and society,
- educated teachers: 212, beneficiaries of program: 6360
- schools involved: 48, counties involved: 6
- project involves work with people of Croatian, Serb, Hungarian and Czech nationality,
- Published handbook: Stronger Together, 2000., re-print of handbook: Stronger Together 2, 2002.
Temporary there are negotiations with owners of project – Institute for education, for continuation of project in the region of Osijek-baranja and Vukovar-sirmium County
