Members of 9 regional Advisory Boards for Child participation – ABCs (from the districts of Ungheni, Falesti, Calarasi, Cahul, Telenesti, Singerei, Causeni, Orhei, and Soroca) and the members of the National Advisory Board for Child participation \u2013 NABC got reunited this year within the traditional summer school, organized by the Association \u201cPartnerships for Every Child\u201d \u2013 P4EC.<\/p>\n
With the occasion, teens could enjoy a good time together, share experiences and results achieved over the year and empower their abilities of monitoring and assessment of the local policies and programs based on child\u2019s right protection.<\/p>\n
The event reunited 200 youngsters \u2013 all members of these ABCs, which took participation in a series of trainings and socio \u2013 cultural activities, conducted by the local coordinators. According to P4EC\u2019s Consultant in Child\u2019s Participation, Natalia Semeniuc, since these ABCs\u2019 and NABC\u2019s creation, the summer school is being organized every year. \u201eThe Summer school is a good occasion for the members of ABCs to know better each other. We cannot help noticing how, year by year, these children become more mature. We are happy to assist at their formation as personalities, at the actions they take to help other children in our country and finally, at the welfare of many children and families in Moldova.\u201d<\/p>\n
Besides jokes and enjoying each other\u2019s company, the teens learned more about the inclusive education, child\u2019s welfare, the ways of promoting, monitor and report their own activities and the importance of collaboration with media. Some of the teens\u2019 impressions are exposed below.<\/p>\n
Aurelia Obreja, Orhei ABC member, student, grade 11, Mihai Eminescu Gymnasium of Orhei<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eDuring these 4 days I\u2019ve experienced a lot. I met new friends, I spent a marvelous time with a marvelous team. It was nice sharing experience and good advices. We also tried to put some points on the aspects regarding child\u2019s rights. I\u2019m going home with very good impressions, with a new experience and with a lot of things which I didn\u2019t know, but I learned here about them. I\u2019m now more informed and I\u2019m happy for these 4 days in which I enjoyed life, sun and beautiful time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrei Palii, member of NABC, student, grade 11, \u201eMihai Eminescu\u201d Lyceum of Falesti<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eto be honest, I\u2019m fascinated. There were only positive emotions! I\u2019m thrilled about people that came here for us. It\u2019s been an awesome experience for me. First of all, I should say that I\u2019ve learned to communicate more efficiently. There were so many new things I never knew about. I\u2019m turning back home a bit nostalgic \u2026 but very informed and eager to apply in practice all that I learned here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eduard Groza, member of Orhei ABC<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eThis Advisory Board is very important , because what we do here is trying to help various children, experiencing different situations. We could listen children placed in Foster Care Services, we monitored them and even developed brief reports. I have good impressions about this summer school. I\u2019ve learned here a lot and I\u2019ll make use of the knowledge learned these days.\u201d<\/p>\n
R\u0103zvan \u0162urcan, NABC member, student, grade 8, Gymnasium of Saiti, district of Causeni<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eHere are some of my impressions: fascinating, extraordinary, marvelous, enigmatic. It really felt \u2026 we were all together, there were children, it was a joy for the soul. We felt people\u2019s dedication, the team spirit and enjoyed life, here, at the summer school. It was really amazing and everything very well organized. It was unique. Children were very friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniela Lupu\u015for, Falesti ABC member, student, grade 10, Gymnasium of Albinetul Vechi, district of Falesti<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eThis summer school was very important for me, because here took place a very intense change of experience and we all learned a lot of new things. I\u2019m leaving here with my luggage full of knowledge, which I can\u2019t wait to apply in concrete situations related to our Advisory Board\u2019s future activity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sorin Grosu, Falesti ABC member, student, grade 9, \u201eDiomid Gherman\u201d Gymnasium, district of Falesti<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eI believe what happened here at the summer school, will help me lot in my future carrier. I feel that I have enriched my work experience and I think that it will be useful when we\u2019ll have to right projects for children.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ecaterina Jurba, Ungheni ABC member, student, grade 12 \u201eAlexandru Pushkin\u201d Lyceum<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eI have very nice records of this summer school. I liked practically, everything, from the day we came here, till this last day, when we are finishing the activities. In my Advisory Board I have very good colleagues, very receptive, open, positive, it is nice working with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Igor Enache, Ungheni ABC member, student, grade 9 \u201eAlexei Mateevici\u201d Lyceum of P\u00eerli\u0163a, district of Ungheni<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eI am happily surprised about this summer school. I think that what I learned here, will be very useful for me in different life situation and especially, it will be useful for my further discussions with children. I also learned here how to behave during a TV or Radio interview. Today\u2019s course on media was very interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gabriela Stratu, Calarasi ABC member, student, grade 8, Lyceum of Sipoteni, District of Calarasi<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eIt was very interesting spending time at the summer school. We learned here many useful advices and methods of work with different children, especially children with SEN. We also learned new monitoring technics. We enjoyed our time, had fun and relaxed, and knew better our colleagues of other districts. I\u2019ve never been to a summer school before, this is way for me everything was new.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mihaela Stratu, ABC member, student, grade 8, Lyceum of Sipoteni, District of Calarasi<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201eI find very nice this summer school. It is a wonderful idea. I met here people with a large experience, which was generously shared with us. I\u2019ve learned how to make a right interview and how to behave at the interview, how to share knowledge with my colleagues of other ABCs. I\u2019m leaving with very good impressions about people that surrounded us these days. They really love their job and they are doing it professionally. I loved everything and can\u2019t wait to start my further activity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The action above was organized within the project \u201cChildren in Moldova are raised in strong and secure families\u201d, implemented by P4EC in partnership with MoE, MLPSF and 11 district of the Country, with the financial support of USAID.<\/p>\n