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Protection of the Right to Access Education

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Protection of the Right to Access Education

About

In 2024, the National Congress of Ukrainians of Moldova (NCUM) actively worked to improve Ukrainian refugee children's access to education, preserve their cultural identity and integrate them into Moldovan society.

One of the key areas was the introduction of a multi-lingual education system, which allows children to study the school curriculum in Ukrainian with the obligatory study of Romanian as the state language. Within the framework of advocacy, NCUM initiated consultations with the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research aimed at developing educational programs for Ukrainian children, including adaptation of curricula and improvement of material and technical base of schools.

Thanks to the efforts of NCUM and international partners, in September 2024, for the first time Ukrainian-language classes were opened in Moldova. The pilot program was implemented by the Ministry of Education and Research of Moldova based on the request of the NCUM. The Taras Shevchenko Gymnasium in Chisinau was the first school to receive 290 students, including refugee children from Ukraine and local students.

The program provides an inclusive environment for learning and integration, and preserves the possibility of receiving education in the Ukrainian language. In cooperation with international organizations, including UNICEF and UNHCR, NCUM is working to further develop the gymnasium's infrastructural capacity and translate teaching materials into Ukrainian.

Based on the successful experience of the Taras Shevchenko Gymnasium, NCUM is working with the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research to adapt this model for other schools. As part of this initiative, training of Ukrainian classes has begun in four educational institutions in the north of Moldova, including in regions with a high concentration of ethnic Ukrainians. One of the next initiatives was the opening of Ukrainian classes at the Mihail Cogalniceanu Lyceum in Balti.

To address the problem of children who are on Moldovan territory but are not registered in any educational system, the NCUM developed advocacy letters to state and international organizations. This initiative aims to improve the coverage of Ukrainian refugee children with educational programs and their return to schools.

NCUM's activities in the field of education not only ensure Ukrainian children's access to quality education, but also create conditions for their successful integration into Moldovan society while preserving their national identity. Cooperation with the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research, international organizations and other partners remains a priority for NCUM in working on the further development of educational initiatives.

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Ensuring access to education for refugee children

Alisa, a six-year-old girl from Odessa, together with her mother Irina found temporary asylum in Moldova. Like many Ukrainian children, she faced the challenge of adapting to a new educational environment, especially the need to find a school with instruction in the Ukrainian language. In 2024, the National Congress of Ukrainians of Moldova (NCUM), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and international partners, initiated the opening of Ukrainian classes in Moldovan schools. Thanks to this initiative, Alisa was able to start studying in the first grade of the Taras Shevchenko Gymnasium already on September 2. NCUM's advocacy in the field of education has significantly facilitated the integration process for hundreds of Ukrainian children, giving them the opportunity to study in their native language, as well as to adapt to a new socio-cultural environment.

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Pupils of VII-IX classes in the Republic of Moldova, who study in Ukrainian language, will receive new textbooks

Three sets of textbooks will be distributed to pupils of VII-IX classes in the Republic of Moldova who study in the Ukrainian language. The new textbooks include works by contemporary Ukrainian writers, as well as updated spelling rules. Until now, children had to study with old textbooks, which were more than 15 years old. Two subjects have been introduced into the single textbook: Ukrainian language and Ukrainian literature.

Moldova plans to translate textbooks into Ukrainian by fall

The Taras Shevchenko Gymnasium in Chisinau hosted a meeting of a working group working on the creation of textbooks in Ukrainian.

The Ukrainian House in Chisinau hosted a meeting on the implementation of a multilingual education system in Moldova, organized by the National Congress of Ukrainians of Moldova (NCUM).

"Specific actions are already underway to open Ukrainian classes in 4 educational institutions in the north of Moldova, where a large number of ethnic Ukrainians are concentrated. Starting with the translation of textbooks into Ukrainian, ending with the training of teachers for educational institutions - all this is already in the process of implementation."

Refugees from Ukraine will study in their native language in Chisinau: “We are grateful that Moldova accepts our children”

The bell rang on September 2 at the Taras Shevchenko gymnasium in Chisinau, where more than 200 refugee children from Ukraine study. For them, for the first time in the Republic of Moldova, classes were opened in the Ukrainian language. The teachers are also refugees and the textbooks were brought from Ukraine.

The team of the National Congress of Ukrainians of Moldova (NCUM), led by its head Dmytro Lekartsev, met with the Vice Mayor of Chisinau, Angela Cutasevic, and discussed opportunities for cooperation in the field of education.

“We agreed to establish cooperation with the Chisinau Office for the Protection of Children's Rights to determine the causes. Our task is to ensure the right to education for every child in Ukraine,” the UCUF said.

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The NCUM Council ensures collegial decision-making and strategic leadership, as well as oversight and support for the organization's activities.

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Dmitri Lecartev

The National Congress of Ukrainians of Moldova is a nongovernmental, nonprofit civil society organisation that represents Moldova’s Ukrainian community, ensures their rights protection, and facilitates their social and economic inclusion into Moldovan society.