True wealth lies in helping the poorest
Children have no control over the circumstances they are born into. Your special donation can be an investment in the future of hundreds of children from excluded and poor communities. You can significantly change the quality of their life. You can increase their opportunities for future employment, helping them to be self-reliant and support their families.
Our dream is to give every child from excluded and marginalized communities a better start in life. By 2025, we aim to have 60 omamas working in the excluded Roma communities, helping 1,200 children build foundations for a better future. This represents about 16% of the 7,500 children aged 0-3 born in marginalized Roma communities.
At Cesta von, we are grateful to everyone who helps move this dream forward, even with a symbolic donation
1. We want to provide help to as many children as possible
Major donors are a significant driver of our work with children in poor communities. Thanks to them, we can hire, train, and support new omamas, as well as continue our work with the current ones. We aim for the program to be sustainable and have long-term success in every community where we launch it.
2. Our goal is to maintain high-quality standards as well
Every donor is an integral part of our success. Thanks to the donations we can gather useful data, refine our methodologies, and continuously improve our work with young children and their parents. We measure the impact of the Omama program in collaboration with Dr. Michelle Fernandes from Oxford University. We work with Slovakia’s leading professionals to design content for children lessons and train omamas.
3. Our goal is to make the Omama program part of the system on a national level.
Major donors help expand the reach of the Omama program to more children and contribute to the push for early intervention in the system, aiming for active state participation in addressing generational poverty as well.
Few economic policies offer both a high social return on investment and the added benefit of reducing income inequality. Investing in preschool education for children from marginalized communities aged 0 to 5 is exactly one of those rare, bright exceptions.
Ľudovít Ódor
Ľudovít Ódor, Member of the European Parliament and former Slovak Prime Minister
“Window of opportunity”
A lot of research proves that supporting the development of children at the youngest age has the highest return for society. A child’s early development multiplies his potential for later success in studies and employability as an adult. Instead of an unhappy life in poverty, dependent on support and receiving various benefits, a person can thus become a successful and fully integrated member of society, a contributor and a tax payer. Despite the high return, early care is implemented in Slovakia, respectively early intervention only to a limited extent, and that too only for children with a medical disadvantage.
“In September 2022, as members of the Cesta von board, we took part in a trip to four poor communities. We had the opportunity to meet the omamas, their mentors, coordinators, people who work in the Filip program and practically the entire Cesty von team. … Zobraziť viac
In September 2022, as members of the Cesta von board, we took part in a trip to four poor communities. We had the opportunity to meet the omamas, their mentors, coordinators, people who work in the Filip program and practically the entire Cesty von team. Except for everything was well organized I could see that the program really worked. Does not have only an immediate effect on the progression itself children, the reach of the program is wider. Omamas first of all they educate children and provide them stimulating environment. They themselves are beside it they learn a lot, have a stable job, create plans for life, supplement education, do driving school, they are more motivated to ensure better housing, and they inspire others people around them. I am convinced that if you are thinking about supporting the Omama program, sure you won’t make a mistake.
It’s a dream come true for me. I believe that I will live to see how the children I work with will do better in life – also thanks to my work – better.
From my many years of experience with children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, I know that any work at an early age is a plus before entering kindergarten. When I learned that the program will also work in Chminany, … Zobraziť viac
From my many years of experience with children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, I know that any work at an early age is a plus before entering kindergarten. When I learned that the program will also work in Chmínany, I saw it as a service for us, because children come to our kindergarten prepared and thus we can further develop them. Omama Jarka implements lessons in our kindergarten. A big benefit is that the children get to know the environment, people, and when they start kindergarten, they acclimatize better, which certainly reduces the insecurities of both children and parents. I really like how parents, by going to kindergarten lessons, started to change their attitude towards kindergarten and education. At the moment, I see even more progress in the parents than in the children themselves. This is their way to greater responsibility thanks to the Omama program.
If you want to become a major donor, contact Hela.
Email: hela.hricova@cestavon.sk
