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Living underground: back to school for Romanian dropouts (Learning World: S5E11, part 1/3)

4,141 views · Published 8 December 2014 · 2:56 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: WISE Channel · 2014 · Education

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UNICEF estimates some 1,500 children live on the streets in the Romanian capital Bucharest. Most have have been driven underground, finding shelter in the sewers. 

A nonprofit organisation called Parada, which was set up by French clown Miloud Oukili in the early 1990s, provides life skills, literacy and and vocational training to the youngsters living on the street. 

Parada provides a drop-in assistance to help the young people to survive. True to its roots, Parada runs daily circus workshops for the children and teenagers.The aim is to rebuild their self esteem while having fun. But there is also space for the youngsters to catch up on some of the basic schooling they've missed out on.  

Parada received the UNICEF prize in 2000. 

To read more on street children in Romania, check out this link: http://www.unicef.org/romania/children_1603.html 

Why do students drop out of education? And what brings them back? Watch our stories from other parts of the world! A story of success from England http://youtu.be/x3dezB0TRKM and Mexico: http://youtu.be/TJdvNfle-JQ

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