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project info
Start date: 1 February 2024
End date: 31 January 2026
funding
Fund: European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)
Total budget: 1 255 550,99 €
EU contribution: 1 067 218,34 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

Backyard Lights - Support Network for Family Educational Functions

The aim of the project is to provide support to Świętokrzyskie families in the field of childcare and upbringing. As part of the project, 600 places of care and upbringing will be created in 40 newly created day support facilities run in the backyard form in the province. At the same time, 80 people working in education with young people will improve their qualifications in the form of training in their duties. In 2020, the report "Parental Burnout Around the Globe: The 42-Country Study is the most comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the situation of families and the problems associated with parenting to date. Under strict methodological supervision, 12364 mothers and 5045 fathers from 42 countries were examined. This report revealed one of the key issues related to parenting and upbringing: Parental burnout. Unfortunately, among the 42 countries surveyed, Poland ranks at the very top of the scale of the problem. At the same time, as part of the ‘First family’ project, scientists from the Jagiellonian Club carried out a thorough analysis of the above-mentioned issues in the context of the Polish family. The research findings published in 2023 form the basis for the diagnosis of the target group for this project. Namely, the study defined parental burnout as ‘a chronic condition resulting from long-term exposure to chronic stress associated with childcare’. It has four dimensions: "an exhausting parental role, loss of parental pleasure, emotional distancing from their children and a sense of inefficiency in their parental role". The above international and national research contributed to the applicant's self-analysis of the regularly conducted educational work of children and young people in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, including looking at the functioning of the family and their impact on the attitudes of the youngest generation. The diagnosis made, described further in the application (part "Target groups", "Additional information"), confirms the conclusions of the above studies. Therefore, the existence of day support facilities, including in the form of a backyard, for families by taking care of children and providing parental counselling services is becoming important. Diagnosed problems affect families as such, affect both mothers and fathers, affect boys and girls. There is therefore no valid reason to focus support on one gender. The proportion of women and men in the target group was therefore based on the GUS database on the number of men and women in the Świętokrzyskie voivodship. The identified problem in the target group of the project has its reference in the planned tasks. The first of them is the organization and program of 40 backyard centers in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, consistent with the Scouting Education System, whose administrator is the Polish Scouting Association. The Scout Education System is fully compliant with the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, because the regulations of the ZHP are in accordance with national legislation and national law with EU law. The second task is "support and counselling for parents" who are experiencing a crisis or want to strengthen parental competences. In order to meet the need to implement sustainable development and the "do no significant harm" principle, the task of "environmental workshops" for children will be implemented. In order to ensure the practical application of the principles of equality and non-discrimination, the project’s educational staff will receive ‘Safe from harm’ training. On the other hand, the planned task of the "physical development workshop - swimming and water sports classes", which through physical activity in the aquatic environment are an example of accessibility for people with disabilities and fulfill the assumptions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The full description of the tasks and the fulfilment of the competition criteria can be found below.

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