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Evaluation of the Programme on Prevention of Violence and Bullying Schools – Steps Together Support by UNICEF Bulgaria Country Office, 2019-2022 (HML IRB Review #578BULG22)
Overview
According to the study on the health and behavior of school-aged children students in Bulgaria are among the top ten out of 43 surveyed countries affected by the problem of school bullying. Data from the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) shows around 8000 cases of different forms of violence are registered in schools annually. A study of the views of Bulgarian children on important areas of their life, conducted by UNICEF and the State Agency for Child Protection, also confirms that violence, in particular school violence, is a major problem for children and adolescents. The different forms of aggression, violence and bullying, are identified as one of the four major problems faced by children in Bulgaria together with poverty, easy access to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes, and the low quality of education.
The purpose of the evaluation of the Program on Prevention of Violence and Bullying in School “Steps Together” (The Program) is to lead to improvement of the structure, implementation, and quality of the Program, and eventually to ensure its national scale up and sustainability through its legal and administrative institutionalization and state budgeting.
The key target of the evaluation will be UNICEF CO and MES and pilot schools of the Program.
It is planned the evaluation to be supported by a Reference Group, consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science, State Agency for Child Protection, Council of Children to the State Agency for Child Protection, Ombudsman, school principals, school psychologists and pedagogical councilors and teachers and other stakeholders as per nomination by the MES. The group will support and oversee the evaluation process, as well as will review the findings and recommendations.
The evaluation will focus on the five pilot schools, where the Program is implemented with UNICEF and Ministry of Education and Science support and will cover the period September 2019 – the present.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| Consultant name | |
| Agency Focal Point | Elena Atanassova |
| Focal Point Email | eatanassova@unicef.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
| Geographic Scope | Country |
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