{"id":2111,"date":"2021-01-15T14:31:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reynbg.com\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2025-02-03T13:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T11:31:21","slug":"%d1%83%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0-%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%ba%d0%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/%d1%83%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0-%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%ba%d0%b0\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scholar Radka"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Succ<\/span><\/b>ess<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>story from kindergarten \u201c\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Prolet<\/span><\/b>\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Yambol.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Svetlana\u00a0<\/span>Zlateva<\/span>\u00a0is the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>principal<\/span>\u00a0of kindergarten\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Prolet<\/span>\u201d in Yambol. She shares the problems she\u00a0<\/span>faces\u00a0<\/span>in the town and the\u00a0<\/span>community,\u00a0<\/span>and how she manages to overcome them. In this story we tell you about\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>, a mother of two children, who\u00a0<\/span>study<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0kindergarten \u201c<\/span>Prolet<\/span>\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It all began in the spring of 2019<\/span>, when Mrs.\u00a0<\/span>Zlateva<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>presents<\/span>\u00a0a plan for<\/span>\u00a0re<\/span>novating\u00a0<\/span>a nonfunctional group\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span>kindergarten<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>reach\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>children of compulsory\u00a0<\/span>preparatory\u00a0<\/span>age<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0as well as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to in<\/span>clude\u00a0<\/span>the parents<\/span>\u00a0and motivate the regular\u00a0<\/span>attendance\u00a0<\/span>of the children\u00a0<\/span>in the kindergarten.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After four months of discussions with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>municipality on the financing and the whole re<\/span>novation in general<\/span>, the new group of kindergarten \u201c<\/span>Prolet<\/span>\u201d opens\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>doors for the first time\u00a0<\/span>in 2<\/span>0 years.\u00a0<\/span>The group is mixed and in September 2019, 28 children, aged 4 and 5, start their kindergarten education<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0That is how it happens that a 4-year-old boy and his sister, aged 5, are in the same\u00a0<\/span>kindergarten<\/span>\u00a0group.<\/span>\u00a0And that<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0how Mrs.\u00a0<\/span>Zlateva<\/span>\u00a0meets\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The first time Mrs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Zlateva<\/span><\/span>\u00a0helps Radka\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was<\/span><\/span>\u00a0due to an issue with documentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The problem<\/span><\/span>\u00a0occurs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0because\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Radka<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot<\/span><\/span>\u00a0write, which is the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reason the municipality refused to help her.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mrs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Zlateva<\/span><\/span>\u00a0sends one of the teachers to accompany\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Radka<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to the municipality<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and help her with the documents,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the problem is solved.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>A couple of months later,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Radka<\/span><\/span>\u00a0shares that she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>does not<\/span><\/span>\u00a0have the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>financial ability to pay her children\u2019s health\u00a0<\/span><\/span>examinat<\/span><\/span>ions, that<\/span><\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>required<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to attend<\/span><\/span>\u00a0kindergarten<\/span><\/span>, as well as the children\u2019s clothes.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Zlateva<\/span><\/span>\u00a0gives personal funds and provides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Radka with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clothes<\/span><\/span>, after which the children start attending kindergarten regularly. At a later meeting between Mrs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Zlateva<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and Radka, the mother shares\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot afford to send both her children to kindergarten<\/span><\/span>\u00a0anymore<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Seeing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>confused, scared but at the<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>same<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>time<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>humble<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>woman<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mrs.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Zlateva<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offers<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Radka<\/span><\/span>\u00a0her a job. Fortunately, she accepts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Radka<\/span>\u00a0is from<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0village\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>R<\/span>avnets<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span>Burgas<\/span>\u00a0municipality<\/span>. She studied until\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>seventh grade. At the age of fourteen she\u00a0<\/span>moved to\u00a0<\/span>Yambol, after she was kidnapped. An act that is common\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the Roma community in the region. An act that leads to\u00a0<\/span>child<\/span>\u00a0marriages and their dropping out of the educational system and therefore of the labor market a<\/span>s well<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Radka\u2019s willingness to start the job, she does not have a diploma attesting to her educational level, as well as\u00a0<\/span>money\u00a0<\/span>to return to the village to get<\/span>\u00a0one<\/span>\u00a0either. Mrs.\u00a0<\/span>Zlateva<\/span>\u00a0helps her with that too \u2013 she calls the school in which\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>\u00a0studied and she gets the\u00a0<\/span>answer:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cAre<\/span>\u00a0you asking\u00a0<\/span>about<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Scholar\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>? Because that\u2019s how the whole village calls her.\u201d\u00a0 They \u201ccalled\u201d her that way because she did well at school, but<\/span>..<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>she<\/span>\u00a0was kidnapped and married.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And\u00a0<\/span>that is<\/span>\u00a0how the\u00a0<\/span>Scholar\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>\u00a0starts working at kindergarten \u201c<\/span>Prolet<\/span>\u201d as a cleaner. The rest of the staff\u00a0<\/span>of the kindergarten supports and\u00a0<\/span>encourages\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>\u00a0and she<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>comes\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>work with pleasure and\u00a0<\/span>makes effort to do her job well.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>ince\u00a0<\/span>the beginning of\u00a0<\/span>this school year\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>\u00a0is a<\/span>lso a\u00a0<\/span>student\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>eighth<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>grade<\/span>\u00a0in Yambol.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Except\u00a0<\/span>Radka<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>there are another\u00a0<\/span>four women\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the community\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>Mrs.\u00a0<\/span>Zlateva<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hired\u00a0<\/span>at the kindergarten, and\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>four of them are motivated to continue their education.\u00a0<\/span>They are all at various stages in their educational level<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0four had\u00a0<\/span>distinct reasons<\/span>\u00a0that interfered\u00a0<\/span>with them continuing their education at the time<\/span>. But all of them realize the value of education and are grateful for the help they get.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employment<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>provide<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0an opportunity for a normal life and prerequisite for a successful\u00a0<\/span>integration\u00a0<\/span>of young people\u00a0<\/span>from the<\/span>\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0<\/span>communities<\/span>. These five young women are examples<\/span>\u00a0of how people from these communities can and are willing to work and improve, only if they are given the chance.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3860,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111\/revisions\/3860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}