4. In which ways is the initiative creative and innovative?
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The initiative was promoted by The School Town Hall Office informing the schools with high rate of school drop outs. The Town Hall during the month of September 2013 proposed to all the school in the city this initiative. The school who took part to project informed the children and their families. Many unemployed mothers volunteered with their children to accompany the students with irregular attendance to school.
The initiative lasted the school year ending on june 2014 and it is currently undergoing the new planning organization for the current school year.
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5. Who implemented the initiative and what is the size of the population affected by this initiative?
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The initiative was promoted by The School Town Hall Office creating a partnership between The Town hall School Office, three schools, The Municipal Police Force and the local transport service AMAT. The Town hall School Office provided the funds for the initiative (€ 8.000), the schools provided the students with irregular attendance and the volunteering mothers, the Municipal Police Force guaranteed security alond the chosen paths from the homes of the children to their schools and the transport agency positioned the road signs designed for the initiative PEDIBUS.
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6. How was the strategy implemented and what resources were mobilized?
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The initiative was funded with the tax refund of the year 2011 since that a 5/1000 could be promoted for public services which amounted to €8.000. This sum was used for paying the little support for the unemployed mothers, for creating the road signs and their location and the required materials to produce the road signs.
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7. Who were the stakeholders involved in the design of the initiative and in its implementation?
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Improvement on the attendance on behalf of the students;
Independence on behalf the students in moving freely around their area;
Respect of rules of the highway code and road signs;
increase of social relationships among peers;
more self discipline and self control on behalf of the students.
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8. What were the most successful outputs and why was the initiative effective?
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The initiative was monitored and evaluated through an accurate and daily control of the students attendance and their school profits. Improved participation on behalf of the parents of children with a high rate of irregular attendance and school drop outs. A test was given to children at the beginning of the project and at the end on the highway code.
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9. What were the main obstacles encountered and how were they overcome?
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No relevant problems were experienced during all the stages of the initiative.
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