Integrated Services for Roma Persons from Vulnerable Communities
Save the Children Organization România ·Romania
About this project
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Discrimination, exclusion and increased risk of poverty are the main concerns addressed by "Integrated Services for Roma persons from vulnerable communities". The project aims to increase the inclusion and empowerment of the Roma living in 4 rural marginalized communities (villages of Izvoare, Ciprian Porumbescu, Checea and Breasta) located in Neamt, Suceava, Timis and Dolj counties.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">The activities include: providing support to 1,310 vulnerable persons (of which 1,275 Roma) to access to the existent sectoral and integrated services (in the fields of education, employment, health, housing); educational programs for 780 children (Summer Kindergarten, School after school, extracurricular activities, remedial activities and additional training) in order to reduce the risk of dropout; parental education programs for 370 persons; obtaining identity documents for at least 24 people; improved skills for 32 professionals working with Roma; two awareness campaigns – one addressed to Roma people and one to the majority population; developing one anti-discrimination instrument.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Save the Children Romania will provide the services in all 4 communities, train specialists, do empowerment and awareness. E-Romnja Association will ensure empowerment activities, training, community facilitation and awareness. The local authorities from Bahna will manage the activities related to improvement of living conditions and will support all actions in its community.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
Project partners
- E-Romnja Association - Association for Promoting the Rights of the Roma Women Project partner· Romania
- Bahna Commune Project partner· Romania