Integration through exchange of experience in training of Youth Romani Erasmus Project

Project Title

Integration through exchange of experience in training of Youth Romani

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Romas and/or other minorities; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

The Roma is Europe’s largest minority, with an estimated population of 10 -12 million. Socially and economically, the Roma are also one of the Europe’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and frequently face intolerance, discrimination and exclusion. Many lack access to housing, healthcare, social services employment and education. European countries have both a national and a joint responsibility to address the discrimination and exclusion of the Roma; significant funding has been devoted towards improving the situation of the Roma.
The aim of the project “Integration through exchange of experience in training of Youth Romani” (Romani Ambassadors) was to exchange good practices in the field of Roma education and employment and as a follow-up of previously implemented initiatives under Erasmus+ and other European funding programmes, intends to continue the successful implementation of training opportunities that foster Roma inclusion and integration both in education and employment market. The project develop a comprehensive approach and endorsed a number of goals in training and employment in order to speed up Roma Integration and support the implementation of the national Roma inclusion strategies and the Council Recommendations of Roma Integration. It supported Roma youth participation at different levels by supporting initiatives where Roma participation is key to long-term change. It was created as a synergy among 10 project partners bringing together experiences and target groups from 8 different EU countries (Bulgaria, Greece, Czech Republic, Albania, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Romania).
The project prepared a Training Programme on Training of Romani Trainers with duration of 12 months and to transfer and continue the good practices gained during the PAL Push Entrepreneurship and PAL project. Based on these preparation materials, it were organized both training of ROMANI TRAINERS AND MEDIATORS EXPRESSING THE EU AMBITION: EMPLOYMENT OF ROMA 2018-2028 (organized at 12/11-16/11/2018 in Prague, Czech Republic) and ROMANI TRAINERS AND MEDIATORS EXPRESSING THE EU AMBITION: EDUCATION OF ROMA 2018-2028 (organized at 09.07-13.07.2018 in Brasov, Romania). As a result of the project training activities 53 trainers, teachers and mediators had been participated directly in the project activities and receive trainings in the field of Romani education and employment planning and existing good practices. These trainers participated in the 5-days trainings sessions organized in Brasov, Romania at July 2018 and Prague, Czech Republic at November 2018.
The project had produced a Position and Strategy Paper on Expressing the EU Ambition: Education of Roma 2018-2028 and a European Guide of Roma Mediator for employment support and on-the-job skills education and the opportunities, prepared as a result of the partners work and available in translated versions in all the partners’ languages. These materials had been shard with more than 1561 contacts and have been printed &shared in all the partners’ countries.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 93677,07 Eur

Project Coordinator

KOMUNIKUJEME OPS & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• ASOCIATIA MERGI INAINTE
• OECON GROUP BULGARIA
• UC LIMBURG
• Thirst for Life Association
• Qendra UET
• Rinascita Sociale Salam House
• INSTITOYTO PSYCHOKOINONIKIS ANAPTYXIS