The project aims to increase the inclusion and empowerment of Roma in Satu Mare County
Project implementation period: 24 months, starting from 01.01.2022
The project aims to increase the inclusion and empowerment of Roma in Satu Mare County, by providing integrated services for 1,300 people from families in vulnerable situations (of which 1,250 are Roma) and by increasing the capacity of local public authorities in 10 Satu Mare communities to act effectively for their social inclusion.
Tașnad Town Hall
Intercommunity Development Association Satu Mare County
The National Red Cross Society of Romania - Satu Mare Branch.
1,300 people from families in vulnerable situations (including 1,250 Roma) from the city of Tășnad (Sărăuad and Cervechi Districts), the city of Ardud (Roma District), as well as from 8 villages in Satu Mare County: Stîna (Socond commune) , Pelișor (Lazuri commune), Hrip (Păulești commune), Irina (Andrid commune), Cidreag (Porumbești commune), Atea (Dorolț commune), Santău (Santău commune), Turulung (Turulung commune).
4,414,864.62 lei of which 3,752,634.93 lei EEA Grant and Public Co-financing of 662,229.69 lei
The project responds to emergencies identified at the level of vulnerable groups, especially of the Roma ethnicity, from 10 rural communities:
- lack of hygiene and health education and family planning,
- lack of remedial education,
- lack of basic conditions for ensuring personal hygiene,
- the poor state of health;
- the lack of knowledge, motivation, and skills of young people to access the labor market,
- the low capacity of local authorities to respond to the problems of vulnerable communities
- lack of trained human resources.
The project aims to increase the inclusion and empowerment of Roma in Satu Mare County, by providing integrated services for 1,300 people from families in vulnerable situations (of which 1,250 are Roma) and by increasing the capacity of local public authorities in 10 Satu Mare communities to act effectively for their social inclusion.
Specific objectives:
- the provision of complementary and adapted educational services, at the level of 10 rural localities, for at least 680 children, mostly of Roma ethnicity, in vulnerable situations (young people and children), through non-formal means, non-formal activities, a remedial education program for 80 vulnerable students from Hrip and empowerment activities for at least 100 young Roma mothers;
- facilitating access to employment for 620 young inactive Roma, coming from 10 rural communities, by raising awareness of equal opportunities in the labor market, acquiring the information, skills, and means necessary to access a job, as well as by meditating on the labor market for at least 100 of the young people;
- the provision of health services for 680 vulnerable children and 620 people in vulnerable situations, the majority of Roma, by creating a first aid service at the level of 10 target communities, by promoting and facilitating compliance with basic hygiene rules (regarding the norms of health and personal and collective hygiene, disease prevention, first aid, nutrition, contraception) and investments in 10 communal bathrooms, during the implementation of the project.
- increasing the local capacities of 10 multi-ethnic rural communities to manage the problems faced by Roma, by training 15 health mediators and 15 community facilitators, to work with Roma communities, during 8 months of project implementation.
The expected results:
- increasing the inclusion of 1300 vulnerable people from Satu Mare county (adults, young people, or children, including Roma).
- increasing local capacities in 10 rural communities to manage the problems faced by the Roma, by training 15 health mediators and 15 community facilitators to work with Roma people.
The project will be implemented in partnership by Tășnad City Hall, The Satu Mare County Intercommunity Development Association and the Satu Mare Red Cross.