DESCRIPTION OF PROGRESS
Activity: organizing a public event to launch the project
The City of Tășnad, as project promoter, on January 31, 2022 organized the launch event of the project "Social inclusion and empowerment of Roma in Satu Mare County" at the House of Culture Tășnad. The conference was attended by 35 guests: partners, collaborators, representatives of Roma communities from Satu Mare County. The conference was followed by press releases in both Romanian and Hungarian in order to inform the beneficiaries and the general public about the funding, objectives and activities of the project.
For information and promotion, leaflets, posters and banners were designed and distributed in Satu Mare County through the collaborating territorial administrative units.
Activity: target group selection and maintenance
In February 2022 the target group selection methodology was developed and agreed upon. To date, 776 people - adults and children - have been enrolled in the target group.
Activity: awareness raising campaign on equal opportunities for Roma population
The awareness-raising activity of the Roma population on equal opportunities is finalized. Sessions have been organized in all communities targeted by the project, with a total of 609 Roma people participating. 500 leaflets were produced to promote equal opportunities on the labor market.
Activity: Healthy Life Skills Camp (6-16 year olds)
So far, 8 camp sessions have been organized. The camp was an event promoting interaction between 283 Roma children and young people from Sarauad (Tășnad), Irina (Andrid), Dorolț, Hrip (Păulești), Tășnad, Turulung, Santău, Socond. The camp takes place over 4 days and addresses various non-formal education activities: prevention of school dropout through sports, survival exercises, games, competitions, activities have been adapted according to the age of participants. The camp is organized at Lacul lui Pintea in Livada, Satu Mare county.
Activity: non-formal education activities for children
Non-formal education activities for children were carried out for a total of 353 children from the following localities: Dorolț, Hrip, Irina, Sărăuad, Tășnad and Turulung. During this activity coordinated by the health education expert, each child received a snack.
Activities were organized according to age groups. Children learned through play rules for a healthy life, rules that will help them to integrate into society, mini-first aid sessions, education workshops on proper oral hygiene for 6-10 year olds and educational workshops on abuse prevention (tobacco abuse, alcohol abuse, drug abuse) and sex education workshops for 11-16 year olds.
A course of traditional dances specific to the Roma culture was organized for 60 Roma children and young people from Tășnad and Sărăuad community. The activity aims to increase self-esteem and appreciation of traditional Roma culture.
Activity: non-formal education activities for children
The IT equipment and furniture necessary for non-formal education activities for children from the community of Hrip, Păulești commune were purchased. Remedial education activities started in May 2022, with 80 beneficiaries.
Activity: information and counseling for employment
People in the target group were informed about their rights and obligations on the labor market, common situations of discrimination on the labor market and ways to deal with them. A total of 219 target group persons from the following localities participated in these activities: Hrip, Irina, Tasnad and Sarauad.
Thus the 219 people were counseled in personal development workshops moderated by the employment counselor. Employment counseling in personal development workshops focused on self-awareness, positive attitude outlook on self-confidence and managing important employment decisions. Exploration of personal qualities, aspirations and career interests, Identification in relation to personal and professional experience. Stress management for attending the job interview. Practical issues related to the difficulties faced by vulnerable people in the labor market were discussed, the target group was advised on how to prepare a CV, how to participate in an interview, etc. During each activity, each child received a snack.
Activity: training activities for staff and volunteers
This activity consists of two sub-activities: 'Health Mediator' Course and 'Health Facilitator' Course.
The health mediator course started in April with 15 participants. The theoretical part of the course is online and the practical part is done physically.
The community facilitator course is being organized. The target group of 15 Roma people has been selected.
Activity: health services
Labor contracts have been signed for the lecturers and the necessary procurement has been started. Work has started on the technical specifications. Extensive market research was carried out in view of the recent price increases.
Activity: online information and promotion
Informing beneficiaries and the general public about the implementation of the project is carried out through the project website https://incluziuneromi.ro/ , through the media and social networking on the following addresses:
http://www.crucearosie-satumare.ro/
Activity: management
Project management is realized by the City of Tășnad. The partners, Satu Mare Intercommunal Development Association and the Romanian Red Cross Society, Satu Mare Branch, are involved in decision making through their participation in the implementation team meetings, which contributes to the taking/transmission/assimilation of management decisions.
BENEFICIARIES' OPINION"The non-formal education activities designed within the project Social Inclusion and Roma Empowerment in Satu Mare County are well designed, they fully serve the physical and intellectual development needs of the target group. Education for healthy living underpins all forms of learning and social integration."
Dir. Prof. Duțescu Diana - Andrid Secondary School
"Members of the Roma community need a lot of moral and educational support in order to be able to integrate into society, from employment to building a quality life in the long term. I appreciate the fact that the project is organizing two training courses for Roma."
Görcsi Attila - Roma mediator, City of Ardud
"In our city there have never been such meetings, courses, discussions, through which both parents and children have been counseled and helped. We enjoy all the advice given by the project experts: on family hygiene, equal opportunities on the labor market, information for employment, presentation of Roma cultural values.
We have participated as volunteers in the Healthy Life Skills Camp and we have seen the care that the project takes for the development of our children, the conditions of accommodation, meals and activities were beyond expectations. The children from our community, who participated in the camp, so far have not had the opportunity to leave the city borders, so the experience they lived on this occasion they will not forget for a lifetime. Our children are delighted with the traditional dance classes, where they have the opportunity to get to know some of the Roma cultural values and to socialize with each other in a relaxed but organized atmosphere. God help us all!"
Kerezsi Karoly and Kerezsi Monika Csilla- Parents, City Tășnad
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