Description
The project main objective is to support Roma grassroots associations' activities in order to empower them and encourage their social participation to achieve an improved knowledge of Human Rights. It also aims at promoting a better understanding on the struggle against antigypsyism and romaphobia both at community and at mainstream society and encouraging women to participate both internally and externally of the Roma communities, during all the process The projects outputs are the following: - Signature of an active commitment to participate by, at least, 28 grassroots associations - Workshops on Human Rights and struggle against antigypsyism and romaphobia specifically addressed to Roma - Workshops on Human Rights and struggle against antigypsyism and romaphobia in, at least, 11 schools.. - Dissemination of information to more than 3000 schools - 3 days' national meetings - Awareness Campaign at national level. - To set up a high impact web page - Publish a resource guide on human rights of the Roma. 1,000 copies The main project beneficiaries are Roma grassroots associations.
Summary of project results
The anti-romanism has direct consequences in the wellbeing and day to day life of the Spanish Roma citizens: it affects their health, contributes to the school failure, hinders the access to jobs, keeps a wide sector of the Roma population in true ghettos, supports the bad social image that stigmatises the Roma and their culture in the media and it is in definitive the main cause of the Roma exclusion that most of the population lives. The anti-romanism has a heal, and in order to find it the empathy and solidarity of the society towards the Roma culture should be promoted. At the same time the Roma visibility should grow by their participation in the social and community activities. In this regard, “Romanise you and participate” has been a call for citizen action, a mobilization against racism so the general population can put themselves in the shoes of the Roma, and defend the Human Rights and the equality. An awareness raising campaign, special sessions at schools and universities, and an anti-romanism guide were developed in the project.
Summary of bilateral results