Description
The project Multicultural Dialogue Center for Children proposed by the League for Defence of Human Rights branch of Satu Mare addresses the exclusion of Roma children from rural areas, promoted consciously, intentionally or not by adults of other ethnic groups. It proposes to increase the interethnical tolerance and the mutual rapprochement between Romanian, Hungarian and Roma people through promoting the intercultural dialogue among children from UGOCEA region, Satu Mare county, during 26 months. Specific objectives: development of children technical and artistic skills, in multiethnical teams and organizational development of the applicant. Expected results: 24 children aged 8-10 years with technical skills (missile aircraft- navy-, auto-models ) and 50 children aged of minimum 5 years with artistic skills (modern dance, theater, choir, cheer-leading, traditional dance from Oaș region) 3 press releases, 2 TV reports, 200 leaflets promoting the Center, a published yearly report and a website.
Summary of project results
The project addressed the exclusion of Roma children from rural areas, exclusion promoted either intentionally or not by adults of other ethnic groups. The project helped achieving an increased interethnic tolerance among Romanian, Hungarian and Roma people through promoting the intercultural dialogue among children from Ugocea region, Satu Mare County. Therefore, a centre was created, for children to participate in different activities in an intercultural environment. The Center and its activities were promoted in the community (3 press releases, 200 leaflets and 2 TV spots) and so it became well known in the community. As a result of the project, 30 children (10 of them are Roma) aged 8-10 developed technical and artistic skills (missile aircraft, navy, auto-models), in multi-ethnical teams. Other 52 children aged 5 and older (17 of them are Roma) developed artistic skills (modern dance, cheerleading, decorative objects). The main achievement of the project was that it managed to bring an inter-ethnical closeness in the region. The children spread the interethnic communication model among their family members and therefore the level of tolerance was increased. In order to support and continue the achieved results, the space where the Center is based was rented for 3 more years and the experts responsible for developing the activities for children extended their contracts.
Summary of bilateral results