Description
City need Dumitrita is a village inhabited by Saxons in the past, located 18 km SE of Bistrita, upper valley Budacului. The need for implementation of the project lies in the fact that most Roma in town Dumitrita have a precarious financial situation with the effect: social exclusion of Roma, increasing unemployment among young people, increased poverty in this community, social self-marginalization, low access to information that may enable Roma to develop personally and professionally, drop out at an early age. Although these problems persist we can say that the community members are hardworking people who want to work, to obtain income for their families.
Summary of project results
During the project implementation, in Dumitrita village were purchased 15 greenhouses with an area of 200 square meters each. Following a selection process they were put into the use of 15 Roma families. 3,250 seedlings were purchased in order to plant vegetables in the purchased greenhouses. Interethnic Association Dumitrita was accredited to offer training programmes in qualifications such as greengrocer and livestock worker. 25 participants were selected and they attended courses for becoming Livestock workers. Another 26 participants joined courses for becoming greengrocers. All the 51 participants got the necessary accredited skills for their new profession. The 25 Livestock workers participated at an experience exchange with peers from a cattle farm in the town of Petelea, Mures County, while the 26 greengrocers attended a similar event at the greenhouses in Dalin Breaza, Mures County. At the same time, 200 persons were informed about the conditions of eligibility to submit projects to the Rural Development Program (RDP) in order to develop agricultural businesses. 50 of them were counselled and 15 were able to submit projects which are under evaluation.
Summary of bilateral results