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Discrimination is a current problem in Romanian and grows rapidly. The most common forms of discrimination are verbal aggression, physical aggression, threats and trespassing or destruction of property. According to information provided by the National Council for Combating Discrimination, victims of discrimination have no real access to justice. The most common reason given in response to petitions is the lack of evidence that the victim was subjected to a hate crime.
The project responds to the causes influencing access to justice and appropriate remedies for vulnerable communities. The activities also contribute to strengthening the Anti-Discrimination Coalition and increasing the capacity of NGOs to respond to situations of intersectional discrimination, especially against roma etnicity and gender equality. The workshops, courses, campaigns will also be addressed to meet the specific needs of the Roma people.
The added value brought by the partner is linked with the support given to newly established non-governmental organizations and local initiative groups by providing information on possible funding sources, engaging them in partnerships and projects and providing support in writing funding applications, thus contributing to the empowerment of disadvantaged communities by attracting resources and by given them the resources to implement the local action plans.
The beneficiaries of the project are: 10 member organisations of the Anti-Discrimination Coalition, and 10 new organisations working in the field (organisations will have access to a strategic planning process that increases organisational capacity), 300 victims of discrimination and hate crimes receive primary legal assistance, 6 discrimination cases will be selected to be solved by experts, 90 citizens participate in direct advocacy meetings, 15 young people from vulnerable groups will be trained and over 100,000 people reach out with advocacy and information messages.