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Roma citizens in Cluj Napoca are facing the phenomenon of racial discrimination both from Roma citizens and especially from local public authorities. The phenomenon of ghettoization of Roma citizens became widespread in 2010 when the Cluj-Napoca City Hall took the decision to evict 350 Roma citizens and move them to modular houses located less than a kilometer away from a garbage dump and near a chemical waste dump. Thus, Roma citizens face human rights violations and this problem has not been solved so far. The main problem identified is the violation of human rights and in particular the violation of the rights of the minority group to housing and access to housing that does not endanger their lives.
The project aims to protect the rights of Roma citizens and to support them in developing new skills and civic abilities so that they too can become involved in solving the problems they have encountered in their communities. In order to facilitate the organization of civic workshops, a community house will be built through the project where activities addressed to minority groups will be organized to increase the level of civic awareness among them.
The direct beneficiaries of the project are 350 Roma people who were directly affected by the 2010 decisions of the Cluj-Napoca City Hall.
The partner of this project, Desire Foundation, has experience in activities directly related to the respect of human rights, the right to housing and the right to live in a healthy environment, as well as in the implementation of activities and projects that encourage civic activism and community involvement. Thus, through the experience that the Promoter and the Partner have in this field, the Roma community in Cluj-Napoca will acquire a series of skills and competences with the help of which they can advocate for regaining the right to housing in areas that do not endanger their lives and health.