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Description
The Roma communities from Campia Turzii included in the project are placed at the periphery of society both in terms of geographical location and societal behaviors and face a strong wave of propagation of racism from the members of the communities around them.
The project will address the causes of social exclusion and injustice in Campia Turzii by mobilizing young Roma to participate in assessing their needs, propose solutions, communicate with local authorities, and actively participate in implementing solutions. The Roma community will be involved in a broad process of integrated community development, focused on increasing the socio-economic status of young Roma in 4 marginalized communities from Campia Turzii. In addition, a local inclusion plan will be developed, undertaken by the Administrative Territorial Units ATUs in collaboration with local decentralized institutions (According to the provisions of Law 195/2006, the Romanian Government approves cost standards and quality for the services provided by the Local Public Authorities).
The project will help the young Roma from Campia Turzii to know and claim their rights from the authorities, will empower them to actively participate in the community life and decision-making processes and will increase the capacity of the community to access the available services and to advocate for new ones according to their needs.
On the long term, the project will help eradicate the causes of exclusion from compact Roma communities by mobilizing young people to participate in needs assessment and finding solutions, by communicating with local authorities and getting involved in implementing these solutions, to act for service development and to claim structured, correctly and concretely the rights and benefits of the communities.
Summary of project results
The project targeted the causes of exclusion and injustice in Turzii Plain by mobilizing young Roma from Câmpia Turzii to participate in the assessment of their needs, to propose solutions, to communicate with local authorities and to participate in the implementation of solutions.
Within the project, the Applicant focused on the implementation of a series of concrete actions with the main aim of improving the situation in the Turzii Plain area and increasing the capacity of the young Roma involved. Through dedicated meetings, a selection plan was established for the 10 young people who constituted the project''s support group. These young people participated in the community needs assessment, providing valuable insight into existing issues. Together with the young Roma, concrete solutions to the problems identified in the community were developed. The implementation of these solutions was initiated and supervised, working in close collaboration with local authorities to ensure the necessary support. A coherent, structured and concrete plan of activities was developed and implemented, aimed at increasing the socio-economic capacities of young Roma from four marginalized communities. The process of developing a local inclusion plan was facilitated, in partnership with local public authorities and decentralized institutions, which will serve as a guiding tool for promoting inclusion in the local community. Promotional campaigns were carried out in the affected communities, highlighting the positive impact of the project on the lives of young Roma.
In terms of impact, the project aimed at the sustainable transformation of marginalized communities through the active involvement of 10 young Roma and close collaboration with local authorities and institutions. Also, through the communication campaign, the social media posts had a reach of 5000 people.