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The project "We can do more together" aims to support the empowerment of 2200 Roma at the national level, using a "bottom up" approach in which Roma citizens are at the center, learning to actively contribute to solving community problems and make their voice heard. The approach of this project is innovative, changing the social perspective frequently used in public policies and portraying the group''s media in an ethnic perspective of the Roma as a resource for Romania''s development. The general objective of the proposed project is to: Increase the inclusion and empowerment of 2200 Roma in Romania. At the end of the project, 20 Roma communities from Botoșani, Brașov, Brăila, Buzău, Iași counties will be empowered with at least 1 level (on the scale of empowerment from 1 to 3), 75 Roma local experts and leaders from the national level will have improved abilities to participate in decision making and representation of Roma communities, 2000 people will have developed knowledge about the history and culture of 2000 people (1500 Roma, 500 non-Roma). The partnership is broad and includes as an applicant 1 Roma organization with development of Roma communities programs for over 20 years, and as partners: 1 Roma organization promoting Roma culture and identity, 1 public institution aimed at preserving, promoting and developing ethno-cultural values of the Roma community and 5 Roma NGOs at local / county level.
Summary of project results
The project "We can do more together" aimed to support the empowerment of 2200 Roma at the national level, using a "bottom up" approach in which Roma citizens are at the center, learning to actively contribute to solving community problems and make their voice heard. The approach of this project was innovative, changing the social perspective frequently used in public policies and portraying the group''s media in an ethnic perspective of the Roma as a resource for Romania''s development. The project was implemented in 20 Roma communities from Botoșani, Brașov, Brăila, Buzău, Iași counties. Those communities were empowered, and Roma local experts and leaders from the national level were trained and have improved abilities to participate in decision making and representation of Roma communities. The project was implemented in partnership between 1 Roma organization with development of Roma communities programs for over 20 years, 1 Roma organization promoting Roma culture and identity, 1 public institution aimed at preserving, promoting and developing ethno-cultural values of the Roma community and 5 Roma NGOs at local / county level.