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The general objective of this project is to increase the access and quality of integrated educational and health services for Roma and to increase the inclusion and to combat any form of discrimination against the Roma in the city of Săcueni. The specific objectives of the project are the following: OS1. Increasing the access and participation in education of 425 Roma students by providing a more attractive teaching process; OS2 Improving the health services by providing medical services through the setting-up of medical clinic and a dental clinic; OS3 Promoting social inclusion and combating discrimination of Roma in the city of Săcueni. This project is in accordance with the context and the objective of the project call “ENHANCING ROMA INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT” by involving students in innovative educational activities and by providing basic and dental medical services for the target group. At the same time, this project contributes to combating discrimination against Roma communities and facilitating the inclusion of Roma by training trainers in the fields of education, health, social assistance on anti-discrimination issues and by organizing an awareness raising campaign on anti-discrimination issues. Within the project, two compulsory groups will be targeted: 425 Roma children and 20 specialists in the fields of education involved in working with Roma people. The two optional target groups are the following: 500 persons, members of the community belonging to the majority population and 12 persons from the fields of education, health, social assistance, as well as young people working with Roma people. The problems faced by the Roma (low education, poor living conditions, very high risk of social exclusion) are complex and, therefore, require an integrated approach. The present project proposes complex measures, which are interconnected, in order to contribute to solving the specific needs of the target groups.