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The project has two objectives: to empower young Roma women on gender equality issues and to raise awareness among the general public (including local and national stakeholders) about the situation of the Roma community, the challenges that arise between equality and equity, and the importance of rejecting institutional racism and discriminatory treatment of the Roma population. The key target groups of the project are:
1)Young Roma women (aged 15-29) who face intersectional discrimination (gender, ethnicity, age) and are consequently more vulnerable to the risk of social exclusion and poverty, suffering the consequences of low levels of education, employability, high incidence of violence against them, premature (unwanted) pregnancies and forced marriages, which further negatively potentiates the frequent misunderstanding and lack of knowledge of the procedures, rights and services offered by the state.
2)Local and national stakeholders, who are scattered in their actions and often limited by their own prejudices and lack of awareness, thus failing to contribute to a comprehensive inclusion (including gender equality) in society.
3)The (wider) public as a whole: The Roma community as a whole is confronted on a daily basis with prejudices, which drive a strongly negative public opinion, and often also affect the possibilities of active and equal integration into society. They are subjected to inadequate treatment when they try to benefit from the rights guaranteed, which shows us the fragility of the legislative, institutional and social framework that can only jointly and reciprocally ensure adequate treatment for all.