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The main goal of this project is to improve the quality of life of people living in marginalized Roma communities (MRC) by creating new inclusive functional neighbourhoods in the villages of Kecerovské Kostoľany, Vtáčkovce, Boliarov, Bačkov, and Bôrka. The project includes an implementation of inclusive measures in elementary areas of life such as housing, employment, and education for MRC.
The project directly focuses on the access of Roma people to decent housing in their own possession. Nowadays, in Slovakia, there is a large disproportion between the majority population and Roma people in ownership. In this respect, the project is directly addressing the cross-cutting issues of Roma inclusion and empowerment and the area of anti-discrimination by offering housing, employment, and education which are considered as the three key areas for breaking the vicious circle of social exclusion and poverty of Roma people. The methodology is focused on the empowering of individuals and communities through training and education of Roma leaders who later become holders of activities and inclusive ideas. The project is related also to other vulnerable groups of non-Roma people who live in concerned regions. These regions are generally suffering from poverty – there are many unemployed young people, often without a good education, with a tendency to pathological behaviour such as racism, violence, drug, and other kinds of abuse. The service centres are available for those as well.
A partnership with c.a Cesta von creates a necessary synergy of development activities and contributes to the effective and full integration of MRC families. C.a Cesta von has been already active in Kecerovce for 2 years. Thanks to this project, the clients of the housing programme will also become a part of the Omama programme. This model will be later transferred to other villages. The role of the Practical school is to educate Roma students coming from the Kecerovce-Olšava region in masonry.