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Description
In the city of Alesd from Bihor county, 11,000 people are living, of which 10% represent the Roma community. Beside the Roma, there is a population of Hungarian and Slovak ethnicity communities living together with Romanians. In the city schools there are registered about 200 Roma children facing discrimination as well as school segregation. Apart from the physical separation, Roma children do not enjoy the same conditions as non-Roma children and the most general quality of education for these children is lower. The project aim is to increase the collaboration between 50 Roma and non-Roma youth in Ardud, by promoting human rights principles, Roma culture and history, in non-formal educational activities. The project will be addressed to a number of 50 children between the ages of 13 and 16 from the Alesd schools, representing all ethnicities living in the city and will materialize in the following activities: workshop for creating unconventional instruments from recyclable materials, workshop of vocal technique and public speaking, a workshop for stage presence and movement, all leading to a multicultural festival in which children will perform without having had a similar experience before the project. The project is proposed by our association in partnership with an NGO from Norway that can provide real support not only for achieving the project objectives but also for developing the capacity and sustainability of the association.
Summary of project results
The high level of marginalization and social exclusion of the Roma population in Romania, which is the more frequently exposed to the phenomenon of discrimination, in several fields: employment, education, housing, access to social and medical services. The project was needed in order to combat discrimination, the distance between Roma and non-Roma communities in Alesd, a small town in Transylvania. Through the multicultural non-formal activities: music, dance, performance workshops and the one-week street festival, the project created a framework, a model of interaction and collaboration between over 50 Roma and non Roma youth and generated benefits for both groups.
The results of the project can be divided into 2 categories: quantitative - 157 beneficiaries of the intercultural workshops and professional training provided by the project, one awareness campaign on human rights, 6 partnerships with public and private entities, and qualitative – * for young beneficiaries: development of social skills, emotional intelligence, cognition, artistic sense, as well as increasing of self-esteem and communication abilities; * the Ardud community: awareness about the multicultural dimension of the town; * the promotor: professional development on human rights, communication and managerial knowledge and skills.
The project contributed to increasing mutual understanding and respect between different ethnic groups in Ardud. On the organizational level, the project supported a young association to improve the managerial and communication skills as well as human rights knowledge.
Summary of bilateral results
The Norwegian partner had the role to held at local level, human rights trainings with teachers, volunteers of the project promoter. The project partner contributed in the promotion and dissemination of the project results.