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There are currently 239 Local Action Groups (LAGs) in Romania, covering over 95% of Romania''s rural areas and towns with up to 20,000 inhabitants. They implement Local Development Strategies (LDS) throughout Romania worth around €635 million, some 8000 projects. According to World Bank data, most people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Romania live in rural areas. Following a collaboration that started in 2014, FNGAL together with Nevo Parudimos Association and CRPE have developed several initiatives aimed at increasing the inclusion of Roma in rural areas and improving their living conditions.
The project aims to involve the Roma population in the life of the community in order to improve together those aspects that need to perform also for the Roma population.
In this way, Roma communities are seen as equal partners in the planning, implementation and evaluation of LDSs to improve the living conditions of Roma living in rural areas. Through this project we want to train representatives of Roma communities and Roma civil society to become active actors and able to contribute to the realization and implementation of LDS implemented by LAGs. At the same time, we will train the LAG teams to be able to work better with Roma and we will lobby and advocate for the inclusion of Roma-friendly measures in future strategies.
The target group of the project is the Roma communities, as well as non-governmental organisations representing the interests of Roma people in Romania (the project is implemented at national level).