Description
In Hungary segregated Roma students have learning difficulties. Their self-esteem is low, they have anti-school attitude, group norms can encourage deviant behaviour and all these can cause social tension. The main objective of the project is to tell youth that taking actions against exclusion, racism, hate speech and segregation is their responsibility, too. The project aims to rising awareness, to make the integrated education accepted, to lower prejudices against Roma and poor people. It also aims to socially activate youth and prepare them for volunteering and active participation. The project promoter implements a series of campaigns in order to transfer the knowledge and build a voluntary database. A special board game has been elaborated in the preparation phase that will be produced and used during the project. Also a related curriculum will be elaborated. The campaign includes roadshow, interactive situations, web-campaign (meme, short films, comics). Volunteers will implement sensitizing mini projects. The target group includes 100 persons (students and civic volunteers), and the campaign expected to reach more than 50000 people.
Summary of project results
In Hungary segregated Roma students have learning difficulties. Their self-esteem is low, they have anti-school attitude, group norms can encourage deviant behavior and all these can cause social tension. The main objective of the project was to empower youth to take actions against exclusion, racism, hate. The project aimed to raise awareness, to make the integrated education accepted, to lower prejudices against Roma and poor people. The project team prepared the messages, elaborated concept of the training and the campaign; they also rethought the board game concept to make it more interactive. The web2 campaign was continuous during the project with the help of #szívvel_érvekkel. Many graphic appearances were designed and used in stickers, badges and T-shirts. The campaign contained a roadshow, too with 17 stops (mainly sensitizing workshops were held) in several places and programs. With the help of the training they reached directly 120 youth and ngo representatives. As a multiplication effect, almost every training participants made an own campaign – 60 events: most of them used the board game, and each of them was about integrated education. An “equal opportunities competition” was launched. 87 applicants gave in 122 artworks in 3 categories: text, photo or T-shirt designs which were assessed by a 3-member jury. The aim was to spread the message of the project, so voting was open for everyone and also audience awards were announced. With the help of the “Additional Grant” the project promoter had the chance to elaborate a new board game titled “System error – build a better school system” and a belonging short image film was prepared. The closing event was also dedicated to equal opportunities.
Summary of bilateral results