Communities and implemented community based projects
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HUNGARY
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Period
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County
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Community
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Target group
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Objectives
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Means and methods
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2000
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Nógrád County
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Salgótarján
|
The disabled
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To increase their presence in the labour market, advocacy capacity and reintegration into said market
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Training for disabled volunteers
Client service
Helping modernise transportation system for the visually impaired (fluorescent stripes on vehicles, white painted bars at stops)
Summer holidays
Awareness campaigns
Search for jobs
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2000
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Borsod Abaúj Zemplén County
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Encs Fügöd, part of town
|
The elderly & the young
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community based programs
to improve health situation
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Improved installation of community premises
Surgery,
Healthy lifestyle club
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2000-2001
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Borsod Abaúj Zemplén County
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Ózd Hétes part of town
|
Roma population
|
to improve sanitary conditions;
drilling wells
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Tidying up settlement,
wall painting
building of WC,
standing street water pipes
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2000-2002
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Szabolcs Szatmár Bereg County
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Nyíregyháza
|
Long term unemployed
|
training, preparation
to help with reintegration into the labour market
|
Training courses (Know yourself, communication, job search)
Training facility
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2000-2002
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Szabolcs Szatmár Bereg County
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Tiszaadony
|
Local inhabitants
|
to improve their health conditions
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Health promotion group
Screening, health lectures
Furnishing community facility
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2000-2002
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Szabolcs Szatmár Bereg County
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Magosliget
|
Village inhabitants
|
to withhold tradition
to educate young people to be responsible for their surroundings
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Leisure time programs
Artist groups
Community premises
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2002-2005
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Heves
County
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Sarud
|
Roma inhabitants
|
to facilitate information flow
to improve health conditions of the Roma
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PC training
Purchase of PCs,
Access to public Internet
Romany language course
Parents forum
Youth club
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2002-2004
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Pest County
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Örkény
|
Roma inhabitants
|
Leisure time and summer holiday programs;
To Improve hygienic conditions for families
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Creation of a library
Artists group, video club, PC training
After school lessons,
Internet
Day time camps during summer, (purchase of tents)
Community house installation
Purchase of washing machines
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2004
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Pest megye
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Tatárszentgyörgy
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Local population focusing on the Roma
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To improve knowledge levels
To encourage participation
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After school lessons
Summer camps
Leisure time, sport programs
Cooking and sewing clubs
Hygiene programs at school
Training courses: PC knowledge, first aid, aupair, home care
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2002-2003
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Baranya
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Zaláta
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Local inhabitants
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To increase life expectancy locally
Hygiene for children
To tidy up settlement
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Health awareness campaign
Health and hygiene watchdogs course for children
Health promotion Lessons at school
Full medical checkup for all children
Creating conditions for their medical care
Cutting grass, planting flowers
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2002
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Baranya
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Piskó
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Local inhabitants (98 % Roma)
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to improve local health service
to keep the environment tidy
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Training for families providing first aid
Home care course for volunteers
Employment of paid home careers;
refuse collection, Planting flowers
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2004
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Baranya
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Magyarmecske
|
Roma inhabitants
|
to improve health conditions of Roma women
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Training courses
Health lessons
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2003-2005
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Tolna
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VáraljaPéró
Part of town
|
Roma inhabitants
|
to help pass on health care knowledge
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Home care course for volunteers
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2003-2004
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Vas
|
Csörötnek
|
Roma inhabitants
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to organise leisure time programs for Roma youngsters
to improve hygiene
to tidy up the surrounding area
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Furnishing community room
Playground
Tidying up settlement
Training courses, Lectures
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|
2003-2005
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Jász Nagykun Szolnok
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Jászberény Nesz űr
Part of town
|
Inhabitants of the isolated part of the town
|
Our children are our future program
|
Clearance of unwanted items
School bus
after school lessons
Leisure time activities, Indoor play area, Summer camp
Screening
Potable water
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2004
|
Veszprém
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VároslÅd
|
Roma families
|
creation of healthy living conditions
acquiring knew knowledge
|
Planting flowers
Creating a sports field
Organising Village Day
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2004-2005
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Somogy
|
Hajmás
|
Roma youngsters
|
creation of community areas
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Leisure time park
|
|
2005
|
Csongrád
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Szentes
|
Inhabitants of Roma settlements
|
creation of healthy living conditions
acquiring knew knowledge
|
Landscaping
Planting
PC (training) course
|
|
2005
|
Jász Nagykun Szolnok
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Túrkeve Bala
Part of town
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Families in isolated settlements, including the Roma
|
improved life conditions
|
Playground, sporting facilities, creating community space, organising training courses
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BULGARIA
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|
Period
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Region
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Community
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Target group
|
Objectives
|
Means and methods
|
|
2002-2003
|
Sofia
|
Filipovtzi
|
Roma families
|
Improved job opportunities
|
Vocational training in sewing for Roma girls and on construction professions for boys
|
|
2002-2003
|
Sliven
|
Nadezhda district
|
Roma, Bulgarian, Turk
|
Improved hygiene in the settlement
|
Hygiene campaign, provision of trash containers, health lectures
|
|
2002-2003
|
Razgrad
|
Seslav village
|
Roma, Turk
|
Improved education of children
|
Repair of school, afternoon classes
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|
2003-2004
|
Silistra
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Golesh
|
Turk
|
Improved education of the children, improved image of the village, building sense of active citizens
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Repair of school; equipment of culture center; sport, culture and educational activities of children groups
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|
2004-2005
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Vratza
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v. Mramoren
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Roma, Bulgarians, Vlasi
|
Improved conditions for the children in the kindergarten. Improved environment
|
Repair of kindergarten.
Established playground. Park project (youth).
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|
2004-2005
|
Haskovo
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v. Stamboliiski
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Roma, Bulgarians, Turk
|
Improved conditions for leisure and sports. Environment
|
Village park establishment
Sport facility established
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|
2004-2005
|
Karnobat, Burgas
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Lyulyatci Street
|
Roma community
|
Improved settlement
|
Laying a street. Youth activities
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|
2005
|
Yambol
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v. Veselinovo
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Roma, Bulgarians
|
Improved conditions for youth activities
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Sports facility, sports field. Youth clubs. Various Red Cross activities
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|
2005-2006
|
Varna
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v. Sindel
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Roma, Bulgarians
|
Improved conditions for youth activities
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4 youth clubs established: folk dances, rap dances, table tennis and volleyball
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|
2005
|
Vratza
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v. Mramoren
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Roma, Bulgarians, Vlasi
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Disaster preparedness
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Established and trained a local Disaster Response team
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|
2005
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Kanobat, Burgas
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Lyulyatci str.
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Roma community
|
Advocacy
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Advocacy Roma youth group established, plan elaborated, contacts with authorities made
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2005
|
Razgrad
|
Seslav village
|
Roma and Turk
Mothers and children
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Inter-ethnic unity
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Inter-ethnic Roma-Turk club established under the Red Cross patronage.
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|
2005-2006
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Sofia
|
Sofia
|
Arab community, women in particular
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Integration, institutional development of civil society within migrant communities
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Support to establishment and functioning of
Arab women NGO, supporting migrants, asylum seekers of Arab origin,
advocacy, also organizing charities for
vulnerable Bulgarian groups such as orphans, children in institutions,
others. Long term partnership with the BRC Refugee-Migrant Service
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|
2005-2006
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Burgas
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Sigmen village
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Institutionalised juvenile delinquents
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Reintegration of juvenile delinquents in the society. Organizing safety net with all stakeholders
|
Training, classes on various topics,
involvement in the Red Cross Youth activities, individual plans for
integration prepared, established contacts of the
children with the responsible institutions, etc. Continuation
elaborated as the institution was unexpectedly shut down by the
government.
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|
2006-2007
|
Plovdiv
|
Trivodoci
|
Roma and Bulgarians
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
|
MACEDONIA
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|
Period
|
Region
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Settlement
|
Target group
|
Objectives
|
Means and methods
|
|
2003-2004
|
Strumica
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v. Vassilevo
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Roma, Rural
|
To decrease the illiteracy of the people in v. Vasilevo.
To increase the capacity of the members of the
community for learning and professional training, and to provide
teaching tools for primary school pupils
|
Literacy training
Securing premises for teaching purposes;
Formation of 4 classes (100 persons from different age); Provision of
sets of books and teaching tools; English
language training course; Finding trainers.
|
|
2003-2004
|
Prilep
|
|
Roma
|
To increase the professional education level of
the people in the community. To increase the number of professionally
qualified people in the community
|
Training Centre
Securing and adaptation of premises;
Organization of crafts training; Finding trainers and programme for
work; Establishment of a team of instructors;
Additional workshop for the team of instructors.
|
|
2003-2004
|
Skopje
|
Gazi Baba
|
Roma
|
To improve the life of people of different ethnic origin and social background;
To improve the preventive health care of the vulnerable population in the community;
To raise the awareness of the people in the community on environment protection and solving ecological problems;
To strengthen the educational structure to learn English language
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Social educational club "Open Spectrum"
Securing and adaptation of premises and provision of equipment;
Health education for the population;
Ecological education and organization of actions for cleaning the environment in the community;
English language training course;
Hairdressers course.
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|
2003-2004
|
Veles
|
|
Roma
|
To provide computer training for youth from social case families;
Securing conditions for better integration of the youth from social case families in the community;
Dissemination of the IHL, RC Fundamental Principles RC and the role and mandate of MRC.
|
Club for young humanists
Finding trainers;
Formation of groups for education;
Organizing of computer training;
Organizing education.
|
|
2003-2004
|
Skopje
|
Cair
|
Roma
|
To increase the level of knowledge for maintaining good health and prevention against diseases in the family
|
The health in our family
Preparation of health educational material (brochures) against diseases in Macedonia, Roma and Albanian language;
Education for young mothers for good health and family planning;
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|
2003-2004
|
Kocani
|
|
Roma
|
Creation of conditions for employment opportunities for vulnerable people in the community;
Education for improving the living conditions and prevention against diseases
|
Social service
Securing premises; Preparation of a information
flier; Formation of a team of 3 trained members and 3 members from the
community who will be engaged for
functioning of the service; Collection of necessary data (survey);
Installation of a telephone line;
Organizing 3 actions for cleaning the environment in the community; Health education for the population;
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2004-2005
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Valandovo
|
|
Roma
|
Improve health related and general education
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Health education (for 400 community members), English language courses for youth (36 children)
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|
2004-2005
|
Radovis
|
|
Roma
|
Improve professional skills and literacy level of young people
|
Vocational training, literacy courses (86 persons, 8-27 years old)
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|
2004-2005
|
Kicevo
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|
Roma
|
Create computer and professional skills, and Roma language knowledge
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Youth Education Centre: Computer courses, Roma language, Home Nursing training (64 youth)
|
|
2004-2005
|
Demir Hisar
|
|
Roma
|
Improved social status of elderly
Improve computer skills of youth
|
Social Club: activities for elderly (50 persons), computer courses for youth (34 youth)
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|
2005-2006
|
Tetovo
|
Potok &Tejke
|
2 urban Roma communities, Albanian and Macedonian speaking
|
The level of general education is raised and
the competence of the targeted youth is improved in computer
communication and active participation and
inclusion in the community.
|
Established Youth education centers. Premises
provided (contribution from the communities), as well as equipment and
materials for the courses; Trainers
provided for the courses and training programmes prepared;
Courses held: Roma language (53 youngsters)
English language course (98 youngsters) and computer training course
(41 youngsters) organized.
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|
2005-2006
|
Karpos
|
Dame Gruev
|
Roma community (urban)
|
Alleviation of fear and possible
consequences among handicapped children for stigmatisation in the
education system & creation of adequate
base for their future inclusion in the education process.
Support the development of the children at
preschool and school age, to develop social skills for their inclusion
in the standard education process.
|
20 day training seminar held for 17 trainers:
teachers, medical and social workers, Red Cross volunteers,
representatives of NGOs and the local
community;
Curriculum prepared on education,
health-prevention and safety-prevention and 6 workshops organized (30
classes each) for children at the age of 5-10 on
basis of the prepared programme adapted for groups of 10 children;
The necessary office and other material provided. Some of the items (kids toys) provided as donations by the population.
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|
2005-2006
|
Kavadarci
|
Straso Pindzur
|
Roma community (urban)
|
Decrease in illiteracy and insufficient
education of the population in the area of health and social welfare,
as well as raise the health culture of the
population in the vulnerable community.
|
Classes held every working afternoon to 4 school classes in each group in the premises of the primary school;
3 groups trained, programs elaborated on
literacy training, additional education, health education,
psycho-social education and prevention of delinquency
and delinquent behavior;
Literacy training of 36 members of the
community, Additional education of 12 members of the community, 18
childrenprovided with school books and included in
the regular education system.
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SERBIA
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|
Period
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Region
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Settlement
|
Target group
|
Objectives
|
Means and methods
|
|
2002-2003
|
Belgrade
|
Mladenovac
|
600 Roma people living in the suburb of Mladenovac
|
|
Prefabricated house for social activities for children (Roma and others
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|
2002-2003
|
Central/Western Serbia
|
Valjevo
|
350 Roma people living in the suburb of Valjevo
|
|
Sport playground for Roma and other children
|
|
2004-2005
|
Paracin
|
|
|
|
Water-sanitation project (constructing public taps), hygiene education
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|
2004-2005
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Kikinda
|
|
|
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Kindergarten for Roma and other children
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|
2005-2006
|
Ruma
|
Ruma suburbs
|
Roma community, very bad living conditions
|
Reestablish communication between the Roma community and the rest of the town of Ruma
|
Foot-path out of the Roma community elaborated
and the communication between the Roma people and other citizens in the
city reestablished.
The awareness of the general public towards Roma people and their conditions of life has risen.
|
|
2005-2006
|
Beograd
|
Novi Beograd
School for disabled children
|
160 pupils, of them 60% Roma
sport activities in the primary school in
Novi Beograd.
|
Increase tolerance and understanding between
Roma and non-Roma children. Improved cooperation between parents,
teachers and pupils
|
Repaired school yard and place for sport activities in the primary school in Novi Beograd.
|
|
2006-2007
|
Central Serbia
|
Suburbs of Trstenik
|
Urban Roma community. Very bad hygiene status
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
|
2006-2007
|
East Serbia
|
Zajecar
|
Rural area. Roma in Collective center
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
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MONTENEGRO
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|
Period
|
Region
|
Settlement
|
Target group
|
Objectives
|
Means and methods
|
|
2002-2003
|
Bar
|
Roma setlement both IDPs and domicile Roma
|
250 Roma people living in dire conditions, mainly IDPs from Kosovo
|
|
Computer teaching centre for children
- "small school" for Roma children
|
|
2004-2005
|
Bar
|
|
|
|
Fixing premises for workshop for Roma children
Activities for children with special needs and their parents
|
|
2005-2007
|
Niksic
|
5 communities
|
5 Roma communities in Niksic
|
Improve the health situation of Roma communities
Create Roma youth leaders
|
Medical check-ups of all members of the Roma communities;
Support for treatment of discovered diseases;
Training for Roma youth on Humanitarian values, First Aid, others;
Support to the civil society (5 Roma NGOs);
Ongoing
|
|
2006-2007
|
Budva
|
Suburbs of Budva
|
Segregated Roma community
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
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CROATIA
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|
Period
|
Region
|
Settlement
|
Target group
|
Objectives
|
Means and methods
|
|
2005-2006
|
Ogulin (Western Croatia)
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v. Puskarici
|
Roma, Rural
|
To improve the hygiene status in the community and to support the integration of Roma and non-Roma children
|
Improvement of hygiene conditions in the settlement and procuring of sanitary equipment.
Projects with Roma children aimed at
their better integration with non-Roma
children: Project: "3,2,1...GO!"
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|
2005-2006
|
Darda, Eastern Slavonia (close to border with Serbia)
|
Darda town
|
2 urban Roma communities in Darda town, 2 km distance from each-other
|
Increased professional education level of the
people in community. Increased number of professionally qualified
people in community
|
Sewing and tailoring course for Roma women
Renovation of community room
Educational activities for children in the community room
Activities of other members of the community, as per their interest
|
|
2006-2007
|
North-East Croatia
|
Slatina
|
Rural Roma community
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
|
2006-2007
|
Eastern Slavonia
|
Beli Manastir
|
Rural, suburbs of the town
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
|
2006-2007
|
Darda (Eastern
Slavonia, close to border with Serbia)
|
Darda town
|
continuation
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
|
2006-2007
|
Ogulin (Western Croatia)
|
v. Puskarici
|
continuation
|
Ongoing
|
Ongoing
|
|
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
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|
Period
|
Region
|
Settlement
|
Target group
|
Objectives
|
Means and methods
|
|
2005-2006
|
Old
Herzegovina
|
Foca, Ustikolina Cape, 16 scattered villages
|
Bosniacs and
Serbs, Rural
|
To improve the social life and skills, support the health services,
|
A community center including:
- doctor room for start of regular medical service to local residents,
- mini repurchase station for agricultural centre in Cape
Internet training centre for youth
|
|
2005-2006
|
Tuzla Canton
|
Kalesija
|
Roma and
Bosniacs
|
Establishing secure and hygiene promotion
|
- Children playground established on a former waste disposal area.
- Trash bins distribution to the Roma families, several hygiene campaigns.
|
|
2006-2007
|
Bijeljina
|
just started
|
just started
|
just started
|
just started
|
|
2006-2007
|
Zavidovici
|
just started
|
just started
|
just started
|
just started
|
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