From words to practice: acting for Roma equality and integration
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Belgium
Project lead partner/organization and contact person (e-mail, links) project website
European Roma Information Office (ERIO)
E-mail: office@erionet.eu
Website: http://www.erionet.eu
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Project information – start and end date (if available)
January - December 2014
Summary (goals and purposes of the project)
The main goal of the project is to foster the social inclusion and equal treatment of Roma in Europe.
Specific objectives:
• Advocate to improve the National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS) implementation at local level
• Promote the effective implementation of anti-discrimination legislation
• Promote the active equal participation of Roma representatives, especially the young and women, in the NRIS implementation and other anti-discrimination policies as well as in the fight against discrimination
• Raise awareness about the needs and concerns of Roma and the existence of the appropriate tools to address these issues
Results of the project
Project main outputs:
• Template letters for Roma activists to pressure national and local authorities to implement the NRIS and EC Council Recommendation, and involve Roma
• Advocacy handbook for Roma activists
• Paper “Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies: challenges and solutions for local authorities”
• Paper “Implementing the Race Equality Directive: challenges and solutions for Equality Bodies”
• 4 newsletters
• Factsheet about the European Year 2014 and the situation of Roma women
• Recommendations to the Greek and Italian EU Presidency
Who will benefit from this project (target group)
The expected number of beneficiaries will include: Roma, particularly the young and women and European society as a whole – i.e. EU institutions, national, local and regional authorities, Equality Bodies, civil society, journalists, professionals working with/for Roma (e.g. teachers, social workers) and the general population.
Sources of funding
ERIO and the PROGRESS programme of the European Union
Link
http://www.erionet.eu/from-words-to-practice />
Document - materials that incurred in the project
Advocacy handbook for Roma activists
Paper “Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies: challenges and solutions for local authorities”
Paper “Implementing the Race Equality Directive: challenges and solutions for Equality Bodies”
Factsheet about the European Year 2014 and the situation of Roma women
Recommendations to the Greek EU Presidency
Recommendations to the Italian EU Presidency