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This evaluation examines the initial commitments acquired by Euskal Etxeak, detailing actions, achievements, and challenges faced in the four-year period. It covers data updates, infrastructure, activities, subsidies, training programs, cultural initiatives, diaspora outreach, language promotion, and institutional strengthening. The analysis highlights the positive developments, outlines areas for improvement, and emphasizes the importance of continued progress in engaging and serving the Basque community.
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Euskal Etxeak Evaluation of the Four Year Plan 2004 - 2007
Initial commitments Initial commitments acquired by the euskal etxeak: • Permanent data update • With this information, individual production of • Diagnosis of the current situation • Planning in the form of a Four Year Plan Actions by the Communities Board: • 2004 Distribution of a document-guide to draw up four year plans and seminars in Argentina and USA • 2006 Data requirement campaign: • Bank data • Members • Infrastructures, activities and relations
Members 1999: 125 euskal etxeak 17,761 members
Social assistance • 2003: ATZEUS survey • 2003: Approval of Decree 222/2003 • Members • Members of Basque Communities • 2003-2007 data: Average of 100 family units • Modifications to debate in the Congress: • Economic-Standard Inspection Office • Court of Auditors
Training and Youth Activities • By Basque centres and federations • Seminars by FEVA to train directors, cycles of conferences on Basque culture,… • NABO-Reno: Ikasi, Udaleku, Gaztealdi,… • Free Chairs in Basque Thought • Cycles of conferences and seminars • By the Basque Government • 2003: Approval of Decree 316/2003 (Gaztemundu) • Monographic, training programme in Euskadi, since 2003 • Number of participants • Debate in the Congress • 2003: Approval of Decree 125/2003 (Euskal Herrirantz) • Call for bids in 2003, 2004 and 2005 • No calls in 2006 and 2007 • Debate in the Congress • Emigration: included in the Basque school curriculum
Strengthening the institutional framework • Boost from the Basque Centres Federations • Presence of the Euskadi Delegations • Communication networks and organisation of events between centres and nearby countries • Study on programmes for people returning • Diaspora Day (Spain) • Debate in Congress: • Basque Friends Association • Emprebask • Outstanding: • Zortzigarren Herrialdea • Institutionalisation of Aberri Eguna • Members cards
External communication • From the Basque centres and federations • New technologies in social and cultural life • Presence in the local media (85 centres) • Radio programmes, newsletters, websites, forums, chats,… • From the Basque Government • Modifications in publications by SGAE: Revista Euskal Etxeak paper and digital • Other initiatives for the Diaspora: konpondu.net • EITB international • Promotion of the Basque Diaspora in the media in Euskadi • Debate in the Congress: • Communications officers in each Basque centre • Outstanding: • Logo (international competition) • Opinion trainers to Euskadi
Culture:Transmitting Basque identity • Studies and research: • Urazandi Collection (4 out of 20) • Urazandi Digital Collection (180,000 pages) • Coming soon: oral testimonies • Euskaldunak Munduan (3 out of 8) • Andrés de Irujo Award (3 out of 7) • Basque Emigration Museum-Study Centre
Culture:Euskera • From “Argentinan Euskaraz” to “Munduan Euskaraz” • Etxepare Institute • Agreements from the Vice-ministry on Linguistic Policy with 17 Universities • International Promotion of the Basque language and Basque culture • Barnetegiak in America • Outstanding: • Barnetegiak in Euskadi and USA (2008) • “Egonaldiak familia euskaldunetan” Programme
Culture: Cultural Diffusion • Promoting folklore abroad • Gaztemundu 2002 • Folklore training project • Basque Culture Plan • Bringing together the current Basque cultural production • 2003: Approval of Decree 186/2003 (Cultural Tours) • Participation in the main cultural demonstrations in each country: • Visits • Exhibitions: Kantuketan, La huella vasca, Mikel Arrazola • Seminar in USA on Basque gastronomy • Outstanding: meetings for ex-dantzaris
Other actions • Contacts with other Autonomous Communities: • Galicia (2005) • Catalonia (2005) • Basque Government is a member of AEMI • Remote processing decree (238/2006) and pilot experiment
Conclusions • Data update • Real commitment to Four Year Plan • New realities: • Delegations • Etxepare Institute • Evaluation 2004-2007 by Basque centres: • Continuity of programmes in force • Defence of the role of Basque centres • Non-completion of role in terms of passing on responsibilities • Evaluation by Alex Ugalde (Report 1980-2005) • Consolidation • More actions than those appearing in the Plan by DRCV • Need to modify even Law 8/1994 • What has been done can always be improved in terms of politics, laws, finances and organisation
Final destination:4th World CongressforBasque Communities(ZUBIGINTZAN)