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Enhancing Alternative Sanctions Efficiency Through Roma Mentoring Program

The Roma Mentoring program aims to increase the efficiency of alternative sanctions by providing trained Roma mentors to assist clients in fulfilling obligations and accessing support services. Mentors act as communication bridges, connecting clients with professional resources and institutions. The success of the program lies in cultural connection, effective communication, and personal authority. The initiative helps marginalized Roma populations improve social integration, job prospects, and community involvement. The program also shows potential for future applications in conflict resolution, employment, and job creation.

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Enhancing Alternative Sanctions Efficiency Through Roma Mentoring Program

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  1. ROMA MENTORING increasing the efficiency of alternative sanctions

  2. RUBIKON Centrum

  3. Roma minority in the Czech Republic • 150 – 300 000 Roma inhabitants (census 2001: 11 746 pop.; census 2011: 13 150 pop.) • 85% Slovak (Hungarian) Roma (Rumungri) • 10% Vlachike Roma (Olaši) • 5% original Czech / Moravian Roma and Sinti • 80 000 in socially excluded localities (more than 75% are Roma) • 60%of Roma are unemployed 15 000 Jedi Knights Pozn.:

  4. Roma Mentoring

  5. Roma Mentoring since 2004 evaluated by PMS every 2 months

  6. Roma Mentoring Provided by Roma mentor: • Trained layman from Roma community • Adult, no criminal record • Strong interest to help his/her own people • Graduate of specialized Mentor training course(60 hours -theory, 40 hours -practice) Pozn.:

  7. Roma mentor´s tasks • Motivating clients to fulfill the obligations related to alternative sentence (measure). • Assisting and supporting clients in settling debts, seeking jobs, housing, etc. • Linking clients with other providers of professional services in the region. • Assisting clients in communicating with the authorities, institutions (and vice versa) Pozn.:

  8. Roma Mentor: role and methods of work Success of the scheme is based on: • Cultural, language and ethnic closeness between mentor and his client. • Mentor´s ability to communicate with officials and representatives of majority. • Mentor´s ability to connect both sides, make communication “bridge” between client and institution. Pozn.:

  9. Obstacles to fulfillment of alternative sanction

  10. Main success factors WIDE SOCIAL NETWORK KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY PERSONAL AUTHORITY INFORMAL APPROACH

  11. Roma mentor as communication bridge CLIENTS PMS ROMA MENTOR

  12. Roma mentor: role and methods of work Roma mentor is able to: • gain clients´ trust, • break through existing barriers, • communicate with clients in their own language, • efficiently explain obligations resulting from alternative sentence • motivate clients to fulfill them to avoid the consequences. Pozn.:

  13. Roma mentor: role and methods of work Roma mentor is also able to: • deal and communicate with officials and institutions, • link the clients with other providers of professional services in the region, • help officials to understand and orientate in Roma community. Pozn.:

  14. Roma mentor: role and methods of work Roma mentor works as a: • Positive role model (on both sides) • Cross cultural mediator and communication link Necessary principles: • Building and cherishing mutual trust • Equal professional relationships • Gentle insistence on rules Pozn.:

  15. Roma Mentoring – low-threshold service • Helps increase the potential of Roma minority, as it gives the Roma people who haven´t attained vocational education the opportunity to participate on social work for their own community. • During their work with clients and supervisions they improve their skills professionally and personally grow and improve their position on job market. Pozn.:

  16. Roma Mentoring – possibilities • 2005 – 2012 applied on other target groups/programs: - ex-prisoner reintegration - empowering of endangered Roma families - crime and extremism prevention - monitoring hate crime incidents, helping the victims • Future possibilities of use in areas of: - Roma / non-Roma conflict resolution, - employment and job creation Pozn.:

  17. Current situation Projects financed by European Social Fund 2016–2019 (3 years) 19 centers of PMS in 8 regions app. 35 mentors + 30 newly trained mentors

  18. Roma Mentoring – future? Pozn.:

  19. Thank you for you attention! RUBIKON Centrum Korunní 101, 130 00 Praha 3 Czech Republic Web: http://www.rubikoncentrum.cz/ Pozn.:

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