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Empowering Roma Youth Through Social Entrepreneurship Campaigns

Intercultural Institute of Timisoara runs projects focusing on education, combatting discrimination, and empowering Roma communities. The Local Initiative Group in Timisoara engages students in proposing solutions to Roma community problems, involving various stakeholders from educational institutions, local authorities, and media for public presentations and policy adoption. The methodology includes problem mapping, policy solution development, and public presentations with media coverage to disseminate results.

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Empowering Roma Youth Through Social Entrepreneurship Campaigns

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  1. I AM ROMA Intercultural Institute of Timisoara

  2. Intercultural Institute of Timisoara • An autonomous, non-governmental organisation, having a cultural, civic and scientific activity, without political purposes, which adheres to the values and the principles of the Council of Europe on interculturality • I.I.T. was established in 1992 with the support of the local authorities of Timisoara and of the Council of Europe.

  3. Projects for Roma communities • Quality education of Roma children • Combating prejudice and discrimination against Roma • Empowerment of the civil society inside Roma communities and particularly support for young Roma to become involved in organizations • Projects and activities aiming at improving the situation of Roma • Improvement of the relations of Roma with public authorities • Social entrepreneurship

  4. Campaign concept • Development of a process that serves both educational and informational purposes “Students propose solutions to the problems of the Roma communities”

  5. Local Initiative Group Timisoara • Members of the Roma community • Roma NGOs and NGOs working on Roma issues • Local Youth Council • Media Institutions • County Federation for Youth • County School Inspectorate • Professors / teachers

  6. The core programme • A four month activity developed for students and teachers at high school level • A range of stakeholders involved: • educational institutions • local authorities • Roma communities • students and parents • the Media

  7. The methodology • A programme for active citizenship with students based on the following steps: • Mapping of the problems faced by Roma people in their local community • Identifying a problem that requires a public policy solution • Examining and evaluating alternative solutions • Developing a proposed public policy solution • Action plan to get the public policy adopted by the authorities

  8. Public presentations • Students publicly present their project • Local authorities and community members are invited to attend • Press releases and invitation for media to attend

  9. Main steps • Teacher trainings on the methodology and intercultural education • Implementation of the programme and monitoring • Public presentations • Media coverage throughout the process • Dissemination of project and results

  10. Advantages of using this methodology • An important number of stakeholders are involved • Different age groups • Different professional background • Different socio-economic conditions • Different institutions • It has an educational purpose, having thus a potential greater impact than information campaigns alone

  11. www.intercultural.ro

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