„Identificarea şi reducerea prejudecăţilor ca sursă de conflict

între populaţia romă şi neromă - studiu comparativ al cazurilor din

Bulgaria, Italia, România şi Slovenia – REDUPRE”

Lessons and proposals from Romanian seminars and

workshops

Florin MOISĂ

1. Timisoara, December 2012

2. Timisoara, May 2013

3. Cluj Napoca, May 2013

Seminars and workshops in Romania

A mixed approach of training tools and methods◦ Presentations◦ Role play◦ Small group activity ◦ Case study◦ Debate◦ Film presentation

Available materials:◦ PowerPoint presentations ◦ Support materials◦ Reports◦ Articles◦ Legislation

Seminars and workshops in Romania

A mixed approach of training tools and methods◦ Presentations◦ Role play◦ Small group activity ◦ Case study◦ Debate◦ Film presentation

Available materials:◦ PowerPoint presentations ◦ Support materials◦ Reports◦ Articles◦ Legislation

Seminars and workshops in Romania

General topic: “Social economy and economic reinsertion of the Roma: arguments in favor and against”

Participants:  22◦ Roma NGOs active in Banat area◦ Non-Roma NGOs◦ School principals, teachers, School Inspectorate◦ County Office for Roma – Prefecture◦ City Halls representatives◦ Public Administration structures◦ National Agency for Roma – regional offices◦ Mass local Media ◦ Regional Radio station Timisoara◦ Local consultants◦ CED staff

Timisoara, December 2012

Agenda:◦ General REDUPRE presentation and research findings ◦ Problems faced by Roma communities –the participant’s

perception◦ Status of policies towards Roma in Romania◦ Problems, priorities and solutions for the Roma condition◦ Economic reinsertion of Roma – success stories and

failures (focus on Timis, Arad and Bihor counties)◦ Stereotypes and prejudices◦ Conflict mediation and resolution◦ Practical tools for reducing stereotypes and prejudices

against Roma

Timisoara, December 2012

General topic: “Roma women beyond stereotypes”

Participants:  19 (14 women, 5 men)◦ Roma NGOs active in Banat area◦ Non-Roma NGOs◦ School teachers◦ County Office for Roma – Prefecture◦ City Halls representatives◦ Public Administration structures◦ National Agency for Roma – regional offices◦ CED staff

Timisoara, May 2013

Agenda:◦ Public policies for Roma in Romania – between

documents and reality ◦ Roma women in public policy documents in Romania◦ Discrimiation of Roma women◦ Roma women participation in public life◦ Recomendations

Timisoara, May 2013

General topic: “The situation of Roma in Romania: problems, public policy solutions and involvement of local authorities”

Participants:  20 participants, covering ◦ Roma NGOs active in Banat area◦ Non-Roma NGOs◦ School mediators◦ Health mediators◦ County Office for Roma – Prefecture◦ Public Administration structures◦ National Agency for Roma – regional offices◦ Local exerts on Roma issues ◦ Roma students◦ RCRC and CED staff

Cluj Napoca, May 2013

Agenda:◦ Public policies for Roma in Romania – between

documents and reality ◦ Analysis of the status of affairs in education, health,

employment and housing◦ Opportunities for funding available in the next

period for Roma programming◦ Involvement of local authorities in solving the

problems faced by Roma◦ Involvement of local authorities for improvement of

relationship between Roma nad non-Roma◦ Recomendations

Cluj Napoca, May 2013

The participants expressed during the workshops◦ Roma issue is a very complex one

Multi-dimensional Inter-related Inter-conditional

◦ Different perspectives on the Roma issue are not sufficiently discussed and shared Communication issues Social distance Social capital of Roma

◦ Different perspectives on the problem are not reflected in official documents

Main lessons learned

◦ Diversity of Roma groups not enough know by non-Roma

◦ Discrimination is a key issue for the Roma

◦ Double discrimination of Roma women is still widespread,

◦ Low political will to deal with the Roma issue

◦ Low capacity at local level – reflected in lower representation of the Roma in Local Councils, local administration etc.

◦ Limited capacity of NGOs to better contribute to the improvement of the condition of Roma

◦ Project approach versus long term involvement of donors and implementors – leave measures at half stage of intervention

Main lessons learned

Continue training/workshops covering subjects like:◦ Successful experiences in the field◦ Getting to know better the Roma and their diversity◦ New concepts in the public area – social inclusion, public

policies, social economy, anti-gypsysm, flexicurity, etc◦ Advocacy tools◦ Promotion, awareness campaigns◦ Antidiscrimination – concept, tools, institutions◦ Results of recent research◦ Know-how – project elaboration and management of

implementation – structural funds◦ Development of local partnerships – NGOs and local institutions

Proposals