Roma: Housing, Opportunities, Mobilisation and Empowerment

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Objectives - reducing discrimination affecting Roma people, with a particular focus on access to housing, by a better understanding of the issues and by providing Roma with tools and knowledge to defende their own rights - supporting Roma integration into society through empowerment, the promotion and support of their active participation and capacity building and development of Roma and pro-Roma civil society Activities - Transnational research on Roma housing - Mutual learning on Roma housing and empowerment - Empowerment of Roma people for participation and defense of rights - Awareness raising Beneficiaries - Roma people - professionals of public and private organizations working in the domain of housing, other related services and civil rights; social workers; volunteers; nonprofit organizations working with Roma; university students; local and EU public institutions; journalists and opinion makers; citizens Expected results For Roma - acquiring information about the policies addressed to them and their rights, focusing on housing - improving their relationship with public and private services - gaining awareness of their potential as active citizens - empowerment and ability to impact on their community - understanding the importance of associating and working together For other beneficiaries - tools and knowledge to support Roma integration and the enforcement of their rights - overcoming prejudices and stereotypes - improving the quality of answers to Roma needs - strengthening synergies and collaboration between public sector, private services and universities Deliverables - 10 focus groups - 125 interviews - transnational research on housing - booklet with best practices and recommendations on housing and empowerment - 5 videos - 1 video documentary - 25 meetings with Roma (250 participants) - 20 seminars with university students, social workers of public and private services (470 participants) - Transnational conference - 4 local events - 5 press release