Rethinking socio-economic policies addressing Roma communities

Rethinking socio-economic policies
addressing Roma communities in Romania
Seminar report
26 – 27 October 2011
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................3
Seminar theme and objectives ..................................................................................................3
Social economy context of Roma communities within Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area......4
Seminar presentations ...............................................................................................................5
Welcome and opening address .............................................................................................5
The socio-economic profile of Roma communities from Cluj Metropolitan area .............5
Social research and community development (2008-2012) ................................................5
Social Economy a solution for the development of Roma Communities in Romania......5
Social economy – Theory and practices...............................................................................6
Social economy models within Roma communities ............................................................6
“Supporting the development of Roma communities from Nord-West and Centre
Development Regions” ..........................................................................................................6
“Support for social economy development in multiethnic communities from Romania’s
North-West and Center development regions” ......................................................................7
“Professional training and occupational services developed for and within Roma
communities” .........................................................................................................................7
“Creating and operating social assistance structures focused on employment – Social
Inclusion Centers for Roma” ..................................................................................................8
The role of local institutions and civil society organizations in strengthening social
economy enterprises ..............................................................................................................8
Enhancing the local policies in support of sustainable development for Roma
communities in the Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan area.............................................................9
Identifying social economy business ideas .........................................................................9
Annexes:......................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
A regional seminar on socio-economic policies addressing Roma communities in Romania was organized
in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) on October 26 – 27, 2011 by the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), in cooperation with the Center for Institutional Analysis and Development (CADI), the
Government of Romania – Department for Interethnic Relations and the Roma Civic Alliance for Romania
(ACRR). Several other organizations collaborated to organize the event: the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca,
the Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities and the Resources Centre for Roma
Communities.
At a time of economic challenges, UNDP and its partners work together to improve understanding of the
contributions that social economy models for Roma communities can make to employment, housing,
empowering communities, poverty reduction. Within the framework of the seminar, particular focus was
placed on (1) the role of social enterprises in helping communities find sustainable solutions to the current
economic downturn, (2) the role of local authorities in developing policies that might support the
development of socio-economic models for Roma groups, and (3) the lessons learned by civil society
organizations in developing social enterprises for Roma.
This report draws on contributions from service providers and social entrepreneurs in the field of Roma
communities, academics and Cluj-Napoca policymakers. “Rethinking socio-economic policies addressing
Roma communities in Romania” was the first seminar in a series of six on strengthening the role of local
authorities and civil society in developing socio-economic models for Roma communities, noting their
diversity in terms of culture, social empowerment, education and income generation.
Seminar theme and objectives
The one day and a half seminar brought together 42 policy makers, civil society representatives, social
entrepreneurs, community leaders and academics to consider themes such as:
• What can we learn from previous experiences of social enterprises for Roma communities?
• What can we do to support the fostering partnership between social enterprises and local
authorities?
• What are the opportunities for different kinds of community groups to enhance their social and
environmental impacts?
This allowed for a wide range of stakeholders to explore and debate the role and future of the social
enterprise sector and its relationship to Roma civil society development, while also discussing issues and
instruments needed to improve the social inclusion through social economy models.
The agenda of the seminar and the list of participants are attached as Annex 1 and 2.
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Social economy context of Roma communities within ClujNapoca metropolitan area
Cluj Metropolitan Area is located in Cluj County, the North-West Development Region, Romania.
At the date of its incorporation (January 2008), Cluj Metropolitan Area enclosed Cluj-Napoca Municipality
(as pillar of growth), and 17 administrative-territorial units.
According to a 2010 research performed by the Social and Medical Directorate, Cluj Metropolitan Area is
inhabited by around 8,000 people of Roma ethnicity, with a concentration of about 850 persons on the
Pata Rat area, in the North of Cluj Napoca Municipality, near the city dump.
The three communities living in Pata Rat (Cantonului street, ‘Dallas”, and Pata Rat – near the garbage
dump of the city) are young, 90% of their members being ≤ 44years old. 31.86% of the total number of
children in Pata Rat study in elementary schools, while almost the same percentage of children either are
not registered in school, or have dropped out school. The level of education registered in the Pata Rat
area indicates that out of the population aged between 18 to 64 years old (no=417), 10% have never
been to school, 22% completed the elementary school cycle, and 35% are secondary school graduates.
In relation to employment, the same age group of 18 to 64, 62% are unemployed and only 12% has
legally registered jobs. The living conditions are very poor, with no proper sanitation, electricity or gas.
Human rights activists and international organizations requested the support of local and national
government to initiate an emergency program focused on social inclusion of the Roma communities from
Pata Rat.
Similar data are recorded for other Roma communities from Cluj area. The official statistical data from the
2002 National Census show that most of the Roma communities living in Cluj Metropolitan area are poor,
with limited level of education and employment rate, living in improper conditions.
A number of initiatives focused on social integration of Roma communities commenced primarily by the
civil society groups create the opportunities to build on already existent experiences. Coherent regional
and local, budgeted strategies and coordinated workplans might generate positive results with a long term
impact on increase level of education and employment, increase level of socio-economic reintegration.
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Seminar presentations
The following are short summaries of speaker presentations to the seminar that are annexed to the
report.
Welcome and opening address
The meeting was opened by Yesim Oruc, Resident Representative, UNDP Romania, Adrian Raulea,
Head of the Local Development Strategies Department, Municipality of Cluj-Napoca, David Mark,
Executive Director, Roma Civic Alliance for Romania, and Istvan Horvath, President, Romanian Institute
for Research on National Minorities. They welcomed the organization of the seminar and expressed
support for the development of social enterprises for Roma communities, recognized as relevant,
evidence based tools for social inclusion, for consolidating civil society engagement in public policies and
service provision.
The socio-economic
Metropolitan area
profile
of
Roma
communities
from
Cluj
Eniko Vincze, professor, Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University, and Cristina Rat,
lecturer, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work , Babes- Bolyai University offered an overview of the socioeconomic situation of Roma communities from the Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan area.
Cluj-Napoca is one of Romania’s most dynamic cities, with a population of approximately 500.000 that
has recently commenced to develop, in collaboration with 17 nearby villages, its metropolitan area. Cluj is
also the Romania headquarters of critical foreign direct investment companies and is poised to grow its
economy benefiting in part from the EU wide “growth pole” strategy implementation. This economic
outlook however is negatively matched by the social dynamics in the city, especially with regard to the
Roma. As compared to the city of Cluj-Napoca, with only 1% Roma population (National Census, 2002)
and 12% poverty rate (CASPIS, 2004), the administrative units from the surrounding rural areas have
higher percentages of Roma and worrying poverty rates. The most problematic communes are Cojocna
and Bontida, both having large, segregated and severely impoverished Roma settlements near their main
villages. The situation of the Pata-Rat area, near the thresh dump of the city, where aoproximately 1,500
Roma live, is also alarming.
Eniko and Cristina highlighted the need that local authorities in coordination with civil society should
commit to the regeneration of disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities and that medium and long
term integrated strategies of poverty-reduction and social inclusion should be initiated and implemented,
as part of the County Development Plan. Social economy projects are necessary to make these
integrated strategies sustainable.
Social research and community development (2008-2012)
Laszlo Foszto, researcher at the Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities, explored in his
presentation some of the key theories and paradigms of social economy and community development
(classical economic theories, economic anthropology, and economic sociology, etc.). The concepts
developed by these disciplines have fostered the reevaluation of the informal economic activities and
socially-oriented approaches to the economy. These approaches emphasize the importance of social
capital (as opposed to economic capital), and the variety of social relations which need to be analyzed
according to social categories and structures. In the case of Roma communities, the main institutions
which define social capital are family, local communities, religious communities, informal financing,
migration networks, and entrepreneurship. Laszlo explained that if we want to develop a sustainable
social economy which responds to the current needs of Roma communities, we need to assess first the
above mentioned determinant factors. Laszlo pointed out that the development of social economy is a
long term process that needs technical, legal and financial assistance, with a large number of possible
challenges that need to be taken into account. Key to this investment is that economic development
should involve a pluralistic approach, shared across the public and private sector aiming to have an
impact on the social inclusion of the Roma communities. He stated that community development is the
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process which seeks to affect positive social change through community engagement, participation and
empowerment.
Social Economy a solution
Communities in Romania
for
the
development
of
Roma
Catalina Serban, Project Coordinator, UNDP, briefed the audience about the project which was
designed by UNDP to contribute to the efforts of Romanian stakeholders to develop and implement of the
National Strategy for the Inclusion of Roma Citizens belonging to Roma Minority. Signed by the
Management Authority in March 2011, the project provides support for the development of socioeconomic interventions within Roma communities and promotes social economy as a social inclusion tool
for a group as vulnerable to the insertion on the labor market as that of the Roma.
The UNDP project helps advance key issues regarding social economy and Roma communities, inter-alia
sustainability and how to create a network of professionals that will further develop the concept among
Roma groups, social inclusion and equal opportunities as relates especially to Roma women, but also to
Roma young people, local and national ownership.
Catalina spoke about the activities employed in the project: development of a situation analysis report, a
guideline on good practices and a compendium of good practices; assistance for the development of
social enterprises within Roma communities; networking and coordination with other programs. Ongoing
work of the project team includes advocacy efforts for the development of social economy models and
promotion of the need for coordination between donors, service providers, and other key stakeholders in
order to limit overlaps between interventions, and to best use the availability of funds.
Social economy – Theory and practices
Marta Marczis, Chief Technical Advisor, UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre, explored the benefits that
social enterprise can bring to the social inclusion of the most disadvantaged communities, such as the
Roma groups, as well as the challenges that social economy might present. Social enterprises should be
part of a wider strategy that addresses all potential social deficits including education level, employment,
housing, community empowerment, Marta mentioned.
Marta placed special emphasis on the need of community empowerment as a first step in developing
social economy. She argued that social enterprises can play a significant role in supporting community
cohesion, increasing economic empowerment, skills and training, and promoting community
independence. There are a number of actions that should be supported on a regular basis while
developing social enterprises, inter-alia: capacity building and technical assistance for communities to
identify needs and opportunities to develop socio-economic initiatives; and empowering community
leaders. UNDP regional experience also shows that the development of social enterprise models is
profoundly shaped by the regulatory environment and policy frameworks. A number of concrete examples
of social economy models were included in Marta’s presentation.
Marta concluded that the growing importance of social economy for disadvantaged groups such as the
Roma communities from Romania, and its significant potential within society highlight the need to
mainstream the concept at national and local level, and that concrete actions should be taken.
Social economy models within Roma communities
“Supporting the development of Roma communities from Nord-West and
Centre Development Regions”
Florin Moisa, President, Resource Center for Roma Communities, explained how his organization works
with 36 disadvantaged Roma communities to develop social economy models aiming to encourage social
cohesion and to increase the entrepreneurial capacity of these groups. Through contracts with agencies,
local authorities and community organizations, Resource Center for Roma Communities provides support
through training, mentoring, and consultancy. The barriers to establishing and maintaining a social
enterprise in the Romanian context are principally related to the finance and business support. Social
enterprises require extensive investment for start-up, and people who set-up social enterprises are often
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not from a business background and therefore lack relevant experience. Continuous training and
technical business assistance is required over the longer term rather than just at start-up.
Florin advised that long-term support is vital if positive changes are to be embedded within communities,
and that the current system managed by well structured organizations with limited community
connections resulted in little meaningful change.
“Support for social economy development in multiethnic communities from
Romania’s North-West and Center development regions”
Gabor Adam, Project Manager, Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center, used the work of his
organizations as an example of how projects focused on social enterprises for Roma communities are
developed under the current socio-economic context of Romania. Similar to the project implemented by
Resource Center for Roma Communities, the initiative presented by Gabor provides training, technical
assistance and consultancy for the development of social enterprises within Roma communities.
Gabor explored some of the key challenges in implementing such a project, and highlighted the need for
partnership between all relevant agencies if the employment limited rate is to be addressed through social
enterprises. It is important that social enterprises should take into consideration a number of factors
including the capacity of communities to start-up these enterprises, to enter on the economic market, to
face the challenges presented by the policy framework and current legislation in Romania. Gabor also set
out challenges to the sector in areas such as creating accountable structures, and supporting a level
playing field for commercial competition.
“Professional training and occupational services developed for and within
Roma communities”
Marian Daragiu, President, and Larisa Birta, Project Coordinator, Ruhama (Oradea), briefed the
audience on social economy initiatives implemented by the Foundation since 2005. Since the
organization was founded, Ruhama worked in the social field, implementing programs of community
development and social services. However, the wide spectrum of interdependent needs of the
foundation’s beneficiaries prompted the involvement of the organization in a new area, that of the
employment, in order to respond with active measures to the needs of people who stand a small chance
of getting employed.
Starting with 2006 the organization’s management decided that the Ruhama Foundation would mobilize
its human, logistical and financial resources in order to become an important supplier of programs for
professional training and later on, employment services. Apart from the social impact of the programs for
professional training, these would ensure long term financing for the foundation that would in turn ensure
the necessary funds for sustaining social services and community development programs.
In 2011, in collaboration with the Municipality of Avram Iancu, locality in Bihor county, and with financial
assistance from the Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection, Ruhama initiated a social enterprise
in one Roma community where 700 Roma people live and almost 50% benefit from social assistance.
Using the traditional work activities of the Roma group from Avram Iancu, the social enterprise focuses on
manual craftwork and produces whip baskets. The start up process included the refurbishment of the
building, training, and registration of the initiative. The social enterprise received an order from Austria to
produce 2,000 whip baskets, but due to the limited number of employees and the lack of a producer’s
network, they can only deliver the products in approx. 6 months. The final income however will not cover
all the expenses registered during the production period. The project itself, granted by the Ministry of
Labor, Familiy and Social Protection, ends in mid November, before the expected date of product
delivery.
Marian and Larisa concluded that there is a pressing need for networking between social economy
initiatives that might support the entrance of these models on the competitive market. Furthermore,
donors (both private and governmental institutions) should start thinking on various funding schemes that
would allow the proper development of social economy models in order to have a long term impact.
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“Creating and operating social assistance structures
employment – Social Inclusion Centers for Roma”
focused
on
Viorel Bumbu, Centers Coordinator, Pakiv Asociation (Alba Iulia) shared his organization’s experience in
developing social enterprises aimed at the social inclusion of Roma communities. The objective of the
project presented is to develop organizations and enterprises which are specific to social economy in
rural areas, supporting disadvantaged Roma communities. A number of promotional events will be
organized within the project framework in order to promote social economy, and 6 social inclusion centers
will be developed, aiming to provide vocational training and social assistance for identifying job
opportunities.
A second project of the NGO aims to increase the access to employment of Roma women and it is
developed in partnership with NGOs and local authorities from Portugal and Greece. A number of events
focused on sharing experiences between the project partners, and 3 social inclusion centers facilitate the
services provided by the association through this project.
Viorel mentioned that one of the key challenges in developing social economy models in Romania is the
lack of an appropriate, specific legislation in place, and advocacy efforts should be employed in support of
such law. This will create the framework and will define the path needed for sustainable development and
social inclusion.
The role of local institutions and civil society organizations in
strengthening social economy enterprises
Plenary discussions
Facilitator: Catalina Serban
The participants identified a number of problems in developing social economy models for Roma
communities in Cluj-Napoca, among which:
- the tendency of funding agencies to focus largely on analyzing the socio-economic environment
and identifying business ideas rather than providing financial and technical support for start-up
productive activities;
- a short-term, project based approach to funding;
- a limited flexibility of national legislation and ESF funding requirements that do not necessarily
take into account the Roma communities socio-economic profile and their social and cultural
traditions. For example, the average level of education of most Roma communities is lower than
the national requirements for adult education; there is limited legislative support for small and
medium enterprises and limited network connections between the social economy entrepreneurs
and the large retailers etc.
- there are limited national and local funding tools and mechanisms that can foster the
development of self-sustainability strategies.
Taking into account the identified problems, participants suggested that the local authority must include
the development of social enterprises into the local development agenda. These should include, but not
exclusively: developing a predictable funding mechanisms (both reimbursable and non-reimbursable
funds) to support local, socio-economic initiatives for Roma communities and other disadvantaged
groups; support the development of social economy models by taking into account the Roma
communities profile and aiming to act as alternative providers of goods and services; to establish an
advisory body on disadvantaged communities responsible for coordinating policies related to social
inclusion; to support the national dialogue on the social economy legislation by providing leadership and
concrete examples from Cluj-Napoca.
These actions on the part of local authorities and their partners can play a crucial role in the transition
from grant-dependency to financial self-sustainability. Participants agreed that EU funding is widely
acknowledged as a motor behind social enterprise development, but the sector’s readiness to be selfsustainable is not certain, particularly in Romania, where social enterprise activities are in early stages.
Assisting social enterprises to develop sustainability should therefore be an element within the local
agenda.
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Enhancing the local policies in support of sustainable development
for Roma communities in the Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan area
“Local strategy on social inclusion of Romanian citizens belonging to Roma communities in Cluj – 20122020”
Adrian Raulea, Head of Department, Strategies and Local Development, Project Management
Department, stated that in Cluj there is a growing understanding that the development of the economy
and of the knowledge society must be accompanied by social balance to ensure cohesion, equity and a
decrease of poverty. The Municipality of Cluj-Napoca committed and initiated a process to develop a local
strategy that addresses the needs of disadvantaged communities from Cluj County. Aiming to improve
the Roma status in Cluj Metropolitan area by increasing the employment rate and eliminating social
exclusion, the local strategy presented by Adrian focused on mid- and long-term objectives and actions.
Taking into account that the local government is under increasing pressure to achieve more with fewer
resources, the strategy will concentrate on the following four priorities: creation of new jobs in the social
economy; incorporation of a medical/social centre; development of sustainable social housing system;
and creation of a grant scheme to encourage the social economy. Adrian invited participants to be
actively engaged in the development of the local strategy both in terms of design and implementation of
the document. The Municipality, with UNDP assistance will organize a working group that includes local
authorities, academia and the civil society with roles in the development of the Local Strategy for the
period of 2012 -2020.
Identifying social economy business ideas
Plenary discussions
Facilitators: Catalina Serban and Silviu Sandulache
Besides presentations, the seminar sessions provided opportunities for participants to discuss issues
arising from speakers’ presentations and between themselves. Participants agreed that social economy
plays a critical role in seeking to integrate disadvantaged groups, including Roma communities, in the
labor market, but it should not be limited to this feature. Social economy initiatives in Cluj should also
focus on meeting the needs of Roma communities.
This understanding should lead to goods and services being provided which are more relevant to the
communities’ needs, such as:
• school transportation for children from Pata Rat;
• development of a kindergarten in the Pata Rat community;
• community-based contracting for the expansion of public utilities networks (electricity, water, gas);
• adult education services based on the level of education of Roma communities;
• pharmacies etc.
Participants also recommended further financial and technical assistance for those Roma communities
which have already initiated some social economy models and which face challenges in either developing
the initiative from a legal perspective or selling and marketing the products. Some examples included the
Ruhama foundation Whip Baskets initiative presented above in this report and a Roma community that
produces forest fruit jams, but has limited capacity in distributing them on a larger scale.
There was a common agreement that change can be achieved through increased community networking
powered by local social enterprises. Experience shows that social enterprises have high survival rates
when they have been shaped by communities which understand their value and are therefore more
motivated to transform their status.
Annexes:
1. Seminar’s agenda
2. List of participants
3. Mass media report.
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Annex 1
Rethinking socio-economic policies addressing Roma communities in Romania
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 11:00
26 October 2011
Registration
Welcome and opening address:
• Yesim Oruc, UNDP Resident Coordinator a.i
• Adrian Raulea, Head of Local Development and Strategies Department,
Municipality of Cluj-Napoca
• David Mark, Executive Director, Roma Civic Alliance of Romania (RCA)
• Istvan Horvath, President, Romanian Institute for Research on National
Minorities
The socio-economic profile of Roma communities from Cluj Metropolitan
area
• Eniko Vincze, Professor, and Cristina Rat, Sociologist, University
Babes- Bolyai
Cristina Rat, Sociolog, Universitatea Babes-Bolyai
Strategy for research on Roma issues (2008-2012)
• Foszto Laslo, Researcher, Romanian Institute for Research on National
Minorities
Social Economy as a solution for the development of Roma communities in
Romania
• Catalina Serban, Project Coordinator, UNDP
11:00 – 11:15
11:15 – 13:00
Coffee break
Social economy – Theory and practices
• Marta Marczis, Chief Technical Advisor, UNDP Bratislava Regional
Centre
• Mircea Mocanu, Head of Socio-Economic Section, UNDP
13:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 16:00
Lunch
Social economy models within Roma communities
• “Supporting the development of Roma communities from Nord-West and
Centre Development Regions”, Florin Moisa, President, Resource
Center for Roma Communities
16:00 – 16:15
•
“Support for social economy development in multiethnic communities
from Romania’s North-West and Center development regions”, Gabor
Adam, Project Manager, Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center
•
„Professional training and ocupational services developed for and within
Roma communities”:
Marian Daragiu, President, Ruhama Foundation
Larisa Birta, Center Specialist „Cariere”, Ruhama Foundation
•
“Creating and operating social assistance structures focused on
employment – Social Inclusion Centers for Roma”, Viorel Bumbu,
Centers Coordinator, Pakiv Asociation (Alba Iulia)
Coffee break
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16:15 - 17:30
09:30 – 11:00
The role of local institutions and civil
strengthening social economy enterprises
society organizations
in
Facilitators: Mircea Mocanu and Catalina Serban, UNDP
27 October 2011
Enhancing the local policies in support of sustainable development for
Roma communities in the Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan area
• Local strategy on social inclusion of Romanian citizens belonging to
Roma communities in Cluj, Adrian Raulea, Municipality of Cluj-Napoca
Discussions: why and how to integrate social economy initiatives in the local
strategy on social inclusion of disadvantaged communities
11:00 – 11:15
11:15 – 13:00
Facilitator: Silviu Sandulache
Coffee break
Identifying social economy business ideas:
• Discussions about the local context – employment rate and employment
qualifications of the local Roma communities; level of education;
• Roma women and young people;
• Drafting potential social enterprises.
Conclusions
13:00 – 13:30
Facilitators: Catalina Serban
Press conference
13:00 – 15:00
Lunch
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Annex 2
Rethinking socio-economic policies addressing Roma communities in Romania
Participants list
No
Institution
Name and surmane
E-mail
1.
Alianţa Civică a Romilor din România
Mark David
[email protected]
2.
Horvath Istvan
[email protected]
Hetea Estera
[email protected]
Laszlo Foszto
[email protected]
Toma Stefania
[email protected]
6.
Institutul
pentru
Studierea
Problemelor Minoritatilor Nationale
Institutul
pentru
Studierea
Problemelor Minoritatilor Nationale
Institutul
pentru
Studierea
Problemelor Minoritatilor Nationale
Institutul
pentru
Studierea
Problemelor Minoritatilor Nationale
Primaria Municipiului Cluj
Raulea Adrian
[email protected]
7.
Primaria Municipiului Cluj
Ghitiu Monica
[email protected]
8.
Agentia Nationala pentru Romi Cluj
Hetea Cristian
[email protected]
9.
Universitatea Babes-Bolyai
Rat Cristina
[email protected]
10.
Universitatea Babes-Bolyai
Vincze Eniko
[email protected]
11.
Universitatea Babes-Bolyai
Farcau Andrada
[email protected]
12.
Centrul
de
Resurse
pentru
Comunitatile de Romi
Centrul de Incluziune Sociala pentru
persoanele de etnie roma (CISPER
Nord-Vest)
Centrul de Incluziune Sociala pentru
persoanele de etnie roma (CISPER
Nord-Vest)
Asociatia Studentilor Romi - Romano
Suno
Moisa Florin
[email protected]
Gorog Ana Maria
[email protected]
Doghi Pavel
[email protected]
Norbert Iuonas
[email protected]
16.
Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate
Etnoculturala
Adam Gabor
[email protected]
17.
Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate
Etnoculturala
Gorcea Amelia
[email protected]
18.
Pro Rroma Foundation
Stout Frank
[email protected]
19.
Fundatia
pentru
Popoarelor - Filiala Cluj
Dezvoltarea
Moldovan
Dumitru
20.
Fundatia
pentru
Popoarelor - Filiala Cluj
Dezvoltarea
Mirauti Ioana
[email protected]
21.
Ruhama Foundation (Oradea)
Daragiu Marian
[email protected]
3.
4.
5.
13.
14.
15.
Ioan
[email protected]
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22.
Ruhama Foundation (Oradea)
Birta Larisa
[email protected]
23.
Grupul pentru Actiune Sociala
Petrovici Norbert
[email protected]
24.
Fundatia pentru Ajutorarea Familiilor
din Pata Rat
Whynot Rufus
[email protected]
25.
Asociatia PAKIV Romania
Bumbu Viorel
[email protected]
26.
Asociatia PAKIV Romania
Bota Elian
[email protected]
27.
Asociatia PAKIV Romania
Safta Ioana Maria
[email protected]
28.
Asociatia PAKIV Romania
Iosif Denisa Mihaela
[email protected]
29.
Asociația Naţională a Specialiştilor în
Resurse Umane
Manaila Ioana
[email protected]
30.
Asociația Naţională a Specialiştilor în
Resurse Umane
Petcu Elena
[email protected]
31.
Asociația Naţională a Specialiştilor în
Resurse Umane
Oprisan Ioana Raluca
[email protected]
32.
Asociatia Sanse Egale (Zalau)
Faitas Mirela
[email protected]
33.
Patrir
Popa Camelia
[email protected]
34.
Grupul de Lucru al Organizatiilor
Civice
Dohotaru Adrian
[email protected]
35.
Centrul National al Dansului
Pascariu Katia
[email protected]
36.
Centrul National al Dansului
Mihalcea Mihail
[email protected]
37.
Asociatia
Poieni
Banciu Adrian
[email protected]
38.
UNDP
Oruc Yesim
[email protected]
39.
UNDP
Marczis Marta
[email protected]
40.
UNDP
Sandulache Silviu
[email protected]
41.
UNDP
Serban Catalina
[email protected]
42.
UNDP
Marchis Alina
[email protected]
43.
UNDP
Ghinescu Mihaela
[email protected]
comunitara
interetnica
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Annex 3
26 – 27 October 2011
Cluj-Napoca
Mass media Report
In an effort to improve the understanding of the role that social economy models has within Roma
communities and to promote social economy as a social inclusion tool for the integration of
disadvantaged groups by employment, housing, empowering communities, UNDP in collaboration with its
partners held on October 27th, in Cluj-Napoca, a press conference on socio-economic policies addressing
Roma communities in Romania.
Catalina Serban, Project Coordinator, UNDP
moderated the press conference by briefing the
audience about the
results of the regional
seminar on socio-economic policies addressing
Roma communities in Romania organized in ClujNapoca between 26 – 27 of October 2011. Over 40
participants, including actors and promoters of
social economy, civil society organizations,
community leaders, researchers, donors and
government officials attended the seminar. The
topics
of
the
seminar
focused on
social economy models for Roma communities in Romania, the success factors in developing social
economy models and challenges encountered in the implementation of social initiatives.
In the information for the media, Catalina Serban acknowledged the long process for a well-developed
legislative and administrative infrastructure to support sustainable socio-economic development. The
press statement outlined the need for a permanent dialogue between local and national authorities,
private sector, civil society and affected communities.
After the press conference all participants were invited to a networking lunch.
Participants (Media):
TVR - Regional Station (Cluj-Napoca)
NCN TV (local station)
Alpha TV (local station)
Ziua de Cluj (regional newspaper)
Gazeta de Cluj (regional newspaper)
Citynews (online news magazine)
Lumebuna.ro; (online news magazine)
http://veiozaarte.ro
http://www.artactmagazine.ro
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Partners:
Government of Romania – Department for Interethnic Relations (DRI)
Roma Civic Alliance for Romania (ACRR)
Center for Institutional Analysis and Development (CADI)
Municipality of Cluj-Napoca
Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities (ISPMN)
Resources Centre for Roma Communities.
Results:
There was significant press coverage in the local media:
three TV shows,
one radio news,
three articles in the regional newspapers,
and five online articles.
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