Humanity in Action France
Humanity in Action France (HIA France) is the initiator of this learning partnership idea and the coordinating organisation. Since 2005, the organisation is active in minority rights education and diversity trainings for adults from France, Europe, and the USA. Our trainings are focused on working against prejudice and discrimination, in a historical, comparative and action-oriented perspective.
Participants to our summer trainings, half of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds, are supported in subsequently realizing local “action projects” concerning diversity issues and improving social cohesion in their immediate surroundings and communities. About 70 adult learners of past years have formed an alumni network, contribute to the curricula of trainings, and are active as mentors for new participants.
HIA FRANCE believes that an important test of a genuine democracy is how it treats its minorities, and that the commitment to the protection of minorities cannot be taken for granted in Europe. Since 2005, we have offered various adult education activities, engaging about 200 adults (most of them from Europe with very diverse backgrounds) in seminars, workshops, study trips, and community projects on diversity, social cohesion and active citizenship (addressing racial profiling, tackling anti-Muslim or anti-Roma sentiments, developing a dialogue on diversity issues, etc.) in France, Europe, and, more recently, the USA.
Participants to our summer trainings, half of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds, are supported in subsequently realizing local “action projects” concerning diversity issues and improving social cohesion in their immediate surroundings and communities. About 70 adult learners of past years have formed an alumni network, contribute to the curricula of trainings, and are active as mentors for new participants.
HIA FRANCE believes that an important test of a genuine democracy is how it treats its minorities, and that the commitment to the protection of minorities cannot be taken for granted in Europe. Since 2005, we have offered various adult education activities, engaging about 200 adults (most of them from Europe with very diverse backgrounds) in seminars, workshops, study trips, and community projects on diversity, social cohesion and active citizenship (addressing racial profiling, tackling anti-Muslim or anti-Roma sentiments, developing a dialogue on diversity issues, etc.) in France, Europe, and, more recently, the USA.
http://www.humanityinaction.org/France
Association Regards de femmes tsiganes (France)
Founded in 2009 by people who are working for several years (decades for some of them...) in the defense of the Roma’s cause, has two main goals :
- promoting the Roma culture in France and in Europe to an adult target group
- changing the image of the Roma in our societies through the meeting between Rroma and non-Rroma adults
Our staff is composed of teachers, academics (historians and sociologists), cultural experts and journalists.
Two members of our staff are experts to the Council of Europe for Roma and Travellers.
For two years we have been organizing many actions as trainings for adults from civil society or governmental organizations, conferences and debates, cultural and social events, legal actions against outlaws municipalities and political lobbying.
During the last two years, we have engaged various adult education activities, engaging more than 600 international adults in France, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Portugal.
Since 2011 we are working with some public partners (region Rhône-Alpes, Grand Lyon) to contribute to the actions against discrimination and to promote the education of the Roma.
- promoting the Roma culture in France and in Europe to an adult target group
- changing the image of the Roma in our societies through the meeting between Rroma and non-Rroma adults
Our staff is composed of teachers, academics (historians and sociologists), cultural experts and journalists.
Two members of our staff are experts to the Council of Europe for Roma and Travellers.
For two years we have been organizing many actions as trainings for adults from civil society or governmental organizations, conferences and debates, cultural and social events, legal actions against outlaws municipalities and political lobbying.
During the last two years, we have engaged various adult education activities, engaging more than 600 international adults in France, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Portugal.
Since 2011 we are working with some public partners (region Rhône-Alpes, Grand Lyon) to contribute to the actions against discrimination and to promote the education of the Roma.
http://www.regardsdefemmestsiganes.com/
Kurt Lewin Foundation (Hungary)
Kurt Lewin Foundation is an independent civil public interest organization, which was established in 1995 in order to support the social inclusion of Roma and non-Roma people. We work on different fields – research, education, media, voluntarism – in order to develop democratic culture and social inclusion.
We have been running numerous adult learning programs focusing on social inclusion of Roma and non-Roma people. We started the first Roma website in Hungary (www.romapage.hu) in 1997, where we made available many adult learning materials in connection with Roma inclusion (e.g. Auxiliary material for the modern Roma ethnic studies for teachers, First Romani audio course book). Beside the e-learning projects we hold many trainings for the representatives of Roma NGOs, teachers in order to develop their cooperation and democratic culture in order to support roma and non-roma social inclusion. Since 2010 we hold adult learning trainings for active citizens who are willing to realize voluntary initiatives involving Roma and non-Roma people and communicate them with the tools of citizens' media. We ensure professional support for them on the fields of project management, voluntary management, cooperation, communication and the use of citizens' media. The videos made by some of our adult students about the voluntary actions realized by them are available here: www.100legszegenyebb.hu/video.
We focus on involving Roma and non-Roma trainees in our work on regular basis, and we run programs in disadvantaged regions and communities in order to support Roma and non-Roma social inclusion in wide fields.
We have been running numerous adult learning programs focusing on social inclusion of Roma and non-Roma people. We started the first Roma website in Hungary (www.romapage.hu) in 1997, where we made available many adult learning materials in connection with Roma inclusion (e.g. Auxiliary material for the modern Roma ethnic studies for teachers, First Romani audio course book). Beside the e-learning projects we hold many trainings for the representatives of Roma NGOs, teachers in order to develop their cooperation and democratic culture in order to support roma and non-roma social inclusion. Since 2010 we hold adult learning trainings for active citizens who are willing to realize voluntary initiatives involving Roma and non-Roma people and communicate them with the tools of citizens' media. We ensure professional support for them on the fields of project management, voluntary management, cooperation, communication and the use of citizens' media. The videos made by some of our adult students about the voluntary actions realized by them are available here: www.100legszegenyebb.hu/video.
We focus on involving Roma and non-Roma trainees in our work on regular basis, and we run programs in disadvantaged regions and communities in order to support Roma and non-Roma social inclusion in wide fields.
http://kla.hu/en/
Creating Effective Grassroots Alternatives Foundation (Bulgaria)
C.E.G.A. -Creating Effective Grassroots Alternatives Foundation is a non-profit organization registered in 1995. The organization works for capacity building in different levels, changing attitudes and improvement of policies for social inclusion of disadvantaged communities.
In its approach C.E.G.A. combines community organizing with non-formal education and advocacy initiatives with the ultimate goal to create inclusive environment for social realization of disadvantaged groups. The main focus of the organization is the Roma community in Bulgaria.
In its educational activities C.E.G.A. uses participatory learner-centered methodologies that use the resources of the groups of learners and support them in constructing knowledge, social skills and values.
The educational activities of the organizations have as a usual target group:
- Young Roma and non-Roma adults (themes: Human Rights,respect for diversity,conflict resolution,campaign planning and implementation; identifying prejudices and breaking stereotypes);
- Representatives of newly-established Roma and non-Roma organizations and initiative groups (themes: mainstreaming
Human Rights and respect for diversity in various activities; organizational development; communicating with majority/
minority; approaching to authorities and media);
- Teachers (themes: identifying prejudices and breaking stereotypes; working in intercultural learning environment;
approaching Roma parents; global issues).
C.E.G.A. holds 10-15 educational events per year on local, national and international level in the form of workshops, training courses,experience sharing meetings and occasionally - online.
C.E.G.A. was involved (as an initiator and as a partner) in three national-wide campaigns,connected to promotion of Roma and non-Roma inclusion: Try walking in my shoes (dedicated to European Year of Equal Opportunities for All 2007),The Tolerance Tour (dedicated to European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008) and One Europe! (2009-2010). The campaign activities took place on local level in the countryside, involving Roma and non-Roma and combining educational and cultural activities.
In its approach C.E.G.A. combines community organizing with non-formal education and advocacy initiatives with the ultimate goal to create inclusive environment for social realization of disadvantaged groups. The main focus of the organization is the Roma community in Bulgaria.
In its educational activities C.E.G.A. uses participatory learner-centered methodologies that use the resources of the groups of learners and support them in constructing knowledge, social skills and values.
The educational activities of the organizations have as a usual target group:
- Young Roma and non-Roma adults (themes: Human Rights,respect for diversity,conflict resolution,campaign planning and implementation; identifying prejudices and breaking stereotypes);
- Representatives of newly-established Roma and non-Roma organizations and initiative groups (themes: mainstreaming
Human Rights and respect for diversity in various activities; organizational development; communicating with majority/
minority; approaching to authorities and media);
- Teachers (themes: identifying prejudices and breaking stereotypes; working in intercultural learning environment;
approaching Roma parents; global issues).
C.E.G.A. holds 10-15 educational events per year on local, national and international level in the form of workshops, training courses,experience sharing meetings and occasionally - online.
C.E.G.A. was involved (as an initiator and as a partner) in three national-wide campaigns,connected to promotion of Roma and non-Roma inclusion: Try walking in my shoes (dedicated to European Year of Equal Opportunities for All 2007),The Tolerance Tour (dedicated to European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008) and One Europe! (2009-2010). The campaign activities took place on local level in the countryside, involving Roma and non-Roma and combining educational and cultural activities.
http://www.cega.bg/?lang=english
Federazione Romanì (Italy)
The Romani Federation is a federation founded in Italy in 2003. The Federation works at national level and includes 15 individual members 22 organizations made up of Roma and non Roma adult members.
The Federation's mission is to promote the self-determination capacity of the Roma population and the promotion of intercultural dialogue between Roma and non Roma in order to support the empowerment of responsible and qualified Romani representatives.
This activity of capacity building and empowerment is particularly important in the italian contest where romanì active participation in the democratic life of the country is a very recent phenomenon.
The Romani Federation is an organization that promotes relationship building and networking at all levels for the empowerment of the Roma population, the campaigns and programs for the fundamental rights and cultural exchange.
The Romani Federation promotes the participation as a keypoint for collective changes, promotes training activities about participation for adults, promotes new opportunities in social, cultural and economic growth.
During its activities the Romani Federation focuses on the unity of the Romani population and the promotion of Romani culture.
Among the activities already undertaken by the federation:
- Various activities of mediation and support to the creation of new Roma and Sinti
- Projects on ''Distance education of Roma women students”.
- First Italian Roma and Sinti Congress (Rome 22/23 April 2009)
- "The voice of the Roma people. New policies and strategies towards the representativeness " Conference (14 October 2009).
The Federation's mission is to promote the self-determination capacity of the Roma population and the promotion of intercultural dialogue between Roma and non Roma in order to support the empowerment of responsible and qualified Romani representatives.
This activity of capacity building and empowerment is particularly important in the italian contest where romanì active participation in the democratic life of the country is a very recent phenomenon.
The Romani Federation is an organization that promotes relationship building and networking at all levels for the empowerment of the Roma population, the campaigns and programs for the fundamental rights and cultural exchange.
The Romani Federation promotes the participation as a keypoint for collective changes, promotes training activities about participation for adults, promotes new opportunities in social, cultural and economic growth.
During its activities the Romani Federation focuses on the unity of the Romani population and the promotion of Romani culture.
Among the activities already undertaken by the federation:
- Various activities of mediation and support to the creation of new Roma and Sinti
- Projects on ''Distance education of Roma women students”.
- First Italian Roma and Sinti Congress (Rome 22/23 April 2009)
- "The voice of the Roma people. New policies and strategies towards the representativeness " Conference (14 October 2009).
- Collaboration with the Italian Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies for the implementation of the conference: "The internment of Roma and Sinti in Italy from 1940 to 1943." (Rome, Chamber of Deputies, December 16, 2009).
http://federazioneromani.wordpress.com/
Zurale Romania - The association of the Health mediators from Romania
The Association of the Health Mediators from Romania Zurale Romnia was established in December 2010 when a number of approximately 150 health mediators reunite and decided to formalize the network of the health mediators for the Roma community from Romania. At the present, a number of 130 Roma health mediators are members in the association and they are being coordinated by 10 Roma women that have been elected by the 150 mediators to form the Council of Administration of Zurale Romnia.
The main objectives of the association are to defend the rights and the interests of the health mediators from Romania and to improve the work conditions for the mediators, in order to increase the prestige of the health mediator profession. Zurale Romnia works for partnerships with similar professional organizations with the purpose of transferring the experience we have in Romania regarding the mediation program, for permanently informing the mediators and for contributing to the multiplication of the program. Another important objective of the association is to assure professional and personal development for the members of the organization, mainly Roma women from the Roma communities from Romania. Within the objectives that Zurale Romnia is aiming are also the organization of information campaign, lobby activities for empowering the program of mediation and the status of the members of the association.
The aim of the organization is to empower the Roma women in the public and cultural life and to improve the socio-health situation of the Roma communities.
The activities realized until present by the association are connected to supporting the health mediators in their work with the partners and the employers, organizing meetings with the local authorities, certificating their professional competencies and organizing trainings for the developments of the health mediator's professional abilities.
The main objectives of the association are to defend the rights and the interests of the health mediators from Romania and to improve the work conditions for the mediators, in order to increase the prestige of the health mediator profession. Zurale Romnia works for partnerships with similar professional organizations with the purpose of transferring the experience we have in Romania regarding the mediation program, for permanently informing the mediators and for contributing to the multiplication of the program. Another important objective of the association is to assure professional and personal development for the members of the organization, mainly Roma women from the Roma communities from Romania. Within the objectives that Zurale Romnia is aiming are also the organization of information campaign, lobby activities for empowering the program of mediation and the status of the members of the association.
The aim of the organization is to empower the Roma women in the public and cultural life and to improve the socio-health situation of the Roma communities.
The activities realized until present by the association are connected to supporting the health mediators in their work with the partners and the employers, organizing meetings with the local authorities, certificating their professional competencies and organizing trainings for the developments of the health mediator's professional abilities.
http://www.romanicriss.org/
