10 years investment in roma. what´s the point roma are: often rejected often chased often viewed...

10 years investment in Roma

What´s the point• Roma are:• Often rejected• Often chased• Often viewed

Countries and cities, which give a taken of acceptance, lay the foundation for a smoother coexistence with Roma

Roma localities build by Municipality• Schutwal• Hoppenven• De Wegerd• Beerze

Before After

Point of change• 1977 (92 Roma inhabitants)• 2002 (223 Roma inhabitants)• Do something or nothing?

2002• 223 Roma registered in 45 caravans• Increase of 142% in 25 years• That means: in 2027 539 persons• Payments in 2002: 103 (46%)• Payments in 2027: 250 (46%)• Unemployment in 2002 almost 100%• Visit primary school very low

2012• 225 Roma registered in 57 houses/caravans• Payments in 2012: 75• Approximately 10 young adults are working• School attendance over 90%

2002 2012

Inhabitants 223 227

Payments 103 73

Houses 45 57

What do you need?• Political wish• Maintain order by the Mayor• Arrange group mayor/police/primary and secondary school• Taskforces health/accommodation/education/safety/labour• People, thinking like Roma

Roma FTE´s • Roma policy officer• Civil ultimately responsible• Roma intermediairy• Education officer• Jobcoaches etc.• Customer manager search for labour

Outside partners• Welfare organisation• Primary schools• Secundary schools• House-agent´s office • Social work• Health care organisations• Police

The approach in Veldhoven• Investing in thrust• Work together• Make problems individual• Unorthodox measure• Maintain and assistance

Good practices• Maintain education• Looking for work• Acceptation• We are going…

What´s a must!• Interested people; even politicals• Long breath, takes a long time• Know what is going on; contact• Make individual/work together• Good people of different organisations• Political support

National platform• 11/12 Roma cities• Political support• National support• European money (ESF/Progress)• (East) European cooperation

• Program Manager (approach exploitation Roma children)

Why Finland?• Large scale housing campaign in 1975• Municipalies are obliged to provide all the Roma houses?• Almost all Roma children finish the primary school• Roma working in the same sectors as citizens?

• Too low level of education prevents easy access labormarket• There is still discrimination in the labor market?• Drug

New problems• Many negative reports• New inflows• France/ Belgium/ Italy/ UK/ Eastern Europe