"<< Background >>„…They steal like ravens, are not willing to work and a people of restless nomads…“ – if it comes to Roma we are quick with prejudices. However, much heavier is the fact that they can be mobilised at any time what is not only reflected in regular riots but also in their actual living conditions in a sad way. They are still the poorest, the most unemployed, the least educated and the shortest living Europeans.With estimated 10 – 12 million members, Roma are the biggest ethnic minority in Europe. Almost 5 million live in the partner countries of the project. A relevant reason for the permanent discrimination of Roma is their low education level. Therefore, the disadvantages in the education sector that is a central field for the social integration and rise particularly of such a young population are the most obvious. A real segregation exists. In the new strategic frameworks of the EU for the integration of Roma, a row of objectives is fixed. Until 2030, the actual equality, the socio-economic inclusion and the reasonable participation of the Roma shall be achieved (Factsheet of the European Commission, October 2020).<< Objectives >>RESUME would like to contribute to those ambitions objectives in the partner countries concretely by achieving - an improvement of the access of Roma to education and lifelong learning; - an avoidance of drop-outs from education measures;- a promotion of the equal quality of education offers for all learners; - an improvement of the learning success of Roma; - the visualisation of the damages done by discrimination and segregation in education.<< Implementation >>Activities of the project are:- the joint elaboration of the project results by the project partners in the frame of transnational thematic work groups- Workshops ""RESUME"" for stakeholders from all fields of education- Intercultural trainings for education staff belonging to the majority- Education of 48 Roma Inclusion Mediators- Implementation of a 12 months Test Phase in the partner countries with a scientifically attended evaluation- European Conference for experts and stakeholders from other European countries.<< Results >>Results of the project are:1. Curriculum and training material for the education of Roma Inclusion Mediators.2. Online-Toolkit for Roma Inclusion Mediators supporting their practical work.3. Illustrated Romanes primer for children and adults.4. Training material for the training of trainers who will educate the Roma Inclusion Mediators.5. Training material for the intercultural training of education staff belonging to the majority.6. Training of 16 staff members of the partner organisations (partly Roma themselves) as trainers for the education of Roma Inclusion Mediators.7. Education of 48 Roma Inclusion Mediators in the partner countries. 8. Intercultural trainings for 80 kindergarten and school teachers, adult educators and vocational trainers.9. Use of the newly acquired knowledge and skills by the Roma Inclusion Mediators in the frame of need-based and appropriate mediation activities.10. Dissemination and exploitation of the project results."

<< Objectives >>With 10 – 12 million members, Roma are the biggest ethnic minority in Europe. The key to their inclusion is both education and an unlimited access to professional orientation and job preparation. “pROceed goes practise” aims at raising the flexibility of opportunities in VET, at reducing prejudices and stereotypes, at counteracting the discrimination of Roma in education and employment and at promoting their socio-economic inclusion.<< Implementation >>Apart from the activities for the elaboration and dissemination of the project products, the partners from Germany, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia implement project meetings, two Pilot Trainings for the education of trainers, information and sensitisation events for teachers and social workers in schools, multiplier trainings, workshops for employers, the testing of the project products and a European Conference.<< Results >>Project results are among others:1. Guideline for the professional orientation of young Roma2. Online Self Assessment Tool for Roma for identifying appropriate jobs3. Accredited Curricula for the implementation of training courses for the preparation of adult Roma for selected jobs4. Successful finalisation of the training courses by 140 Roma5. Manual for employers6. Dissemination and exploitation of the project results

„…They steel like ravens, are afraid of hard work and peoples of restless nomads…“ – if it comes to „gypsies“, we are quick with prejudices. Even more problematic is the fact that they can be mobilised any time what is proven by regular riots and their actual living conditions in a very sad way.Without a doubt – and that was not only confirmed by the last EU Roma Summit – „… the integration of Roma is in progress all over Europe. More Roma children attend a primary school; there are more supporting programmes for Roma who need a job, a flat or access to health care.” Despite of the achieved progress, that are in a major part due to the “EU Framework for National Strategies for the Integration of Roma until 2020”, they are still the poorest, the most concerned by unemployment, the least educated, the shortest living and the most arrested Europeans. A relevant reason for the permanent discrimination of Roma is their low education level. A participation of Roma in education is clearly reducing after the compulsory education. Their unemployment rate is in average 70 per cent. The rate of women is even higher.Another big obstacle for the Roma’s access to education and employment is that they are not aware of their own talents, skills and competences. Furthermore, the majority of them is not really involved in professional orientation and career planning.On the other hand, we know that education and employment is the key to social integration. For the economic development of a country, the Roma are indispensable as employees in general and particularly as skilled workers. The first aim of “pROceed” is to identify European best practise for professional orientation, career guidance and job preparation which can be adapted both for concrete requirements of vocational education and the labour market and the specific needs of the target group in the partner countries. Secondly, the partners will initiate a dialogue with relevant stakeholders from the according fields who will – as the third step – develop concepts for follow-up projects together. The 18 months project will be realised by partner organisations from Slovakia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Serbia.

"<< Objectives >>With ""Food Connections"", the project partners from Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia and Serbia aim in the long run at combating poverty and - at the same time - at reducing food waste. In this, according adult education offers are indispensable - they are the key to cultural and social participation.<< Implementation >>Project activities are:1. Research - identification of best practise examples with the potential of European transfer, making the re-direction of goods from the shops to people in need possible or to improve it.2. Dialogue - with citizens and relevant stakeholders for finding out the education needs of adults in order to change their purchase behaviour and to improve the processing of food.3. Development of the concept for a follow-up project with which the detected needs will be covered.<< Results >>Apart from concrete plans for follow-up activities, a brochure for the distribution of information on the project and a calendar with recipes for meals that can be prepared with left-overs will be produced during the project."

"""Whe nyo ur eadt hi ste xty ouk no whow itfe elsi fyo uc ann otr eadp rop er ly.""(source of the German text: ""Grundbildung in Europa: Projekte und Perspektiven"", NA BIBB).According to UNESCO, an estimated number of 73 million adult Europeans are considered as functional illiterates. This is equal to 1/5 of the employable population aged 18 to 64 years. Taking reliable figures on the extension of functional illiteracy into consideration (e.g. leo – Level One Study in Germany), this concerns 6.2 Mio. adults in Germany, 2 Mio. in Greece, 1.2 Mio. in Hungary, 0.2 Mio. in North Macedonia, 3.8 Mio. in Romania, 0.8 Mio. in Serbia and 0.5 Mio. in Slovakia. Unfortunately, there are no valid figures concerning the literacy rate of Roma. Experts say that the share of functional illiterates among adult in urban regions of the partner countries is about 60 per cent, in rural areas partly up to 80 per cent. Women are particularly concerned. Unfortunately, the low education level is still a relevant reason for the permanent discrimination of Roma. Disadvantages in the education sector which is a central field for the social integration and raising of such a young generation, are particularly visible. A real segregation exists. Many times, functional illiteracy is the reason for the difficult access of Roma to education and employment as basis for their social integration. For this reason, a Curriculum for alphabetisation courses for the improvement of the literacy of Roma in the fields reading, writing, numeracy and IT that is in line with their specific needs was developed in the Strategic Partnerships „RomABC goes Europe!“ and „RomABC – the next dimension“. During the testing of this Curriculum in the frame of according courses, it got obvious that an insufficient health literacy and a lack of basic civic knowledge is also limiting the every-day-life of Roma relevantly. Therefore, the further development of the Curriculum for raising the literacy grade of adult Roma by those emphasis is the centre of our follow-up project.The comparable high share of functional illiterates among Roma does not only require a possibly nation-wide offer of tailored alphabetisation courses, accordingly trained adult educators but also innovative training offers and adequate training material. Those needs shall be covered in the project by:- the further development of the Handbook for trainers including the vocabularies- the education of trainers in a Pilot Training- the utilisation of the training material for webinars and - the development of a blended learning course for the alphabetisation of Roma from level 3.In the frame of a study the partners will implement in their countries, additional disadvantaged target groups shall be identified for which tailor-made alphabetisation courses would also be necessary. The resulting needs for the modification of the Curriculum and the Handbook shall be found out as well. „RomABC moves forward“ will be implemented by partner organisations from Germany, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia and aims particularly on a reduction of the number of functional illiterates among adult Roma, the raising of their employability and the increasing of their share in adult education measures. Thus, the project contributes concretely to the implementation of the post-2020-EU-Framework for national Roma integration strategies and the according national strategies of the partner countries."