A Fresh Approach to a New Challenge Ružinov June 2007

A Fresh Approach to a New Challenge

Ružinov

June 2007

ETP workETP workss with small deprived communities in with small deprived communities in Eastern Eastern Slovakia, including Roma communitiesSlovakia, including Roma communities::

• promoting employment opportunitiespromoting employment opportunities• caring for vulnerable people, especially the elderly caring for vulnerable people, especially the elderly • providing education & training providing education & training • helping families to secure and improve housing helping families to secure and improve housing

ETP Slovakia’s areaETP Slovakia’s area

• ETP has ETP has workedworked with Roma and other vulnerable groups in: with Roma and other vulnerable groups in:

1.1. LevočaLevoča2.2. Rudňany Rudňany 3.3. Spišské Podhradie Spišské Podhradie 4.4. SviniaSvinia5.5. IliašovceIliašovce6.6. Mníšek nad HnilcomMníšek nad Hnilcom7.7. Spišská Nová VesSpišská Nová Ves8.8. Moldava nad BodvouMoldava nad Bodvou9.9. NálepkovoNálepkovo10.10. PrakovcePrakovce11.11. Spišské TomášovceSpišské Tomášovce12.12. Spišský HrhovSpišský Hrhov13.13. Spišský ŠtvrtokSpišský Štvrtok14.14. ŠvedlárŠvedlár15.15. ŠtrbaŠtrba16.16. Stará ĽubovňaStará Ľubovňa17.17. HolumnicaHolumnica18.18. RakúsyRakúsy19.19. ŽehraŽehra

RožňavaO

Rim. SobotaO

Vranov n/T.O

HumennéO

TrebišovO

MichalovceO

SabinovO

BardejovO

SobranceO

SninaO

MedzilaborceO

SvidníkO

StropkovO

RevúcaO

Moldava n/B.O

Stará ĽubovňaO

KežmarokO

OHolumnica

RakúsyO

Spišská N.V.O

PopradO

ŠtrbaO Spišský

Štvrtok

O OSpišský Hrhov

OIliašovce

Spišské Tomašovce O

GelnicaOPrakovce

OMníšek n/H

OOŠvedlár

RudňanyO

SpišskéPodhradie

OO

Žehra

NálepkovoO

LevočaO

Košice

Local PlanningLocal Planning

• 20 Programs for Social and Economic Development 20 Programs for Social and Economic Development (Development Plans) have been prepared in conjunction with the (Development Plans) have been prepared in conjunction with the respective local authorities, including the members of respective local authorities, including the members of disadvantaged groups.disadvantaged groups.

Communitz CentresCommunitz Centres

•17 community support centres have been established whose work 17 community support centres have been established whose work includes business start ups, job training, training for hobbies, includes business start ups, job training, training for hobbies, computer and internet access, job/social information service, social, computer and internet access, job/social information service, social, legal and emergency counselling, educational services, children, legal and emergency counselling, educational services, children, young and elderly people’s activities and cultural, sport and other young and elderly people’s activities and cultural, sport and other leisure activities.leisure activities.

• 60 leaders of Roma or pro-Roma NGOs have been trained to 60 leaders of Roma or pro-Roma NGOs have been trained to plan, design and deliver projects to support development of plan, design and deliver projects to support development of marginalized Roma communities. marginalized Roma communities.

LeadershipLeadership

TrainingTraining

• 50 community development workers have been trained and 50 community development workers have been trained and employed to support local development in 20 disadvantaged employed to support local development in 20 disadvantaged communities.communities.

• engagement of Personal Advisors to counsel the long term engagement of Personal Advisors to counsel the long term unemployed,unemployed,

Employment ServicesEmployment Services


• engagement of Job Brokers who match job seekers with local engagement of Job Brokers who match job seekers with local employersemployers


• engagement of Small Enterprise Advisers to encourage the engagement of Small Enterprise Advisers to encourage the establishment of social enterprises establishment of social enterprises


• establishment of informal Job Clubs for vacancies, databases establishment of informal Job Clubs for vacancies, databases and internet searchingand internet searching

Business start upBusiness start up

• 15 entrepreneurs have been given micro-credits to start their own 15 entrepreneurs have been given micro-credits to start their own businesses.businesses.

• 165 grants have been made leading to the development and 165 grants have been made leading to the development and enhancement of public life in the disadvantaged communities.enhancement of public life in the disadvantaged communities.

GrantsGrants

InvestmentInvestment

• Seed capital of more than $500,000 has been provided, yielding Seed capital of more than $500,000 has been provided, yielding projects worth over $1,000,000.projects worth over $1,000,000.

TemporarTemporaryy jobs jobs

•A few hundreds temporary jobs have been created, which A few hundreds temporary jobs have been created, which allowed unemployed people to improve their working habits and allowed unemployed people to improve their working habits and gain skills and experience.gain skills and experience.


• establishment of workshops for a wide variety of skills: establishment of workshops for a wide variety of skills: sewing, paving, blacksmiths, carpentry and wood-workshop, sewing, paving, blacksmiths, carpentry and wood-workshop, wood-chipping, carpet weaving, scarf and glass painting, pig wood-chipping, carpet weaving, scarf and glass painting, pig breeding & bee keeping, cooking, baking and handicraftsbreeding & bee keeping, cooking, baking and handicrafts

• Provision of employment services for long-term unemployed in Provision of employment services for long-term unemployed in the Community Centers assistance with the sale of products, the Community Centers assistance with the sale of products, including folk arts and craftsincluding folk arts and crafts


• establishment of a small ETP stall and a shop for folk arts establishment of a small ETP stall and a shop for folk arts and crafts in places attractive for touristsand crafts in places attractive for tourists



• establishment and operation of a virtual E-shop for folk establishment and operation of a virtual E-shop for folk arts & craftsarts & crafts

www.etpshop.skwww.etpshop.sk

Education ServicesEducation Services

• establishment of Kindergartens for Roma children in Nalepkovo establishment of Kindergartens for Roma children in Nalepkovo and Rudnany and Rudnany


• set up after-school tutoring programme for children from set up after-school tutoring programme for children from elementary schools elementary schools


• set up “2nd Chance“ tutoring schemes for young peopleset up “2nd Chance“ tutoring schemes for young people


• arrangement of vocational training courses, especially for women arrangement of vocational training courses, especially for women and leaders for Roma NGOsand leaders for Roma NGOs


• development and achievement of accreditation for a training development and achievement of accreditation for a training course relating to the social economy and the creation of social course relating to the social economy and the creation of social enterprisesenterprises

An exampleAn example

Cleaning services in LevoCleaning services in Levočača

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

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A Fresh Approach to a New Challenge Ružinov June 2007