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Community Bridge Building in Central and Eastern Slovakia


FOTOGALÉRIA

Project summary of the Civic Association ETP Slovakia - Centre of Sustainable Development

Duration: August 2009 - April 2011

Background: Generational poverty in Slovakia is one of the most serious challenges facing the country, where social exclusion is from participation in decision-making, employment and material resources, and from integration into the broader community. People, especially minority groups, (Roma) often experience a combination of inadequate housing, limited access to social services and utilities, geographic isolation which, coupled with a low level of education, a high school drop-out rate and high unemployment, leads to poverty. On average unemployment for Roma is 72% but can be as high as 100% among Roma it is approximately 10%, regionally in Central and Eastern Slovakia 20%. Educational and social needs are huge, with an almost complete dependency on social benefits. There is little chance for Roma and some non-Roma families to escape from such generational poverty.


Justification: Traditional solutions are doomed to failure. New approaches are required which treat people not just victims but as participants and problem solvers with local accountability and who are responsible towards themselves, their family and community. The project will promote change by creating bridges among experts and communities - "bridgebuilding" and building human, social and economic capital in twelve communities and by their transformation into life long learning communities.

It has the following innovative elements:
•It is set within existing CCs from where comprehensive service are provided like anywhere in Slovakia
•It addresses “cradle to grave” challenges, all in ways which are pioneering in Slovakia
•CSWs, other professionals and lay people will all be trained as trainers, thus securing sustainability
•It builds on existing effective Partnerships across the sectors within the chosen localities
•Supports comprehensive integrated local solutions securing socal solidarity.

The Project target group are families and individuals living in generational poverty, mainly from Roma but also also Non-Roma people living in generational poverty with the ambition of establishing 12 Lifelong Learning Communities in 12 towns and villages, which suffer from social and economic disparities (Stará Ľubovňa, Nálepkovo, Moldava n/Bodvou, Šimonovce, Hodejov, Ostrovany, Spišské Podhradie, Rudňany, Veľké Kapušany, Jablonov, Turňa n/Bodvou, Kokava n/Rimavicou) with the objective of lifting people out of generational poverty. Fully engaging with the target group, trainers will be equipped to deliver pioneering, non traditional methods of developing the resources disadvantaged people require in order to help themselves and become self-reliant.

Three interconnected modules address the need to strengthen human, social and economic capital:

a) HUMAN CAPITAL BUILDING - Intergenerational education - provision of both traditional and innovative training courses, lectures and workshops for all age groups in CCs, focusing on young people with special needs, the unemployed and women and young girls:

• Children and young people: courses for (I) young expectant and nursing mothers to improve pre and post natal care - "Young Mothers"; (II) "Pre-school Education" for children and their mothers to prepare children for school; (III) "Sexual Health and Substance Abuse Education" (sexual health, teen-age pregnancy, prevention against and substance and drug abuse); (IV) creative workshop Culture and History of Roma (including the Holocaust); (V) "After-School Activities" to encourage and develop talents school (arts, sport); (VIa) "Don't Be Afraid of Money" - financial education.
• Adults: courses for those experiencing generational poverty (VIb) "Don't Be Afraid of Money"; (VII) "CrossRoads" (healthy relationships, credibility, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, career planning);
• Professionals from local authorities, schools, labour offices and non-profit sector (VIII) "Bridges out of Poverty" – awareness and skills training, promoting a better understanding of the barriers which prevent change and escape from generational poverty and creates bridges among professionals and communities; (IX) "Transition Process" for mentors.

b) SOCIAL CAPITAL BUILDING - (I) Building of capacities and relationships in communities - various social and cultural events in CCs prepared in cooperation with minorities and other local actors to build social capital; (II) Social Integration and Familiy Stabilization - provision of innovative, integrated, comprehensive services (education, social, legal, health & employment assistance) in CCs for all age groups by CSWs. Mentors with various professions, experiences and age (mainly Non-Roma) will assist families to integrate socially and support them to enter the workforce. Focus will be on women and young girls.

c) ECONOMIC CAPITAL BUILDING - Economic Stabilization - (I) an Employment Support Service will be provided in CCs by CSWs to long term unemployed adults to obtain work or a subsidy to establish a small business; (II) on-the-job retraining will be organised in cooperation with Labour Offices and local businesses; (III) practical training "Sharpen your Skills" will be provided on new apartment construction sites (utilizing the grants from Ministry of Construction SR in cooperation with local authorities) and on reconstruction sites which improve existing apartments and houses (utilizing the micro-loans from Habitat for Humanity International and saving and match-funding from Open Society Institute).

Financial provision of the project:
All of the project activities within the three modules are supported by Norwegian Financial Mechanism. The financial resources for construction work in the apartments and houses of the "Sharpen Your Skills" course participants are provided by ETP Slovakia´s partners – Habitat for Humanity International and Open Society Institute. The financial resources for construction of the new apartments in some of the participating municipalities are provided by the Ministry of Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic and other ETP partners.

 

 
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