NOW FOR THE FUTURE
„NOW FOR THE FUTURE – social partnership for sustainable development in Târnăveni, Mureș”
The project is targeting a number of 750 people from Târnăveni, who live in 5 marginalized urban areas (ZUM): ZUM 1 (Avram Iancu Street, Plugarilor Street, Câmpului Street), ZUM 2 (Dezrobirii Street, Str Macului, Cerbului Street, Avram Iancu Street, 1 Iunie Street, 13 Mai Street), ZUM 3 (1 Iunie Street, Fagului Street, Macului Street, Pinului Street, Toamnei Street), ZUM 4 (Cart. Livezii Street, Avram Iancu Street), ZUM 5 (Cart. Livezii Street, Avram Iancu Street, Măceșului Street, Melodiei Street, Dâmbău Cart Street).
Funder: European Social Fund through the Human Capital Operational Program 2014-2020, POCU/18/4/1/101455
Partners: Resource Center Foundation for Roma Communities (Partner 1), in partnership with the Municipality of Târnăveni (Partner 2), Buckner Foundation (Partner 3), Secondary School no. 3 Târnăveni (Partner 4)
Implementation period: 36 months, between August 2017 – October 2020, (the project was suspended between 01.04.2020 – 16.06.2020)
The total budget of the project is 13,891,672.94 RON, of which the value of the eligible co-financing of the partnership is 69,947.57 RON.
Objectives
General objective – promoting equal access to integrated measures on education, employment, entrepreneurship, social services, identity documents, housing, anti-discrimination for people from marginalized urban areas in Târnăveni, Mureș County, at risk of poverty and social exclusion in marginalized communities where there is a significant population belonging to the Roma minority.
The specific objectives of the project are:
Objective 1 – Developing and providing socio-medical services, support in obtaining property and identity documents, improving living conditions, conducting an anti-discrimination campaign for people in Târnăveni, Mureș County at risk of poverty and social exclusion in marginalized communities in which there is a significant population belonging to the Roma minority.
Objective 2 – Development the skills required for accessing jobs for 376 people in Târnăveni, Mureș County at risk of poverty and social exclusion in marginalized communities where there is a significant population belonging to the Roma minority.
Objective 3 – Supporting the increase of the quality of the education for 120 preschool and school children and 40 young people and adults from Târnăveni, Mureș County at risk of poverty and social exclusion in marginalized communities where there is a significant population belonging to the Roma minority.
Activities
Activity 1. Project management
Activity 2. Information and publicity
Activity 3. Carrying out the educational process of school recovery and encouragement for 120 preschool and school children and 40 young people and adults for the Second Chance program
Activity 4. Supporting 376 people in target communities to increase access to the labor market
Activity 5. Supporting entrepreneurship in the community, including self-employment for 120 people
Activity 6. Supporting the development and provision of socio-medical services at home and in the integrated community center for 750 people in the target communities
Activity 7. Activities to improve the living conditions of the people in the target group
Activity 8. Providing legal assistance for regulations deeds of ownership, identity, marital status, obtaining social assistance rights
Activity 9. Information and awareness campaigns / specific actions in the field of anti-discrimination and actions of active involvement and volunteering of community members in solving the problems faced by the community / Facilitation and mediation actions to identify and strengthen partnerships.