This brochure has been developed at the seminar: Making social inclusion of migrants and minorities work: Skills

in Action! The seminar took place in Moscow, from November 28 until December 5 2011.
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Start your own project! Making social inclusion of migrants and minorities work Moscow 2011

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Start your own project! Making social inclusion of migrants and minorities work Moscow 2011

Start your own project! Making social inclusion of migrants and minorities work Moscow 2011

Do you want to make a difference in your own society and are you looking for ideas to develop your own project to fight discrimination? Then this brochure will help you to get started! These ideas were developed by youngsters from the Netherlands, Russia, Cyprus, Romania, Ukraine and Israel during a multilateral exchange on discrimination in Moscow in the winter of 2011. The youngsters participated in discussions, field trips, workshops, and intercultural games and had the opportunity to learn more about each others cultures. At the end of the exchange, they came up with their own project proposals for fighting discrimination, which you can find in this brochure. By participating in the seminar, the youngsters inspired each other to be active in the development of future projects. Hopefully they can also inspire you to take action against discrimination! To get started with your own project, the following questions can be used as a guideline: What kind of discrimination do you want to fight against? Who are the perpetrators? What are the projects objectives? What kind of activities will you employ? How will your project be funded? How will you ensure visibility of your project?

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By: Lina Rusch, Bianca Ungureanu, Mustafa Gurman

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What needs to be done?

Promotion:

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By: Nataliya Pavlyuk, Christiaan Serbanescu-Kele, Ward Bader, Andrei Vlad Moscu The objective of this project is to educate youth attending high school and university about religious conflicts in Israel, and to decrease hate between minorities.2 The activities will in the first place be debating and gathering young people, and in the second place organizing plenary meetings and splitting them into different groups with specific topics. These topics are: religious differences, the state policy on religious issues, and education in the family. Funding for the project will come from state and NGOs, local companies, corporations, and private funding. The visibility of the project will be ensured by attracting schools, universities, and youth wings of political parties. Moreover, media like TV, internet, and (local) newspapers will be used. We will also make brochures, and organize meetings, workshops and lectures by experts.

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By: Taras Somar, Raluca Cosmoiu, Dervis Comunoglu, Ekaterina Ermakova Whether we accept it or not, discrimination is happening all over world. One of the most disadvantaged groups is that of the orphans. A particular case is Russia. There, they live in shelters until they are 18. After that they are given an apartment and have to take their lives into their own hands. To sustain themselves they have to find a job. That is where, in the light of this project, the problems start. In Russia nobody wants to hire an orphan because they have no experience, are not used to function in society normally and do not know how to responsibly deal with money.3 The objective of the project is to help orphans to integrate into society and to gain useful experience. Our intention is to convince employers to help out on these problems. We want to encourage them to invite orphans over to their companies, to learn about the daily business, and let them do some basic tasks. This is how the orphans can gain experience and learn how to interact with other people. We want to attend employer meetings where we can present our case. Also we will try to obtain support from the government (for example giving businesses which are cooperating in the project a tax benefit). Funding will be provided by local companies and private organizations (money for promoting project- flyers, posters, banners etc.). We want to look for people who are interested in helping us to spread information about our program. We want to appear in TV and radio shows. We can also want to make posters to draw attention to the project.

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By: Jewgenia Spantgar, Raja Zin el Din, Cezar Ionita, Hazar Vahip, Irina Shakray We fight against structural discrimination against gypsies in Romania. We want to integrate people who dont have the opportunity of education and earn money at the expense of the Romanian population. The implementation of this project should bring Romania a brighter future.4 This kind of discrimination is mostly done by the working population and pensioners who care a lot for their money. The logic behind this is that the government uses tax and pension money to fund and set up projects which try to improve the living standards of the gypsy population, but mostly fail because of the inefficiency and voluntary approach. Government projects are mostly unilateral and not appealing for gipsies, because they get very little in return. In their eyes, these projects are not in any way beneficial for themselves. The aims of this project are; Integrate gypsies into society; start with children and youngsters Teach them better ways to live their life Lowering crime rates With more citizens working and less money going to crime prevention/battling, more money will be left for the economy which will cause faster economic growth and perhaps even a better economic future in Europe. Applying stricter laws for Romanians so that quicker results will be gained. Those who are not capable to adapt to this program should work to develop the environment The mood of the Romanian people would be improved

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We will employ the following activities; Role models: recruit gypsies, train them and make them a sort of missionaries who will spread the word of the project in the gypsy societies. Information centers: which will have computers, advisers, literature etc. Education: in the center there will be kindergartens where gypsy children will learn to read and write. Children are the future, so we also have to focus on the youngest generation. Rewards: health care (medicine), food We will ask for support from NGO`s to organize some common activities; universities and schools for educating the gypsies; business companies and the government for providing job opportunities and donations. To ensure visibility, we think the most effective way will be the use of media, like television commercials and newspapers. They can show benefits and positive outcomes, thus creating an image opposite that of the negative ideas dominating in society. Since this is a long term project, the grade of success will only be visible in the near future. If this project has a positive result, this approach can be used as a model for similar situations, like for example problems that homeless people face.

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By: Tolea Postovei Shadi Bader, Dorieke Overduin, Rafat Khttar

Discrimination is a common phenomenon in the army, especially between younger and older soldiers. Many young soldiers are bullied and get depressed due to actions undertaken by the elder ones. Our aim of the project is to raise awareness to this kind of discrimination, to learn the soldiers to become more assertive and to show the older soldiers what consequences their actions can have.5 The objectives of the project are in the first place to change attitudes inside the army. In the second place to make young soldiers aware of their rights and to learn them how to stand up for their rights. In the third place our objective is enforcement by law. The activities of the project will be: campaigning and raising awareness for this kind of discrimination, lobbying for changing laws, make their enforcement possible, and performing and applying the concept of Social theatre in military camps. Social theatre is a way to actively involve the audience in the play. The audience will have the opportunity to change players and recreate the play. The methodology of this project will be preparing new training programs for young soldiers and performing Social Theatre in the military camps. After that, we want to make sure the change will be a structural one by imposing new laws. Enforcement can be achieved by regular visits of independent observers. Another methodology of the project will be to launch a large media campaign, for example by inviting television and radio to actively follow us. Funding for the project will come from the government and local departments, the Ministry of Defense, parents of soldiers, and NGOs. Funds will be spend on locations, trainers, campaigns, and also for distributing dvds.

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The social theatre team creates and gives flesh to a hypothetical situation of oppression. The creative process continues during the public play, where the audience is invited to come onto the stage and to replace the actors, thus changing behaviors and attitudes in order to improve the oppressive situation. There is no predetermined rigid script for such a play. Instead, all participants bring their own personal experience, values and opinions, with the aim of finding realistic solutions to a social problem.6

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European Institute for Democratic Participation (EIDP) The Netherlands The EIDP is a non-governmental organization, which aims to foster civil society in Europe and the Mediterranean with a special focus on Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. In order to do so, we work as a network through which young Europeans are able to create and manage projects that aim to support and develop democratic participation. Our projects, seminars and trainings are conducted in an open, innovative and creative manner. Vision of Tomorrow Fund Russia Vision of Tomorrow Fund for Support of Youth Initiatives is a registered non-profit organization established in Moscow in 2010. The Funds mission is to strengthen Russia's civil society through promoting better use of new technologies, fostering the next generation of civil leaders, and advocating closer integration of Russian NGOs into the global non-profit community. Vision of Tomorrow promotes and practices commitment, integrity, effectiveness and creative approach in all its operations. Fundatia Pentru Tineret Buzau (Youth foundation) Romania The Fundatia Pentru Tineret is an umbrella organization that support youth projects and initiatives. We developed activities in different fields: art and culture, media, environment, human rights, communication and personal development. We are working weekly with groups of youngsters and provide them workshops and activities of non-formal education. Cyprus Turkish Teachers Trade Union, KTOS Cyprus One of the main principles of our trade union is the integration of the problems of community and teachers. KTOSs one of the most important duties is to deal with policy for the benefit of the public and defending rights of minorities (Armenians,Maronites and Latins). We organise and participate in local and international conferences,workshops,seminars and lectures on the teaching and learning of education. Moreover, we promote understanding,cooperation and respect amongst the ethnic groups of Cyprus. Center for Educational Initiatives Ukraine The Centre for Educational Initiatives ( ) is a Ukrainian nongovernmental and non-profit organization. It is a dynamic organization, active in the field of education, youth work and voluntary service. At present, our mission is to build a citizen society, make young people more active in their local communities and empower them with

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new skills. Our aim is going to be achieved by starting various initiatives in the sphere of education, science and culture. Sparkpro Israel SPARK PRO is an organization specializing in the initiation, construction, development and operation of social educational projects for young people, and their exposure to the global worlds of substance on matters relating to current events that are of national and international importance. And their participants and group leaders: Pieter-Jan Baas, Shadi Bader, Ward Bader, Dervis Comunoglu, Raluca Cosmoiu, Sabine Dankbaar, Ekaterina Emakova, Mustafa Gurman, Mera Heib, Cezar Ionita, Raffat Khttar, Andrei Vlad Moscu, Dorieke Overduin, Nataliya Pavlyuk, Andriy Pavlyuk, Tolea Postovei, Lina Rusch, Christiaan Serbanescu-Kele, Irina Shakray, Maya Shalabi, Taras Somar, Yewgenia Spantgar, Bianca Ungureanu, Hazar Vahip, Roman Zakharko, Raja Zin el Din.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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