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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.
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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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2Picture is retrieved from: www.nicolowojewoda.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gysd08globe.gif
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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.
3Picture is retrieved from: http://www.teachingchildrenmanners.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/02/Handshake.png
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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
4Picture is retrieved from internet.
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We will employ the following activities;
Role models: recruit gypsies, train them and make them a sort of missionarieswho 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), foodWe 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 themhow 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 youngsoldiers 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 pre-
determined 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
6Retrieved from: create2009.europa.eu/fileadmin/Content/Downloads/PDF/Projects/National_projects/
RO_Social_Theatre.pdf
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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 nextgeneration 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 non-
governmental 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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