HELPING YOU TO HELP YOURSELF

FOR YOUNG ADULTS FROM RURAL AREAS IN ROMANIA

INSPIRED BY• A project about social cohesion developed in 8

cities from Romania 2010-2013. “THE SOCIAL DIALOGUE ROLE IN PROMOTING THE SOCIAL INCLUSION” implemented by CRIES Romania.

• The project is based on:

The EU Council’s methodology SPIRAL (Societal Progress towards Well Being for All)

• My role in that project?: I am one of the implementation team members at local level – in Brasov.

Target group

• Direct: 50 young adults –students from 3 villages in Brasov county.

• Indirect: Members of the local communities

Place: Brasov county

Period:12 months

Objectives

O1. Developing transversal competences (communication, social and entrepreneurial skills) for 50 teenagers from rural areas .

02. Developing a local action plan to improve quality of life in Brasov rural areas.

Project purpose

• To rise the degree of participation of teenagers from rural areas, in the local communities.

Activities• For reaching O1: Selection of project beneficiaries Creating, implementing and assessment of

training

• For reaching O2: Applying SPIRAL methodology of EU Council

regarding the well being for project beneficiaries Collecting indicators of well being Local public policy analyze Creating a local action group Action plan development

Anticipated results

• One training

• 50 teenagers will develop transversal skills

• One research based on SPIRAL methodology

• One local action group

• One action plane will be implemented

• Social cohesion degree will increase in the selected communities

• 2000 informative materials

• 3 visibility events

• 2 scientific articles published in relevant revues

Context

• In Brasov county the birth rate in the rural areas raised with 12% to 14 since 2002 to 2009.

• Taking in consideration the social and economical changes all around the world, it is expected to lower the number 0-14 years old segment of population, in the next years, especially in the rural areas.

• Schools are forced to reduce and the number of teachers or even to close down, while children will have access to less educational facilities around their neighborhoods.

Justification

• The recent changes in Romanian educational system caused by the social evolution and economical factors lower the quality of teaching especially in the disadvantaged areas (rural ones like in our case).

• We need the support of NGOs to help adolescents to overcome their educational and cultural problems.

• The implementation of this project will ensure a better resource circulation and increased social cohesion on the local community level.

For more information click on the following links:

• COUNCIL of EUROPE

• CRIES (RESOURCES CENTER FOR ETHIC AND SOLIDAR INITIATIVES )

• BRASOV CORESPONSABILITY THERITORY

• SUSTANAIBLE DEVELOPMENT in BRASOV. Reports

• THANK YOU

The team:Simona Elena TomoziiMariana TintareanuNecula Adrian