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Data: 08/07/2011
NR.: 182
DATA: 08.07.2011
TITOLO PROGETTO: “Roma Youth Conference”
RICHIESTA PROVENIENTE DA: Council of Europe Directorate of Youth and Sport (Francia)
TIPOLOGIA: Gioventù - International Youth Conference
ARGOMENTO: Share and explore the situation of Roma young people in Europe
PAESI PARTNER CHE HANNO GIÀ ADERITO: -
ALTRE NOTIZIE:
Activity date: 26th - 30th of September 2011.
Venue place, venue country: Strasbourg, France.
Summary:
The youth sector of the Council of Europe organises this conference in order to involve Roma young people in discussing and preparing the priorities and approaches of such a Roma Youth Action Plan.
Target group: Youth leaders, Roma youth leaders, Roma representatives of Roma youth organisations and projects.
For participants from: Youth in Action Programme Countries.
Group size: 50 participants.
Details:
Aims and objectives of the conference
The Roma Youth Conference aims at bringing together Roma youth organisations and Roma youth representatives to discuss the priority needs and objectives for a Roma Youth Action Plan within the Council of Europe.
The main objectives of the Conference are:
• to share and explore the situation of Roma young people in Europe, particularly in relation to discrimination and access to human rights;
• to discuss the meaning and relevance of the Strasbourg Declaration for young Roma today and ways to contribute to its implementation;
• to identify youth policy responses to the situation of Roma young people today, particularly at European level;
• to develop proposals and priorities for activities involving Roma young people and youth organisations in the Council of Europe’s youth sector and beyond;
• to bring together and facilitate the dialogue between different stakeholders on Roma youth issues in Europe;
• to enhance the participation of Roma youth in the activities of the Council of Europe.
Format and Methodology
The Roma Youth Conference is a four-day event involving some 50 participants. The proposed working languages will be English and French. The possibility of Romani interpretation will be analysed in the light of the selected candidates’ needs. Interpretation possibilities into other languages may be considered on a case-by-case basis, possibly relying on volunteer interpreters. Participants will be primarily young Roma involved in Roma youth organisations and projects as well as leaders of other youth organisations involved in youth policies having an impact on young Roma. Representatives from other international organisations developing policies on Roma and other Roma representatives will also be invited. The conference is designed as a multi-stakeholder and non-formal intercultural learning situation, where participants can exchange their experiences and build upon previous results for a common identification of the main priorities to be taken to a policy level. The outcomes of the conference will be submitted to the Joint Council on Youth and to the Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Committee on Roma. They will also be taken into account by the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Roma Issues.
Profile of Participants
The conference will bring together primarily representatives and active leaders of Roma youth organisations and young Roma active in other organisations and projects from the Council of Europe member states. Representatives of other European youth organisations and institutions will also be invited (in limited numbers). All participants should also:
• Be aged between 18 and 30 years (exceptions will be possible when justified);
• Be motivated and committed to contribute to the programme of the conference and its outcomes;
• Have already some experience preferably at international level;
• Be willing and able to liaise with other Roma young people, communities and organisations;
• Be able to work in English or in French or in Romani;
• Be available for the whole duration of the activity.
The preparatory group of the Conference will select approximately 50 participants on the basis of the following criteria:
• Compliance with the profile of the participants;
• Representation of the diversity of Roma communities across the 47 member states of the Council of Europe;
• Balanced participation of young Roma women and young Roma men.
Costs:
Travel expenses: will be reimbursed by the Council of Europe according to the rules applying to participants in activities of the European Youth Centre. The participants will be reimbursed in cash during the activity or by bank transfer after the activity.
Board and lodging: will be provided by the Council of Europe at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg.
Visas: visa costs will be reimbursed by the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe secretariat will issue invitation letter that should facilitate the delivery of visas to attend
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