NET-Kard Project[editar]
NET KARD Project
Roma is the ethnic minority that faces one of the greatest degrees of rejection in Europe. The NET-KARD Project aims to contribute to tackling this reality by improving and transfering the already existing body of methodological experience in combating Roma discrimination to the different countries part of the project.
There are many reasons as to why Roma face discrimination, among which, on the one hand, a lack of prevention and mechanisms to tackle cases of discrimination against Roma, and, on the other hand, the disempowerment of Roma victims of discrimination, who feel vulnerable and face many barriers in being able to defend and enjoy their rights as European citizens. In an integrated approach, the main aim of NET-KARD is to provide resources to key professionals in preventing discrimination against the Roma as well as to foster networking mechanisms and working methodologies among these key agents in the fight against discrimination and support for victims, namely: lawyers and jurists, police services, Roma associations and media professionals.
Strong partnership
The richness of this partnership will guarantee an integrated approach to the subject of discrimination: National Equality Bodies, NGOs with experience with the Roma Community, experts from the academic field and police forces, and organizations in the legal field from Spain, Portugal, Romania and Italy will work together to implement the project and to disseminate its results and products.
Concretely, this project proposes to transfer good practices to partner countries, to analyse their effectiveness in different contexts and to draw lessons which could be used by others, from a practical approach and from the perspective of each key agent. The methodologies can be transferred to any European country to improve efficiency in the fight against Roma discrimination and in the support of victims. To achieve this aim, the project is focusing on a strategy based on networking methodologies among key stakeholders.
Objectives
Main activities of the project:
- National seminars and Final Transnational Seminar.
- Analysis of the legal framework on discrimination.
- Methodologies to prevent discrimination of Roma and to provide care to victims.
- Networking with other agents on equality and against discrimination.
- Dissemination of outputs with relevant stakeholders.
- Guarantee and foster implementation of effective networking mechanisms in each country.
Timeline of the project: December 2012- November 2014
Project´s deliverables
- Practical guide to prevent discrimination against the Roma community for Roma associations and other social entities.
- Practical guide to prevent discrimination against the Roma community for media professionals.
- Practical guide to prevent discrimination against the Roma community for lawyers and jurists.
- Practical guide to prevent discrimination against the Roma community for police services.
NET-KARD organizations
The partnership of the NET-KARD project is composed by the following organizations:
Spain:
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (coordination) Contact: Javier Sáez. // E-mail: javier.saez@gitanos.org
Portugal:
EAPN – Rede Europeia Anti Pobreza/Portugal, Associação (EAPN Portugal) Contact: Sandra Araújo. // E-mail: sandra.araujo@eapn.pt
Alto Comissariado para a Imigração e Diálogo Intercultural, I.P. Contact: Vasco Malta. // E-mail: vasco.malta@acidi.gov.pt
Romania:
Centrul de Resurse Juridice Contact: Agnes Csonta. // E-mail: agnes.csonta@crj.ro
Fundatia Secretariatul Romilor Contact: Adrian Marin. // E-mail: adrian.marin@gitanos.org
Italy:
Ufficio Nazionale Antidiscriminazioni Razziali (UNAR) Contact: unar@unar.it
The NET-KARD project is financed in the framework of the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme of the European Union (DG Justice).
NET-KARD guides (english)
- Practical Guide for NGOs to prevent discrimination against the Roma communities
- Practical Guide for Media professionals to prevent discrimination against the Roma communities
- Human rights litigation on behalf of the Roma A guide for lawyers
- Practical Guide for Police services to prevent discrimination against the Roma communities