The project establishes the first stable Rom Bazaar in Greece in St. John Rentis, Athens. It provides 56 shop owners spaces to sell goods and serves 2000 customers per hour. The 5000 square meter site has retail shops, cafe, offices, restrooms, a yard, and parking for 1500 cars. The bazaar aims to empower Roma people economically and demonstrate Roma can successfully work with others through this self-managed project established by non-governmental organizations with European funding support.
The document proposes the development of a European Union policy for Roma inclusion to address the failure of mainstreaming approaches and lack of coordinated action. It recommends establishing an EU Framework Strategy on Roma Inclusion modeled after existing strategies. This would set objectives, guidelines and benchmarks for national policies. It also proposes a Roma unit within the European Commission and an intergovernmental high-level group to facilitate cooperation among member states.
Global Romani Action (G.R.A.) is an organization that aims to help Romani people through social organizations, companies, voluntary works, and humanitarian funds. G.R.A. has a directorate that oversees its efforts in assisting Romani communities through various structures.
1. The document proposes establishing a holding company to manage financial instruments and development projects for Roma communities across 14 Mediterranean states.
2. The holding company would establish subsidiaries to provide banking, real estate, treasury, training, health, and tourism services to Roma groups and associations.
3. As a first priority, the holding company would seek financing to build 1000 dwellings for selected Roma borrowers, with the goal of improving living conditions. The homes would be built to modern standards using EU aid programs.
The document describes a network for recycling labor and materials. It discusses the geographical hierarchy of the network from regions down to individual stands. It also describes the roles and responsibilities at each level of the network and how revenue is distributed. Payments flow from stands up through sectors, zones, and regions with percentages going to each level and the country. The network uses a time-based currency unit on subscriber cards for transactions.
1. The document proposes establishing a holding company to manage financial instruments and development projects for Roma communities across 14 Mediterranean states.
2. The holding company would establish subsidiaries to provide banking, real estate, treasury, training, health, and tourism services to Roma groups and associations.
3. As a first priority, the holding company would seek financing to build 1000 dwellings for selected Roma borrowers, with the goal of improving living conditions. The homes would be built to modern standards using EU aid programs.
The document describes a network for recycling labor and materials. It discusses the geographical hierarchy of the network from regions down to individual stands. It also describes the roles and responsibilities at each level of the network and how revenue is distributed. Payments flow from stands up through sectors, zones, and regions with percentages going to each level and the country. The network uses a time-based currency unit on subscriber cards for transactions.