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Sărmașu is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers seven villages: Balda, Larga, Moruț, Sărmășel, Sărmășel-Gară,Titiana and Vișinelu.
The unofficial number of Roma inhabitants is about 2000 persons, living in two different areas.
ROMACT started in November 2018 with the signature of the Letter of Agreement.
The joint Local Action Plan for Roma inclusion was adopted in September 2019.
Several training were provided:
Local Authorities representatives were trained/coached on :
* Social Assistance- Working procedures for children with migrant parents
* Project management
* Accessing structural & cohesion funds
* Accessing EEA and Norwegian Grants 2014-2021
CAG members were coached/trained on:
* Community development and civic participation
The following measures to solve problems in Roma community were taken:
* Recruitment of a school mediator
* Recruitment of a school councelor for Roma children
* Recruitement of a Local Expert for Roma issues
The Municipality benefited of ROMACT expertise for the following projects:
* Campaign, hygiene and medical supplies against COVID19- CEI - COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals- Prevention and protective measures
Status: rejected
* Creation of online resources for schools - CEI - COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals-Education and E-learing methods
Status: rejected
ROMACT Small Grants Scheme
ROMACT offers small grants scheme to support the efforts of the municipalities and Community Action Groups to respond together to the needs of the most vulnerable and to multiply the good practices across ROMACT municipalities.
Under the scheme of small grants, the following projects were supported by ROMACT between April – December 2020:
Helping the vulnerable community - Sarmasu Municipality
ROMACT supported the municipality with 5376 € and reached 3350 vulnerable citizens during the first peak of pandemic. The project covered information campaign on COVID19 and provided masks, disinfectant products, informative flyers for the vulnerable families in the community. Telephone consultancy and specialized assistance were also offered to people who are at high risk of health due to COVID19.
Maintaining the quality of education – Samuil Micu Sarmasu Theoretical High School
ROMACT supported the school with 3707 €, reaching 360 students and 170 families in dire financial situation. The project increased the pupils’ school attendance with higher level of self-esteem in a proper sanitary environment through the procurement of school supplies and hygiene products for each pupil. Pupils and their families received counselling sessions on integrated measures against the pandemic and the importance of education in order to reduce school drop-outs during the pandemic.