Babadag
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Babadag is a small town situated in the South part of Tulcea County, with 4 big neighborhoods – Bendea, Veterani, Bim, Gara. 50% of the population is considered at poverty risk.
The Roma population is officially 1219. Unofficially, it is considered that approximately 2 900 Roma live in Babadag.
There are 2 large Roma communities, one is Orthodox and one Muslim. Both communities are faced with a high unemployment and an important school dropout, among other issues related to access to basic services. In the last five years, more than 800 persons from Babadag left Romania for Sweden.
The ROMACT Process
ROMACT started in November 2018 with the signature of the Letter of agreement.
The Joint Action Plan for Roma Inclusion was adopted by the Local Council in January 2019.
In March 2019, the Taskforce for Roma Inclusion was created.
Trainings provided by ROMACT experts :
Local Authorities (LA):
* Implementation of projects funded under OPHC
* Accessing Structural and Cohesion Funds
* Project management
* Social assistance - working procedures for children with migrant parents
* Expert for accessing structural & cohesion funds
* Partnership management
* Public procurement expert
* Implementing, evaluating & monitoring JAPs
* Registering household in the Land register of the City Hall
The following measures to solve problems in Roma community were taken:
* Counseling and support activities for preschool and school enrolment of children
* School after school program for 110 students
* Second chance program for 25 students
* Rehabilitation of the multifunctional center
* Current repairs for C. Brancoveanu Gymnasia school
* Health informative campaign
* Professional training sessions for 90 participants
* Entrepreneurship training/coaching sessions & financing for 25 start-up
* Renovation of Vlad Tepes Street
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 project was supported by ROMACT between April - July 2020:
SOS COVID19 – Babadag Municipality
ROMACT supported the municipality with 5085 € reaching 350 families with the project of “SOS COVID19”. 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.
Media coverage:
Romact – Incluziunea romilor la nivelul oraşului Babadag
Soluțiile localităților partenere ROMACT de a limita impactul crizei generate de COVID19 asupra comunităților de romi - The solutions of the ROMACT partner localities to limit the impact of the crisis generated by COVID19 on Roma communities