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EURoma publication to support the effective inclusion of Roma at the local level by using ESI Funds FSG 1 International The EURoma Network (European Network on Social Inclusion and Roma un de r the Structural Funds) releases the gu i de “Making use of European Structural and Investment Funds for Roma inclusion. A Gui de for local authorities& #8221;. Local institutions play a crucial role in the implementation of Roma integration strategies, as they are the ones de aling directly with Roma issues. An effective implementation of a national policy at local level implies specific and concrete meas mail: info@euromanet.eu Web: www.euromanet.eu Todas las fotografías de esta publicación son propiedad de la Fundación Secretariado Gitano y queda prohibida su utilización o reproducción sin autorización previa. De pósito Legal: M-22577-2014 Esta guía ha sido realizada

A survey conducted by the Fundación Secretariado Gitano warns that the fundamental right to education is not sufficiently guaranteed in the case of Roma youth Roma stu de nts in secondary education: a comparative survey FSG Educación 1 Education The survey highlights the wi de gap between Roma and non-Roma stu de nts: the dropout rate is 51 percentage points higher.Th e school failure rate among Roma stu de nts is de vastatingly high. According to the survey, 64% of Roma stu de nts between the ages of 16 and 24 fail to com trong>Roma stu de nts in secondary education: a comparative survey, compiled by the Fundación Secretariado Gitano in collaboration with UNICEF Spain, the Ministry of Health, Social Services an d E de quality and the Ministry of Education, C

Learning by Doing, an initiative which improves the lives of young Roma people through training an d e de mployment 55% of trainees have been hired and 87% of participants say it has improved their lives FSG 1 Employment National level Learning by Doing because I wanted to get tra ining and get a job”. This is the story of Miguel Lizarraga, a participant in the Fundación Secretariado Gitano ’s Learning by Doing programme. He is now part of the staff team at the local supermarket Alcampo. María Bruno proudly Roma doesn’t mean I can’t do it”. María took part in Learning by Doing in Madrid, with the company Brico De pot. “I go to work really happy, it’s a place I love, I´m surroun de d by lovely people. They´ve treated me lik

The Fundación Secretariado Gitano presents a "Comparative study on the situation of the Roma population in Spain in relation to employment and poverty" FSG 1 Employment Social Inclusion The strong inequality social rights in relation to the population as a whole, among the main conclusions. Poverty an d e de xclusion affect more than 80% of the Roma population and 46% are extremely poor; the child poverty rate stands at 89%; the unemplo yment rate among the Roma population is 52%; Only 17% of the Roma population over 16 have complete d E de SO studies or higher. This is the third specific study prepared by the FSG (the previous ones are from 2 Study on the situation of the Roma population in Spain in relation to employment and poverty 2018 that the Fundación Secretariado Gitano has presented today in Madrid. The presentation was held at a conference whose objective has been to unite the results and