HOPES-4-LOW
Services to open eyes and career opportunities for low skilled Roma youth
Name and registration number
Hopes- 4-Low: Services to open eyes and career opportunities for low skilled Roma youth
Project Number: SEP-210428131
Duration
1.1.2018 – 30.6.2020
European Commission – Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST)
Grant amount
Total grant amount: 107 945,88 EUR
Partners
Budapest Institute (Lead partner), MEF, Salva Vita, Bagázs (Hungary), EPIC n.o. (Slovakia)
Summary
The project aims to strengthen services that support diversity practices in the business sector and promote the labour market integration of Roma youth.
Main project activities
- Develop a method of employment services for Roma youth and training materials for professionals;
- Develop training materials for sensitising employers regarding hiring of Roma;
- Train NGOs and local youth organisations in using these methods;
- Pilot the use of methods in Hungary and Slovakia and share experiences of pilots;
- Assess the impact of the sensitisation of employers and support to Roma youth;
- Disseminate method and evaluation results among HR professionals, training providers, NGOs, public and private employment services.
Methodology supporting the integration of low qualified Roma youth in the labor market
2020
Sources of information
First mentoring meetings in Orechov dvor, May 2019
Meeting at Orechový dvor, August 2019
Workshop at Orechový dvor, February 2020
For more information please contact us at info@epic-org.eu or +421 (0) 2 5910 4280.