4th International Roma Women'sConference: acting now for an equal future
16-17 September 2013
hanasaari - the swedish – finnish cultural centre
espoo, finland
organised by the Finnish Government and the Council of Europe
Strategic Document
I. INTRODUCTION
a. WHY THE NEED OF A STRATEGY ON ROMA WOMEN?
i. Description of the situation of Roma women at national level (with examples and data)
ii. Existing national legal frameworks and policies (or lack of)
iii. Existing initiatives /good practices (or lack of)
b. TO WHOM IS THE STRATEGY ADDRESSED
i. Roma communities in Europe (EU MS, non-EU + IDP, asylum-seekers and stateless communities)
ii. Governments
iii. International Organisations: (Council of Europe, EU Institutions, OSCE/ODIHR, UN Agencies)
c. IMPEMENTING PARTNERS
i. Local Authorities
ii. International Organisations: Council of Europe, EU Institutions, OSCE, etc.
iii. National institutions: Gender Equality bodies, Ombudspersons
iv. Local UN Agencies
v. HR Institutions
vi. Roma Women’s NGOs
vii. Mainstreaming NGOs
viii. Roma NGOs
ix. Communities
II. OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGY
III. AREAS OF IMPLEMENTATION
a. FIGHTING ANTI-GYPSYISM AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ROMA WOMEN AND GIRLS
i. International standards
ii. Definition -Description of the situation
iii. Recommendations
iv. Good practices
v. Budgeting
vi. Monitoring
vii. Evaluation
b. EDUCATION
i. International standards
ii. Description of the situation
1. General Data and examples
2. Impact of Segregation and Special schooling on Roma girls and boys on quality education
3. Impact of institutionalisation on Romani girls and boys on education and child wellbeing
4. Impact of early marriages on Romani girls and boys on continuing education and child wellbeing
5. Impact of violence (trafficking, domestic violence, begging etc.) on education of girls
6. Impact of school-dropout on the education of girls
iii. The specific situation of IDPs, returned asylum seekers, stateless communities, etc.
iv. Existing initiatives and good practices
v. Recommendations to different sectors and actors at national level
vi. Budgeting
vii. Monitoring (impact evaluation indicators)
viii. Evaluation
c. EMPLOYEMENT AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
i. International framework
ii. Description of the situation
iii. The specific situation of IDPs, returned asylum seekers, stateless communities, etc.
iv. Existing initiatives
v. Recommendations
vi. Budgeting
vii. Monitoring
viii. Evaluation
d. HEALTH
i. International legal framework
ii. Description of the situation
iii. The specific situation of IDPs, returned asylum seekers, stateless communities, etc.
iv. Existing initiatives
v. Recommendations
vi. Budgeting
vii. Monitoring
viii. Evaluation
e. HOUSING
i. International legal framework
ii. Description of the situation
1. Impact of forced evictions on (single) mothers and children
2. Security of tenure and its impact on (single) mothers and children
iii. The specific situation of IDPs, returned asylum seekers, stateless communities, etc.
iv. Existing initiatives
v. Recommendations
vi. Budgeting
vii. Monitoring
viii. Evaluation
f. GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWEREMENT
i. Achieving equal economic independence for Roma women and mainstream women/men
ii. Eradicating gender-based violence, trafficking and early-marriages
iii. Eliminating gender stereotypes and Anti-Gypsyism
iv. Promoting active citizenship
v. Enhancing capacity building and (social) networking
vi. Promoting identity building and culture
g. PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION
i. PARTICIPATION – PRINCIPLES
ii. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
1. International framework
2. Description of the situation
3. Existing initiatives
4. Recommendations
a. National level
b. Municipal level
c. Local level
5. Budgeting
6. Monitoring
7. Evaluation
IV. MONITORING Systems
V. EVALUATION Systems