Universal Studios

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Universal Studios

• in cooperation with
• SCOUTING SLOVAKIA

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presents
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The Story of Roma Scouting

• Spreading towards minorities

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Problems of Roma in Slovakia

• Low education
• Unemployment
• Bad social conditions
• High rate of criminality
• gt RACISM

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The population explosion
Slovaks
Roma
... growing natality of Roma young girls
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Strategic planning
To adapt Scout programme for Roma children
To support existing activities with Roma
... open to all without distinction of
origin, race or creed...
To expand to other Roma children
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Promoting the idea

• Analyse of experiments of local groups with Roma
• Publishing of the special issue of magazine for
  leaders with Roma topic

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Club of right Roma boys and girls

• Contacting of a new club of enthusiasts for
  working with Roma children in Košice

• Start of cooperation and help
• Rename to ROMA SCOUTING

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Helping Roma Scouting to grow

• Plan of a one-year cooperation
• General Assembly supported development of Roma
  Scouting

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Training courses

• ... for leaders ...for rovers

Support materials
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Roma - Slovak Summer Camps
2001, 2002
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Spreading of Roma Scouting

• Eastern Slovakia
• Kosice Lunik IX
• Kosice Odborarska
• Krasna
• Presov
• Varhanovce
• Svinia

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Agreement about joiningwas signed in November
2002

• Roma Scouts - full members of Scouting Slovakia
• Establishing of Roma Scout District
• the same rights and duties except for the
  specific needs (symbols, programme, leader
  training)

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Needed Support for Roma Scouting

• Uniforms (expensive for poor children)
• Camping equipment (tents, sleeping bags)
• Standard material (tools, furnishing...)

• Building better scouting
• for more young people