„…They steel like ravens, are afraid of hard work and a peoples of restless nomads…“ – if it comes to „gypsies“, we are quick with prejudices. However, it is even harder that they can be mobilised at any time which is proven by regular riots and by their actual living conditions in a sad way … „Another ENTRance“ aims at:- analysing the actual situation in the field of social entrepreneurship by targeted researches, surveys and interviews in the partner countries,- identifying good practise examples with a potential of European transfer,- investigating, together with Roma and Roma organsiations, experts and stakeholders, the most urgent needs of action that can be covered with available resources on the spot and by targeted activities in the frame of European projects and at - developing concepts for those projects. Their implementation will contribute to,- enabling Roma to build up a social enterprise and establish it on the market- minimise the risk of failure of social enterprises of Roma- improving their access to measures of adult education- raising their self-confidence and their self-esteem- improving their social and civic participation- raising their interest in lifelong learning- increasing their employability and - reducing their poverty risk.The project will be realised by partner organisations from Germany, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania and Hungary.

"With 10 to 12 Million, Roma are the biggest ethnic minority of Europe. A relevant reason for their permanent discrimination is their low education level. After the obligation to go to school, the participation of Roma in education decreases clearly. Only about 15 per cent finalise the secondary level II. Less than 20 per cent of Roma obtain a finalized vocational training. Only 2 to 5 per cent of all Roma attend a highschool. Less than 5 per cent of all Roma are University graduates. Their unemployment rate is in average higher than 70 per cent, the one of women is even higher. Much more dramatic – even it is not so much noticed in society – is the situation in the field of entrepreneurship. EU-wide, about 15.1 per cent of all people in paid work are self-entrepreneurs (solo-entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs with staff). Although a readiness for starting-up a business exists also among Roma, their share within self-employers is so low that there is no statistics about them in the partner countries. Estimations of experts say it is lower than 1 per cent. Opposite to that, more and more people with migration background go their way into entrepreneurship. The share of this group among the entrepreneurs has increased in the last years, despite of the crisis. In Germany for example, each Third migrant opens his own business. This shows that the way into entrepreneurship is a serious alternative to unemployment and that it contributes relevantly to combating poverty and social exclusion, and to promoting lifelong learning and social participation. In the frame of ""A new ENTRance"", the project partners from Germany, Greece, Hungary and Romania have generated high quality Curricula for adult education that make the implementation of entrepreneurship courses for Roma possible with consideration of education and labour market as well as target group specific needs. The Curricula are not only available in German, Greek, Hungarian and Romanian but also in English and Romanes which promotes both the implementation of the entrepreneurship training courses with the target group and the transfer into other European countries. During the Pilot Training that was implemented within the project, experienced and accordingly qualified education actors from the partner countries were enabled to implement entrepreneurship training courses for Roma as trainers what they did for the first time within the Test Phases in Germany, Greece, Hungary and Romania. The development of an Online Self-evaluation Tool for examining the appropriateness as entrepreneur, that is not only available for the target group of Roma but all potential entrepreneurs on http://roma.entre.gr/, ensures the inclusion of ICT competences and responds this way to the digital era in adult education. The project contributes concretely to the EU Framework for National Strategies for the Integration of Roma until 2020 and the according National Strategies of the partner countries."

<< Objectives >>With 10 – 12 million members, Roma are the biggest ethnic minority in Europe. The key to their inclusion is both education and an unlimited access to professional orientation and job preparation. “pROceed goes practise” aims at raising the flexibility of opportunities in VET, at reducing prejudices and stereotypes, at counteracting the discrimination of Roma in education and employment and at promoting their socio-economic inclusion.<< Implementation >>Apart from the activities for the elaboration and dissemination of the project products, the partners from Germany, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia implement project meetings, two Pilot Trainings for the education of trainers, information and sensitisation events for teachers and social workers in schools, multiplier trainings, workshops for employers, the testing of the project products and a European Conference.<< Results >>Project results are among others:1. Guideline for the professional orientation of young Roma2. Online Self Assessment Tool for Roma for identifying appropriate jobs3. Accredited Curricula for the implementation of training courses for the preparation of adult Roma for selected jobs4. Successful finalisation of the training courses by 140 Roma5. Manual for employers6. Dissemination and exploitation of the project results