160 likes | 317 Vues
Ethnical groups in the NL (Sinti and Roma esp.). European visit 194 Bratislava, May 2011. Whom do we talk about?. Travellers - from Middle Ages onward Sinti - from early 18th century Roma - from 19th/20th century. Numbers. No exact numbers Estimate 6000 Sinti and Roma 4000 Sinti
E N D
Ethnical groups in the NL(Sinti and Roma esp.) European visit 194 Bratislava, May 2011
Whom do we talk about? • Travellers - from Middle Ages onward • Sinti - from early 18th century • Roma - from 19th/20th century
Numbers • No exact numbers • Estimate 6000 Sinti and Roma • 4000 Sinti • 2000 Roma (Van Meurs, 2002)
Nomads - Society • Distrust, • Not knowing a lot about each other cultures, • Different ideas on bringing up children, • Different ideas about what is essential for children to learn, • Participating in society and education alienates the children from their own culture.
Education • Up to 1950 – hardly any participation in education at all, • 1950 – 1980 – special schools, • main aim: school attendance, • 1996 – closing down of the last special school for these groups, • Every child enters the mainstream school system.
Education (2) • 1980 - majority of Sinti + Roma only attend primary school, • 2000 - 90 % are also in secondary education. • They are more likely to be transferred to special classes and special schools
Employment • 2002 : Roma/Sinti 17 % Overall rate of unemployment 5 % CEBEON (2002)
Nieuwegein project • Aims: • Improving school attendance; • Diminishing nuisance for the environment; • Countering poverty; • Countering benefit dependency; • Reducing crime.
One family • One plan • One case manager Education is seen as an important condition to improve participation in society and creating a job prospect.
2007 – 2008 baseline (400 Roma) • 89 pupils with low attendance • girls over 12 year of age do not attend school
Project Report December 2010 • Nieuwegein 400 Roma inhabitants • 27 families in the project • 39 children (5 – 12): all in primary school • 26 children (12-18): • 4 regular school attendance; • 22 “truants” • 26 families social benefits • 9 families in debt relief schemes: • 5 families cooperate/4 don’t comply
Brochures/flyers on the internet: • The state of Education in The Netherlands • Education at a glance 2010 • The education system in The Netherlands (Eurydice) • Living and working in The Netherlands • A short survey of social security in The Netherlands (www.rijksoverheid.nl)