The Maranatha Federation of Gypsy Associations, is an organization of 20 associations distributed throughout the Valencian Community. Their main objectives are the training of Roma people and the promotion of this ethnic group and its culture. Technical experts, peers and volunteers work in service of the member associations and also on the projects that these associations are currently implementing. Those projects are within wider programmes, such as eradication of school early leave/ absenteeism, promotion of Roma women or provision of socio-labour mediation services. The Maranatha Federation is also in charge of the celebration of festivals, intercultural colloquiums, workshops and international seminars.
Maranatha Federation is recognized internationally for creating and leading the Web "Gypsy World" (www.gypsyworld.org), which is a reference of work and the information of the Roma community, where Laszlo Andor Viviane Reding, among others, have participated to communicate with the Roma community in Europe.
Main current activities we are doing:
From the of view educational and cultural point
- Training programmes that provide us with a better tools for working in today’s society
From the technological point of view
- The use of new Technologies as a way towards progress, communication, insertion, social participation and participation in Europe. The internet portal "Gypsy World" is the most important tool that we have developed.
From the political point of view
- The active participation in the design and execution of policies that Government of the Valencian region are carrying out for the development, ethno-cultural promotion and assertion of our people.
You can see a video presentation of the Federation Maranatha on the following link: http://www.gypsyworld.org/index.php/multimedia/video/983-maranatha-federation-video-presentation-with-english-subtitles
Role in the project: Maranatha Federation will be responsible for the dissemination of the project. In the framework of dissemination WP, it will perform the following activities: Definition and drafting of dissemination strategy, update the project's website, facebook, twitter and blog with news and links, organize dissemination seminar in Valencia and drafting of report, organize and manage the Spanish stakeholders’ network, organize face to face meetings with key stakeholders and members of the target group, organise visits in Roma settlements for the dissemination of the project to the Roma Communities, organize the Final Conference and drafting the Final Dissemination Report, making a film for the dissemination of the project.
Also, it will organise the following activities: Assist in the review of the training methodology, participate in training of trainers workshops, organise training of teachers, drafting of the national training report, provide support and assistance to children, set-up and monitoring of the support centre in Spain.
Operational and Financial Capacity: The Maranatha Federation is the organization's most important gypsy organisation in Valencia, and has sufficient financial and operational capacity to complete this project without any problems.
