JUSTICE, PEACE AND INTEGRATION OF CREATION- HUNGARY

Jpic in Hungary started with a vision and mission in the month of September, 2010. It is an interdenominational and faith in ministry.

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION & NEED OF JPIC IN HUNGARY

1.Roma Identity:A roma is a person who declares himself to be a roma on the basis of various criteria.e.g.way of life, anthropological features.

Statistics based on the 2001 census show that 190,000 people nationwide declared to be a roma nationality.

2.Affiliation: There are two tyes of Roma in Hungary: 1.Those for whom Romany is the mother tounge, 2.and those for whom it is not. Their tribal names refer to their professions, 1.Lovari- horse dealer 2.Kelderari-copper smith. The numerous linguistic differences between these two languages mean that the two groups can not understand each other. Gentel-singers and poor-who do casual work, another division.

Social status: Today almost all Roma in Hungary live settled lives, and the use of their native language is becoming less and less common. Various forms of slavery still exist today. These are manifested in forced begging, prostitution, and theft. Large number of Roma spends time in prisons.Roma people economically, socially and educationally backward ones. Because they have many social problems, the peaceful life is disturbed.

Roma family ministry: What type of family? The families of the Gypsy community are big. Each family has about 12 people including the mother and father. Gypsy women marry when they are about 15 or 16 years of age. This is the most common age for marriage. These women usually do not have any education, nor do the boys who they marry. So, they depend on their families to feed them and provide a living for them. They live with the parents of the boy even if they must all live in a one-room house. It is very difficult for such a large family to live, eat, clean, etc., in such a small place. This is one of the bad traditions in the community. The young married women have to have children after one year of marriage. They don't have happy lives and some of the young women get divorced only after 5 or 6 months of marriage. Since they have no education or anything else, the young women have to go begging in the streets. There is no choice in the matter since she must do something for her survival. Another problem that we have as a community is the lack of education. Most of the children grow up in the streets. This is what their parents, choose for them. They think it is a better life for them because they aren't in school and can go to work sooner. If the children do bad things it is not a problem because "they are only children." The parents say, "they will learn from the streets. The street is a good school. You can learn a lot from the streets." This is one of the big problems in their community.
As many people know, the Gypsy people are poor. They work one day and spend the money the next day. This was the way of life, "easy come, and easy go."

Other Reasons:
1. Loss of their parents
2. Either father or mother just to leave the child and run with other spouse
3. Almost father become irrecoverable drunkenness
4. When families leave the child with grand parents and go for earning faraway to states
5. Irresponsible parental attitude just to leave the children on roadsides and fear from the vicinity

Objectives Of JPIC:

 To train indigenous people
 To educate and train people in skill to sustain their life
 To enhance children in holistic development
 To bring youth transformation among the rural youth
 To develop leadership among disadvantaged people
 Socio-economic development programmes for the upliftment of the poor Roma people.

JPIC Mission Activities in Köröm:

We train young men from grass root level with a systematic and effective teaching of community organization. At least I want to train some 10 people, later on they will involve in field work in forming care cells in order to establish a caring community in their respective place.

Ultimate Aim Of JPIC in Köröm:
The ultimate aim of JPIC ministry is to make the people to read the word of god and to bring out holistic development in the life of god and to bring out holistic development in the life of the believers (Socially, morally, mentally, economically, and spiritually).

1.Child Transformation
 Conducting leadership training for child workers
 Organizing children care programme in the urban and rural areas during summer holidays
 Forming clubs for the care of children.
1.To teach children the importance of education
1. To impart knowledge and skills of leadership
2. To instill social, moral and spiritual values
3. To promote personal dignity and creativity
4. To train young minds to choose right vocations
5. To impart problem solving skills and rationale
6. To create a responsible and enlightened society

2.Youth Transformation
We are motivating and mobilizing the youth to get involved in care activities and in outreach social work. We conduct study centers, retreats, vocational skill training, for their spiritual and social self-sustainability.

3.Leadership Seminars
In order to bring Transformation in the churches, we organize Leadership Training skill programs for the Christian co - workers. So that they will do faith formation work in the schools, in the villages, bringing the people back to faith.

4.Women empowerment and socio-economic development programme
To bring awareness and raise their standard of living, we conduct social and community health (medial, general awareness camps) Roma women. We also encourage them to get involved in forming self help groups, and helping them with micro credit to start income generating programmes for their sustainable development.
Economic Development:
1.Poverty Eradication: Steps will be taken for mobilization of poor women, along with necessary support measures to enhance their capabilities. Self- help groups Little bit savings for the development of the children and the family.

Social Empowerment of Women
1.Education: Eradicate illiteracy, creat the quality of education to facilitate life-Long learning as well as development of occupation/vocation/technical skills by women.
2.Health: A holistic approach to women’s health which includes both nutrition and health services will be adopted and special attention will be given to the needs of women and the girl at all stages of the life cycle
Women’s traditional knowledge about health care and nutrition will be recognized through proper documentation and its use will be encouraged
3.Nutrition: This is also important in view of the health of adolescent girls, pregnant women with the health of infant and young children.
4.Drinking Water and Sanitation: Special attention will be given to the needs of women in the provision of safe drinking water, sewage disposal, toilet facilities and sanitation within accessible reach of households.
5.Women in Difficult Circumstances: Programmes will be undertaken to provide them with special assistance. These groups include women in extreme poverty, destitute women, women in conflict situations, women affected by natural calamities, the disabled widows, elderly women, single women in difficult circumstances, women heading households, women who are victims of marital violence, deserted women and prostitutes etc.
Area / Locality details of activities carried out now:
We are a team of persons from different walks of life dedicated our efforts for the uplift of the children of poor and under privileged lot in the society, We initially concentrate on the Home, Food, Cloths, educational and welfare side of the group of children chosen for rehabilitation.


 Teaching, counseling and upbringing of children to make them responsible and productive citizens of Hungary.
 Providing and facilitating the education and training of these children in order to equip them with life skills
 Establishing foster homes for those children who are homeless, currently we have been forced to rent out home for these children during holiday time as they have nowhere else to go
 To provide / facilitate health care for the orphans

III.HOW JPIC SERVICES EFFECT CHILDREN


How these services effect the children?

The services rendered by JPIC effect the children in the follow¬ing way:
 The children are identified.
 The institution act as guardian to the children.
 Regular education has been provided.
 The children are participated in curricular and Co-curricular activities.
 The children are having secured life, good nutritional regime, medicine and special care with love.
 At present various games like cricket, badminton etc. have been taught there by the children get good physique.
 The children learn various songs and to play musical instruments. So they are happy with normal life In order to get more confidence of life, Discipline and morals have been taught.



IV.Future Plans Of JPIC in Köröm:

 To establish a JPIC centre in Köröm.
 To train 15 indigenous for leaders, teach them pantomime, street plays, singing and dance.
 To start a child, youth and women development programmes
 To buy a four-wheeler for outreach work. This group will go round, performing the programmes, where ever people invite us. The main task of the group will be creating a lot of social awareness to the people about social evils existing in the society.
 The objectives will be achieved by using various means and ways of reaching out to people.