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housing. The first group of 20 resettled
refugees will be placed in Bucharest,
while the remaining 20 in Timisoara.
There is no financial support from the
central government for cities receiving
resettled refugees. However, the
central government funds programmes
implemented by local NGOs based in
Bucharest and Timisoara.
Integration services & support
Length: 1 year
at the level corresponding to their
knowledge, school inspectorates offer
a free Romanian language course.
Housing for resettled refugees is
free during the first 12 months, and
financed through the ERF. Resettled
refugees are assisted by JRS Romania
to identify accommodation based
on their needs and requirements.
Refugees receive a financial assistance
of € 124 (540 lei) per month and per
person for 9 months.
Chapter VI - European Resettlement Programmes
Components: GII coordinates the integration
programme in cooperation with
NGOs, and integration measures for
resettled refugees are mainstreamed
into provision for all refugees. For
resettled refugees, the integration programme
begins in a reception centre
and consists of a language course,
cultural orientation, social counselling
and two months of financial assistance.
Outside of the reception centre,
re fugees can access free language
courses (four hours per week for
twelve months) provided by school
inspectorates using a special curriculum.
70 Refugees also receive 39
hours of cultural orientation courses
offering information on Romanian
geography, history, the constitution,
culture and values. In order to facilitate
school registration of refugee children
70 Language courses are delivered in local schools and
are based on a special programme for minor and
adult foreigners.
For future groups of resettled refugees,
as a response to the challenges encountered
by the first group of refugees
resettled to Romania (see 'Strengths
and Challenges' below), JRS Romania
will provide social assistance and counselling
to support access to health and
education, provide additional language
courses, and provide material support
and subsidies for food and clothes. JRS
Romania will also organise social, recreational
and cultural activities.
Beneficiaries of international protection
in Romania are legally
entitled to work, and to access unemployment
benefits and employment
support under the same conditions
as Romanian citizens. An ERF-funded
project implemented by JRS Romania
provides refugees with vocational
training, assistance in looking for jobs
and in preparing for interviews.