Noi culturi, noi antropologii - Humanitas

they are not allowed to vote. One attempt to engage the
migrants in the future is the immigrant consultative bodies
(which are still absent from Central Europe), mentioned in
the 2010 Action Plan to implement the National Migration
Strategy.
NGOs – Complementary activities of the state services
Several NGOs have been created (financed by UNHCR) in
order to assist the UNHCR in its activities dedicated to the
recognized refugees in Romania. These NGOs came to support
UNHCR with activities concerning the refugees’ integration
in the Romanian society.
UNHCR also created a network of the recognized refugees
through which a number of recognized refugees have
been hired by UNHCR as counselors for the newly arrived
asylum seekers and recognized refugees in Romania. In the
UNHCR’s opinion, this project had some indirect benefits for
the refugees, such as employment and the developing of
the informal networks. These networks were considered by
UNHCR as one of the primary sources of employment opportunities.
Today, the same NGOs are still cooperating with the Romanian
Immigration Office. They are: ARCA – The Romanian
Forum for Refugees and Migrants (assisting the refugees
with their health insurance, social assistance, the Romanian
citizenship, jobs, preparing and informing the local authorities,
monitoring the individual cases); Save the Children (assisting
the refugee children with counseling and integration
into the Romanian society, counseling the children’s parents
in issues such as the importance of sending their children
at school, monitoring the children’s school results, recreational
activities); the Romanian National Council for Refugees
(CNRR) (assisting refugees and asylum seekers with
juridical aspects); The Jesuit Service for Refugees (assisting
the vulnerable persons with housing, counseling and professional
orientation, social assistance); The Organization
of Refugee Women in Romania (OFRR) (social counseling
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