Life in Lockdown is not the same
unfortunately for all people. The vulnerable groups like the Roma people are
scared and feel alone without to understand what is happening and what a
Lockdown is. We translated for them information about Government Guidance and
what they need to do to stay safe. We communicate with them using the Facebook
account Alex
GTDT that is accessible for the public that need advice and support in
this period.
In this difficult time we learn that
"WE do" is more powerful that "I do".As you may be aware,
some support services have been stopped during this period, however we are
grateful that partnership work is still on. We work close with the Social
Inclusion team from NHS Mersey Care, EMTAS from School Improvement Liverpool,
Merseyside Police and local decision makers to ensure that Roma will be
included in their action plan and that they understand any cultural aspects of
the Roma community in this context of Covid 19.
We want to give you one example of
the work that we do with EMTAS from School Improvement Liverpool. They do
weekly letters for parents and carers offering guidance and support on this
time when the children are at home. With the help of the local Councillors, the
letters are distributed in all wards from Liverpool.The letters contain
information about mental health, celebration of the mother tongues,
learning with games at home, example of science that can be fun. The main
message is about that parents/carers need to spend quality time with their
children to do things that they normally don't get the opportunity to do. The
letters with our help are translated in Romanian for the vulnerable groups to
be able to access this advice and support.