EDUCATION

Strengthening the participation of the Roma community in the functioning of the local community

Project “Strengthening the participation of the Roma community in the functioning of the local community” represents the continuation of the project aiming at the integration of the Roma national community into the political and social system of Serbia.

The project aims at encouraging the participation and helping the Roma with achieving their rights and meeting their obligations at the local level, within the local community, and helped by the local self-government. It has been planned to achieve the aim of the project through familiarizing the Roma community representatives with the functioning of the local community through explaining which needs can be met at that level, what they can or cannot get from the municipality, how to obtain necessary documents in the easiest way, etc.

The trust within the Roma community in the local authority bodies and services is established in this way and the integration of the community is encouraged.

Activities within the project:

1. Meetings with representatives of the municipalities where the project is being carried out and signing the Protocol of Cooperation (April/May)
2. Two-day seminars for the Roma community representatives who will be engaged in the organization of Open Doors Days in each municipality (the Roma coordinators)-(May, June)
3. “Open Doors Day” for the Roma community representatives (July, August and September)

The project is being carried out in 15 municipalities in Serbia ( Kikinda, Ada, Sombor, Smederevo, Lazarevac, Rakovica, Negotin, Kragujevac, Vanje, Bujanovac, Nis municipalty Palilula, Krusevac, Koceljeva, Sabac, Novi  Beograd), and its realization is supported by OEBS mission in Serbia.