Local Initiatives for Improved Social Inclusion of Young Roma

About the Project:

The project supports skills development and employment of young Roma within local-level institutions to develop, implement and monitor Roma inclusion policies at the local level. Project focus:

  • To improve the lives of young Roma men and women and respond to a lack of representation of Roma in national and local institutions, while at the same time capacitating local institutions to better respond to the needs of vulnerable individuals;
  • Work with local authorities to increase their commitment towards Roma inclusion by facilitating Roma employment in local institutions (Centers for Social Work, Local Economic Development Offices, Trustee Offices for refugees and displaced persons, National Employment Service branch offices, etc.);
  • Advocate for the interests of Roma community at the local level, by working together with various stakeholders to achieve sustainable results.

Project Outcomes:

  • 65 selected young Roma increased their knowledge on human rights, discrimination, legally invisible people, stateless persons, internaly displaced persons and returnees; vulnerable group rights (access to social welfare, employment, education);functioning of mechanisms for social inclusion and Roma inclusion at the local level.
  • Young Roma women and men were placed in local government institutions and local non-governmental organizations in the communities they live in so that they can contribute to, and advocate for the political, social and economic inclusion of Roma and other vulnerable populations in Serbia. 
  • Out of 65 UNVs engaged, 26 continued employment or got employed after the volunteering process.  
  • Association of young volunteers is established as a network of 65 young Roma men and women. 

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Impact

START DATE

June 2011

END DATE

December 2023

STATUS

Completed

PROJECT OFFICE

Serbia

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER

Govt. of Rep. Of Serbia

DONORS

GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY

GOVERNMENT OF TURKIYE

Italian Min. for Foreign Affairs

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

$1,346,214

DELIVERY IN PREVIOUS YEARS

2012$75,479

2013$66,847

2014$69,010

2016$-27,734

2017$124,352

2018$162,302

2019$133,900

2020$169,883

2021$127,779

2022$104,001

2023$59,527

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