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Amalipe Newsletter 7/2010
Khere (At home):
Preventing early marriages - partners meeting and session of the Steering committee
The Inclusion of Roma in the Rural Areas Development Program was discussed in conference organized by Center Amalipe
Training of volunteers from K7 Club was held in Veliko Tarnovo
Volunteers from K7 Club shared their experience with representatives from municipalities in Kosovo
Observer:
The Roadmap of the European Roma Platform is approved
Meeting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on education of national minorities
National Summer School for HIV Prevention was held with the participation of Club K7 Veliko Tarnovo
Meeting of the regional partners under the PLATFORM Project
Roma organizations proposed new operations OP HRD
School:
School directors discussed programs for reducing the drop out of school rate among the roma children
Training for work in the Roma community of teachers from the district of Targovishte
Roma health:
Impact of health reform in Bulgaria on the situation of vulnarable groupsAmalipe N ewsletter 4/2005
Focus of the issue:
Second EU Roma summit
FRA Round table with Romani and Travellers women activists “On a Road to Equality”
Khere (At home):
Launching a national survey on the problems of early marriages among Roma
Center Amalipe stàrts activities for prevention for young people at risk
Regional Study visit “Successful practices for Roma educational integration”
Photo exhibition for the International day of Roma
Observer:
Meeting of the Council for Roma integration
Forum for implementing the international initiative Decade of Roma Inclusion
National Concil for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues hold its first meeting in 2010
Center Amalipe will participate in the board of Center for Educational Integration
School:
Training for Roma parents and leaders
Teachers’ training for preparing school programs for preventing the dropping out of Roma children
Visit of pilot schools from the Program for prevention of dropping out
Regional study visit “Successful practices for Roma educational integration”
Roma health:
Impact of health reform in Bulgaria on the situation of vulnarable groups
Prevention of infectious diseases among ethnic minorities was discussed on an officials' meeting
Bright rug:
Easter (Patragi) - celebration of resurrection and hope
Festival of Roma culture in the village of Rossen
Songs, dances and customs in Sredishte for the International day of Roma
International day of Roma in Vratsa
Amalipe Newsletter 5/2010
Focus of the issue:
New Framework Programme for Roma Integration in Bulgaria: facts and analysis
Khere (At home):
Center Amalipe participated in in sports and educational games in the ksilifor area, dedicated to the world day of sympathy with people affected by HIV/AIDS
Center Amalipe joined the commemoration of the International day for sympathy with the victims of HIV/AIDS
Roma activists discussed campaigns for preventing early marriages
Research on attitudes of social workers to early marriages in the Roma community
Volunteers take part in a workshop in the mountain, organized by Center “Amalipe
Observer:
Inclusion of Roma population in the labor market will be supported through “Human Resources Development” Operational Program
“Bulgarian Roma - integration and migration”
The Roma Education Fund presented a draft strategy for work in Bulgaria
Tulip Foundation and Vivacom start a joint initiative for providing technical support for civil organisations working in social sphere
School:
Visits in pilot schools in the districts of Sofia, Dobrich and Silistra
130th anniversary of the school in the village Botevo
The school of village Streltsi is presented with an exhibition in Museum ofEducation
Roma health:
Impact of health reform in Bulgaria on the situation of vulnarable groups
Bright rug:
St. George’s day - the biggest feast for Roma in Bulgaria
Amalipe Newsletter 03/2010
Khere (At home):
- Meeting on early marriages in the Ministry of labor and social policy
- A visit to the Archaeological museum
- Invitation for suggestions to the report “Structural funds and Roma integration in Bulgaria”
- Improving the impact on Roma disscussed in Budapest
- The European commission organised a conference to present successful educational and cultural projects with focus on Roma
- New administrative structure of Ministry of education
- The updated strategy for educational integration has been adopted
- Roma organizations will participate in the work of the parliamentary commission on European issues
- New Minister of Health
- Free legal assistance
- The European health card will not be obligatory
School:
- A visit to the schools in Targovishte
- Qualification training for teachers in Dryanovo
- Echo drum in the classroom”
- The competition for choosing pilot schools is finalised
Roma health:
- Scholarship program
- Impact of health reform in Bulgaria on the situation of vulnarable groups
- Meeting in Regional inspectorate for protection and control of public health
Bright rug:
- Peanut festival in Sadovo
Amalipe Newsletter 02/2010
In this issue you can find:
Khere (At home):
Civic and Roma engagement at municipal level
International meeting for the beginning of preventing forced marriages project
Informational meeting for the responsible parenthood in Vodolej
Members of Center Amalipe had a meeting with britain Mp’s on the issue of human traffiking
Observer:
Big Brother is not for children
Changes in CEICSEM
Changes in the Low on social assistance
Minorities and children must be better protected” recomends commisioner Hammarberg
Roma protests against the penalty fines in the law on health insurance
School:
Competition for pilot schools
New publications of Center Amalipe
Workshop with regional inspectorates of education
Children from the school in Dolna Banya are celebrating together
Roma health:
International meeting of Roma health scholarship program
Impact of health reform in Bulgaria on the situation of vulnarable groups
Bright rug:
Ihtimia- rooster’s day
St. Theodor’s day
Amalipe Newsletter 01/2010
Dear Colleagues
Here is the newsletter of Center Amalipe 1/2010
You can find inside
OBSERVER
Internship program for Roma in the private sector
Scholarship program for Roma medical students
KHERE (AT HOME)
Center Amalipe starts the implementation of new programs
Meeting of Roma leaders from Popovo, Lyaskovets, Strajitsa and Byala.
Roma activists took part in the discussion of the local development strategy Lyaskovets – Strajitsa
Preventing Forced Marriages
SCHOOL
Roma and Bulgarian students greeted the educational and social ministers for St.Basil’s Day (the Roma New Year)
Update of the Strategy for educational Integration
Decreasing the Drop-out Rate among Roma Children
Vasilitsa in Varshets
ROMA HEALTH
Impact of the Health Reform in Bulgaria on the situation of Vulnerable Groups
Amalipe Newsletter 9 - 10. 2009
Dear Colleagues,
You can find in this issue of Amalipe newsletter:
OBSERVER
Second meeting of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion
Bulgarian Government Disbanded the Ethnic and Demographic Issues Directorate
Milen Milanov is the New National Coordinator of the Decade of Roma Inclusion
International Conference “Health and Roma Community”
High-level Meeting “Contribution of EU Funds to the Integration of Roma”
FOCUS:
A Roma Health Advocacy Training
KHERE (AT HOME)
Seven Project Proposals within the Program for Rural Areas Development
SCHOOL
Training of Teachers of Roma Folklore and Culture Classes
September 15th: A New Beginning
Amalipe Newsletter 05/2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OBSERVER
International conference on Roma education
International conference “Roma migration – a European challenge”
Roma NGOs will participate in the monitoring committee of “Competitive-ness” Operational Program
Roma organizations will have an observer in the Monitoring Committee of Administrative Capacity OP
Statement of Roma NGOs about the draft version of a Framework program for Roma integration proposed by the Ministry of Labor
The first projects consul-ted within the PLATFORM project are approved
FOCUS OF THE ISSUE:
VI Children Roma Festival “Open Heart”, Veliko Turnovo, May 30 - 31
KHERE (AT HOME)
A training of safe house and orphanage social workers in Gabrovo
SCHOOL
Professional orientation tour for Roma students graduating primary educat-ion
A computing course “The opportunities of IT for intercultural education”
The day of Bulgarian culture and literature in the village of Sheremetia
BRIGHT RUG
St. George’s day
Amalipe Newsletter 02/2009
In this issue:
OBSERVER–
# The PLATFORM project: the regional partners have been selected
# Updating the Action plan for the Decade of Roma Inclusion
# Statement of Center Amalipe regarding the proposal of the special working group on the new version of a Roma strategy
# Roma organizations protested again the exclusion of the Roma community from the process of preparation of a new Roma strategy and the politization of the process
# Scholarships for Roma medical students
# Scholarships of RMUSP for Roma students
# The new members for the NCCEDI for 2009 have been approved
# The PLATFORM project in Polski Trambesh
# Exhibition for St.Valentine’s Day
SCHOOL
# A public lesson at Vasil Levski Primary School in the village of Ledenik
# We present you: Hristo Botev Primary School of Dunavtsi, Vidin district
# We present you: Hristo Botev Secondary school - Kocherinovo
Newsletter of Center Amalipe 11 - 12/2008
Dear Colleagues,
Please, find attached our newsletter 11 – 12/2008
In this issue you can find the following articles:
OBSERVER
New operationsconcerning Roma Integration in HRD OP
Roma organizations elected their representatives in the MC of HRD OP
The Minister of health met Roma NGOs
Session of the Council for Roma integration
Training for experts working on Roma issues in public administration
The European Health policy and Roma
Session of the NCCEDI
Open Public Health Forum in Brussels
FOCUS OF THIS ISSUE:
More than 100 Roma NGOs discussed the Framework program
KHERE (AT HOME)
The educational integrations in the context of delegated school budgets
SCHOOL
Opening of Center for Intercultural Education in Veliko Turnovo
Training of teachers for work in multicultural environment
Open intercultural lesson in the village of Balvan
BRIGHT RUG:
Christmas
December 8th: the Student day
Special issue on the educational integration of Roma children in Bulgaria
You can find in this issue:
Center Amalipe Newsletter 5-6/2008
In the issue:
[ OBSERVER– news in brief
# The administrative capacity for implementation of the policies for Roma integration decreases – p.1,2
# Roma organizations – together to support Baki Hyuseinov - p. 1,2
# Round table “Romani women: presence and future”– p. 2
# Social Policy Week –p.3
# Conference on financial inclusion took place in Brussels – p.3
[ FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE:
The Fifth Children Roma Festival “Open heart” - p.1,7,8
[KHERE ( At home)
# Meeting of Roma health organizations – p.4
[SHOOL
# Desegregation in Dryanovo – p. 4,5,6
Amalipe Newsletter 4/2008
In this issue:
OBSERVER –
the news in brief -p.1-5; 7-8;
# Deyan Kolev was elected a Deputy-Chair of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues – p. 1, 2
# A procedure for the election of NGO representatives in the monitoring committee of the Human Resources Development OP – p.3
# Health campaigns for Roma in HRD OP – 3,4
# Bulgarian Prime-ministers met Roma activits on April 8 – p. 7
FOCUS:
The Framework Program for Equal Integration of Roma in Bulgarian Society – ð.1, 6
KHERE
( AT HOME)-
Pages 4, 5,8
# International Roma women seminar in Sofia– ð. 4
# Training of policemen for work in Roma community – p. 8
SCHOOL
# The 5th National Children’s Roma Folklore Festival “Open Heart” 2008 – ð.8
BRIGHT RUG
# Our different 8th of April – ð.10
Roma and Structural Funds - special issue 2
Inside This Issue
More administration and less civil society………….……1, 2
The Structural funds and the educational integration …….1, 4
A Roma observer in the Monitoring committee of NSRF…..2
A procedure for the election of NGO representatives ..…..3,5
Health campaigns among Roma…………………………..3, 5
The European Commission encourages Roma
Participation……………………………………………….5, 6
HRD OP: Results achieved - activities forthcoming ……..7, 8
This issue is a part of a series dedicated to the way Roma integration in Bulgaria interacts with the Structural funds implementation processes.
The first issue of the special series presented the advocacy campaign of Roma organizations for including Roma issues in the Structural funds agenda. It can be downloaded from www.amalipe.com
Amalipe newsletter 3/2008
In this issue you can find:
OBSERVER
Session of the Council for Roma integration in the MLSP
Center Amalipe will participate in the election of observer for the Monitoring Committee of NSRF
NDI in Bulgaria: Left marks
Courses in preparation for matriculation and candidate-students exams for youth from minorities
FOCUS:
The structural funds and the educational integration
KHERE (AT HOME)
The new rebellion of Batak
Center Amalipe project for intercultural education is approved under the Human Resources Operational Program
A meeting of Romani women in Veliko Tarnovo
Center Amalipe organized a youth seminar
SCHOOL
We present to you: ‘St. St. Cyril and Methodius’ Stralja secondary school
BRIGHT RUG
A bachelor’s wedding in Kamen
Amalipe newsletter 2/2008
You can find in this issue of our newspaper:
OBSERVER: the news in brief
# Comissioner on human rights of the Council of Europe
# Delay of technical supplies and miss-communication with Ministry of Health Care disturb seriously a Phare project
# Roma representatives required broader Roma participations in Phare projects for educational integration
# NCCEDI with new members
FOCUS: The delegated school budgets and the education of Roma children
KHERE ( AT HOME):
# Roma activists from Veliko Turnovo region met the Policy Officer of the U.S. Embassy
# Roma-American martenitzi
# Dance with me!
SCHOOL: Disscution on Roma education
BRIGHT RUG
# 2 February – Rooster’s Day
# 14 February
Center Amalipe newsletter 1/2008
You can find in this issue:
OBSERVER – the news in brief
FOCUS: Baxtalo Vasili, Baxtalo Nevo Bresh...
KHERE (AT HOME)
Center Amalipe presented the Annual Monitoring Report Roma Integration in
A workshop about the Framework program
In letter to Center "Amalipe" the European Commission encourages Roma participation
SCHOOL
Baxtalo Vasili, Baxtalo Nevo Bresh
Drawing competition “The world is for everyone”
Prizes from the Drawing competition “The world is for everyone”
BRIGHT RUG:
Rudari Roma in Zlataritza celebrated the Wise Woman’s Day
Newsletter No.9
You can find in this newsletter:
OBSERVER – the news in brief
FOCUS: Roma organizations protest against the political pressure from the institutions
KHERE (AT HOME) Annual report on Roma integration in
Promoting Roma educational integration at European level
Deyan Kolev took part in a Peer review in
Meeting of Roma working in public administration
A workshop for municipal civil servants
Center Amalipe has a new web site
SCHOOL - EC consultation on education
Students presented Roma and Bulgarian traditions
BRIGHT RUG: Vrastiri 2007 – AN exhibition of Burgudjii Roma
A catalogue of Burgudjii Roma traditions
Newsletter No.8
Newsletter No.8. Inside you can find information about: OBSERVER– brief news; FOCUS OF THIS ISSUE: Roma and the local elections 2007; KHERE ( AT HOME) # «Don’t sell your vote» - a GOTV campaign; Seminar for Social Workers “Work in the Roma Community”; # Seminar for Community work; SCHOOL # Diversity and social cohesion – Equal participation of minorities; # More than 50 teachers were trained to teach Roma culture; WE PRESENT YOU/ BRIGHT RUG: Tzanko Tzerkovski Primary School in the village of Srediste.
Newsletter No.7
In the Newsletter can find information about our traditional columns: OBSERVER– brief news; FOCUS OF THIS ISSUE:The NCCEDI– an institution for a state control over the civil society?; KHERE (AT HOME) (Romani women activists met in Sofia; An exhibition of Roma smiths is being prepared; Empowering the powerless) and SCHOOL call for applications for projects proposals of HRD OP.
