10.06.2014We can do more together than we can do apart
On 5 and 6 June 2014 a meeting was held in Veliko Tarnovo for the Committee to support the “Step Forward - empowering young people and women from the local Roma community" project, implemented by the Amalipe Centre. During the meeting, representatives of local government, social, health and educational institutions from six municipalities in the country discussed and planned joint activities aimed at finding a solution to institutionalize the Community Development Center - an innovative service development working capacity the local Roma community. The meeting was realized...
20.05.2014Regional scientific - practical conferences "Intercultural education as a means to reduce Roma children drop out of school" took place in several locations around Bulgaria
Ongoing in April and May Scientific - practical conferences "Intercultural education as a means to reduce dropout of Roma children of school" are part of the " Every student could be a winner" Project , implemented by the Centre "Amalipe" with the financial support of Trust for social achievement. Their purpose is :
- To demonstrate best practices in "Reducing Roma children drop out of school" Program;
- To expand the space for the promotion of good practices and innovation, implemented in Bulgarian schools;
- To enrich the educational community with modern methods of working...
16.05.2014Day of the student government
Day of Europe - May 9, coincided with the implementation of activities related to the day of the student government . Dozens of schools working on the program for prevention of Roma children drop out of school within the Project " Every student could be a winner" actively included Student parliaments in the planning and implementation of self-government . The project involves 170 schools from different educational backgrounds in the country and all of them has established their Student parliament / Council. Students entered the " role " and replaced their principals, teachers...
14.05.201414th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Operational Programme Human Resources Development
The fourteenth regular meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Operational Programme "Human Resources Development" was held on May 14 in the town of Sandanski.It was led by the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Iveta Iankova. The meeting was attended by Aurelio Cecilia, head of the "Bulgaria, Romania and Malta" DG "Employment" of the European Commission, the Deputy Minister of Education Ivan Krastev, representatives of the European Commission, also of main institutions involved in the implementation of the OP HRD and NGOs . Roma organizations were represented...
23.04.2014Third European Roma Summit: a breeze or a cyclone is the wind of change?
„A wind of change is blowing. Roma integration is on the radar screen of politicians.”, said the Vice President of the European Commission Viviane Reding to the participants in the Third European Roma Summit that took place on April 4th, in Brussels. “This is the first EU Roma Summit which gives me reason for hope”, she added.
This forum gathered unprecedented number of high level politicians: the President of the European Commission (EC) Jose Manuel Barroso, five EU Commissioners, presidents, ministers and state secretaries from the...