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  On 16 November 1995 the Member Countries of UNESCO adopted a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance and subsequent action plan for the year. International Day for Tolerance is born as an idea of ​​the stimulus this year. It serves as an annual day of training tolerance, and social and political debate on local and global issues of tolerance.  Article 1 underlines the definition of tolerance as: 'Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of cultures in our world, of our forms of expression and ways of expression of human...

  Teamwork and shared experience In three consecutive days community moderators from the municipalities of Kameno, Pavlikeni, Byala Slatina, Peshtera, Novi Pazar, Veliko Tarnovo and Etropole shared their experiences and good practices in their work to the local community. The days from 12 to 14th of November 2012 passed in the spirit of understanding, solidarity and cooperation. Daphne moderators, as all Amalipe colleagues called them, once again showed that good teamwork and unity is the essence of effective work in terms of working with the community, and with representatives...

  A partnership meeting under the project "Roma in EU" was held in Veliko Tarnovo on 13 and 14th of November. The project is coordinated by the European Commission under the program Lifelong Learning. The project has begun in October 2011 and should be completed in 2013. The goal of the project is to prepare and train mediators to work with the Roma communities. Mediators work in the partner countries- Bulgaria, Romania, Spain, Germany, and Hungary. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss what initiatives and educational practices are required in order to reach the goal...

  From 5th to 7th of November  Tanya Vanova - a representative of the educational program of the Center Amalipe unofficially visited five schools in Macedonia, working toward educational integration of minority children. The theme of the visit was in connection with the program- Decreasing the Dropout Rate Among Roma Students, financed by America for Bulgaria Foundation, which center Amalipe implemented in many schools throughout Bulgaria; whether we have common problems, can we help each other, what together we can do for  more attractive, more tolerant and...

  From 8 to 10 of November the Center Amalipe’s team held its annual meeting-STAFF RETREAT in the “Bryasta” complex, near Veliko Tarnovo.    The participants were managers, technical assistants, community moderators, all working on different social, health and educational programs run by Centre “ Amalipe " and  the six regional coordinators, ensuring the implementation of the activities in 180 schools throughout the country included in the “Prevention of Roma children drop out of school " program.    Participants...