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    Experts from DG EMPL of the European Commission, deputy-ministers on labor and representatives of the governments of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Romania, representatives of municipal power and Roma NGOs took part in the workshop “Social inclusion in rural areas”. It took place in Sofia on September 27 and 28. The workshop served as mid-term review of the project “Promoting social inclusion of young people in marginalized rural communities” implemented by AMALIPE Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance (Bulgaria), National Roma Centrum...

  From 11th to the 13th of September 2012 a workshop was held to evaluate the pros and cons of the National Immunization Program in Bulgaria. The event is part of a pilot project of the Ministry of Health (MoH) to evaluate behavioral attitudes to immunization implemented with Vaccine preventable diseases department of the European Office of the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the participants were representatives of the National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Regional health inspectorates (RHI), NHIF, mediators, professional organizations, GPs and...

  A training under Programme "Strengthening the National Tuberculosis Programme in Bulgaria", Component 5,  which is coordinated by Amalipe in Veliko Tarnovo took place in September 2012. The Program is funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The goal of the programme  is "Extension of effective treatment for the prevention and control of tuberculosis in the Roma community." Dr. Elena Kabakchieva, long-term consultant under Component 5 conducted the meeting. The trainers were Radostina Antonova - a psychologist and Boyan Vassilev also...

  Good luck! Dear colleagues, parents and children, Every new school year launches the beginning of new opportunities and new friendship. We are all very excited at the first day at school, because knowledge is essential. Dear teachers, you are to take the hard and at the same time motivating task to fill students’ hearts with the magic of words. Be blessed for what you are doing- to educate, train and introduce students to the innumerable diversity of Roma folklore. Center “Amalipe” together with “America for Bulgaria” foundation will...

  Since 2010 September 26 has been dedicated to the celebration of European languages. Europe has real language diversity: there are 23 official languages ​​and more than 60 local communities who speak a regional or minority language. In 2010 the European Union and the Council of Europe implemented the initiation of the European Year of Languages in order to draw attention to this great linguistic diversity. Activities under the Project “To touch the untouchables: fighting traditional and new anti-Roma stereotypes" were included in the initiative. The...