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At its meeting on 12 May 2010 the Council of Ministers adopted the Framework Programme for Integration of Roma into Bulgarian Society (2010-2020). It updates the existing from 1999 to 2009 Framework program for equal integration of Roma into Bulgarian society. The process of preparing new Framework program started in 2008. Initially it was guided by the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Demographic Issues. Center “Amalipe” and dozens of Roma organizations were actively involved in this process. In the beginning of 2009...

Center Amalipe implemented training for social workers and teachers on early and forced marriages among different groups of Roma and their prevention during the 8, 9 and 10 of June. The training was part of a pilot project "Prevention of early marriages”, funded by the Daphne Programme of the European Commission. The project is implemented in 2010 in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, as Center Amalipe is the leading organization. At present in Bulgaria  the project has reached the phase of conducting community campaigns in different Roma...

The Seventh National Roma Children Festival “Open Heart” took place in Veliko Tarnovo on June 5 and 6. The Festival, as every year was organized by Center Amalipe in partnership with VelikoTarnovoMunicipality. This year the Festival was supported financially by America for Bulgaria Foundation within the project “Decreasing the dropout rate among Roma”. The event was honored by the President of Republic of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov who sent congratulatory letter also Maria Stoyancheva, Director of Regional Directorate for Social Assistance – Veliko...

National Conference “The new Law on School Education and Educational Integration of Roma children” brought together representatives of fifty non-governmental organizations and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science (MEYS). Virtually all groups of organizations with proven expertise on education of Roma children attended the conference. MEYS participation was also with no analogue in previous forums: the Ministry was represented by 6 participants, including the Chief Secretary Krassimir Valchev, Adviser to the Minister Ignatov on school education Asen Alexandrov,...

Group of 15 volunteers and representatives of Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” - Momchil Baev and Radost Zaharieva organized a march to Holiday and vacation area “The Monastery” nearby the town of Lyaskovets on May 25th. The youths are members of the Volunteers group who are going to work in the field on Component 7 “Decreasing vulnerability to HIV of young people at highest risk (age 15-24) as part of “Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS” Program of the Ministry of Health of Republic of Bulgaria, funded by The...