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For three days teachers teaching Roma folklore discussed problems of Roma children droping out of school. The meeting is part of the project "Reducing the dropping out of Roma children”, funded by America for Bulgaria Foundation. Based on their long experience, the teachers thought of possible situations and provoked one another to reach creative solutions that can help schools who have a serious problem with the dropping out of Roma pupils in preventing this problem. During the meeting the group consisting of teachers from 13 schools across the country tried to systematize...

In connection with the celebration of the International Roma Day - April 8, Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance Amalipe prepares an exhibition - competition for photos taken by children under the title "World of Roma in my eyes.” Pupils from all schools in Veliko Turnovo are invited to participate. There are awards for best works in three age categories: I-IV, V-VIII and IX-XII grades. Children have the freedom to make pictures of things they consider beautiful and which give them inspiration related to Roma culture, traditions and identity. The...

Center “Amalipe” is preparing report “Structural Funds and integration of Roma in Bulgaria”. The report includes the main conclusions from a survey of the effect of implementation of Operational program “Human resources development, Operational program “Regional development” and the program for development of rural areas on Roma community and the process for Roma integration and recommendations for improvement of the three Programs, their implementation and analogical programs for the next program period....

Council for public consultations was established to the Commission on European Issues and Control of the European Funds. According to its rules of regulations “the Council is a form of partnership between the State authorities and the structures of civil society aimed to strengthen the transparency in the parliamentary monitoring and control process regarding the EU issues. It is established according to the efforts to better and efficient management of the EU funds” The Council will consult the Commission on European Issues regarding absorption of the EU funds....

On 9 and 10 March Center Amalipe with representatives of "America for Bulgaria" Foundation - Gary MacDougal, co-chair of the Foundation and Sarah M. Perrine, Program Director, Social Programs paid a visit to the Regional Inspectorate of Education - Targovishte. Together with our kind hosts in the face of Mrs. Nevyana Zecharieva - Head of RIE and senior experts in Bulgarian Language and Literature - Daniela Stoyanova we visited several schools in the region of Targovishte. They are participants in the project "Prevention of Roma children dropping out of school”...