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Using Economic Activities to Solve Social Challenges in Roma Communities

The ROMACT team in Slovakia organised a unique National Training Workshop on Social Entrepreneurship. The 3-day training was attended by 17 municipal representatives from a variety of regions and community action groups from 6 ROMACT participant municipalities . The training focused on core ideas to support the added value of social enterprises for local administrations, regional administrations, and municipal residents.

Building roads and trust in ROMACT municipalities in the Slovak Republic.

Efforts of the ROMACT municipalities of Kolackov, Lomnicka, Stropkov and Vrbnica to improve the life of its citizen, including its Roma Communities, using an integrated approach were rewarded this year.

Call for tenders for ROMACT National Project Officers in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the Slovak Republic- Deadline- 08 January 2017

The National Project Officer will undertake a coordination function , act as a conduit between national, regional and local authorities, National Facilitators’ Coordinator, Facilitators and Roma communities and will work to ensure effective cooperation between these different stakeholders.

New ROMACT Support Team trained in Slovakia

The ROMACT team in Slovakia as well as municipal representatives from newly selected municipalities followed a coaching session in preparation of the implementation of the Programme.

Call for Expression of Interest - ROMACT Facilitators- deadline 11 December 2015

The Council of Europe is establishing a pool of Facilitators to work with public administration services in the municipalities included in the ROMACT Programme.

Call for Expression of Interest - ROMACT Experts - deadline 11 December 2015

The Council of Europe is establishing a pool of experts in local governance and access to EU funding to work within the National Support Teams of the ROMACT Programme.

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