A home for Simona (Alesd, Romania): latest developments
The foundation of the house is now complete, and a local priest will provide all the bricks needed for the construction.
The foundation of the house is now complete, and a local priest will provide all the bricks needed for the construction.
"I condemn firmly the violence suffered by the president of "Upre Roma", said the President of the Puglia Region, Michele Emiliano.
Simona and her children couldn’t have gone through another winter in the cottage they called home.
On 25 October 2016, during a public session in the Urban Center of the city, the Head of the Welfare Department presented the main measures included in the Local Action Plan for Roma Integration which will be forwarded to the local council for adoption in the coming days.
Valeriu Nicolae talks about ROMACT and ROMED as successful long-term programmes that bring about concrete results at local level
The ROMACT Handbook is a manual for Mayors, Local Administrations and Roma wanting to improve the living conditions of disadvantaged Roma.
The Romanian Government has recently approved a new measure meant to encourage children to stay in school, in particular children coming from the most disadvantaged families.
The vaccination and information campaigns address health-related priorities that were identified by the CAG and this action demonstrates that the Roma community can be engaged and mobilised with tangible results achieved.
Organised in cooperation with the Good Relations Office of the Belfast City Council, the session involved some 14 participants, representing both public bodies and NGOs from Belfast.
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.