The Transnational Cooperation and Capacity Building component of the ROMACT programme (ROMACT TCC) aims at assisting local authorities in better integrating marginalised people, in particular non-nationals of Roma ethnicity.
“I really learned things that I can apply, and while this was a challenging course, the trainer was able to answer all of our questions well.”
Borovan, Boychinovtsi, Isperich, Nickola Kozlevo, Septemvri, Sliven, Sredets, Tundzha and Tvarditsa will therefore be able to implement new measures for the inclusion of vulnerable groups, in particular some of the activities included in their Municipal Action Plans for Roma integration.
Five representatives of ISB.e.V. – Interessengemeinschaft sozialgewerblicher Beschäftigungsinitiativen from Dortmund, Germany visited Sofia and Plovdiv in Bulgaria for a working visit.
Community empowerment and mobilisation are the main focus of these workshops . During the training participants shared their perception of what constitutes a developed community. “I was impressed by the exercise” stated Sorin Meghesan, Mayor of Tarnaveni.
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.
At the close of the ROMACT programme for Maglizh, are the challenges facing the Roma community in the area solved? No, sadly, they are not. There is still much to do. However, one must not lose sight of what a positive experience ROMACT has been for Maglizh.
Good news for Simona and her family: the construction of their new house is now complete, and the house is connected to electricity and water.
The most important result, noted by the municipality, was the creation of the Community Action Group that actively participated for more than two years to facilitate all betting the implementation of the Municipal Plan for Roma Inclusion.
The Facilitator will undertake a facilitating function in relation to the implementation of the project activities at municipal level in his/her respective country.
