Publication of the e-RR project and the international conference Broaden Horizons

26.02.2016

At the end of November 2015, we were exchanging experiences and made plans for further cooperation on the field of Roma inclusion.

A court decision ordered the continuation of the Roma village construction in a suburban area of Greater Lyon

17.12.2015

Despite the reluctance of the Mayor of the suburban area of Saint-Genis-les-Ollières and his going to court in order to terminate the building project of a Roma village, the court declared that the construction activities should not be suspended since the validity of the building permit could not be questioned. The 10 hectare site of the Roma village is expected to welcome 20 Roma families, that is to say nearly 80 people, in the framework of a vocational integration program entitled IEE ‘Integration through Employment and Education’.

Vocational Integration of Roma Migrants in the North of France

17.12.2015

The ‘Aréas Gypsies and Travellers’ Unit of the French organization La Sauvegarde du Nord has been implementing for over one year and a half now a vocational integration project which successfully works towards the integration of Roma communities living in the city of Lille and its surroundings.

Bringing New International and Civic Opportunities for People Facing Discrimination

17.12.2015

We have been developing new tools and methods in order to facilitate the insertion of marginalized communities such as Roma people thanks to our collaboration in the eRoma Resource Project or our involvement in a European project working towards the establishment of a pilot program for the economic and social integration of women from migrant origins called `I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY` (IamMS).

Current Activities towards the Integration of Roma Communities in the French City of Toulouse

16.12.2015

Since a couple of years, several arrivals of Roma families from Romania and Bulgaria have been reported in the city of Toulouse-located in the south-west of France. Many of them arrive in France after a working period in Spain or in Greece. When they arrive, they are settled in slums in which they are living in deprived environments with no fair access to public health systems or a decent housing. They are actually marginalized and discriminated against.

Ministry of Education (Methodological and pedagogical center) is interested in using the platform in practice

11.12.2015

Last week we were invited to present a platform on the seminar about positive experiences of teaching staff working with children and pupils from marginalized Roma communities.

We spread an information about the platform at international conferences

11.12.2015

In November we introduced a platform on two conferences. The first was held at the Catholic University in Ružomberok and the second one in the Czech Republic. During the conferences we met with positive reactions to the development of the platform with the promise to potential cooperation to the next period.

We organized some individual meeting also on national level

11.12.2015

At the Ministry of Health, we met with the Director of the Department of Public Health Dr. Vadovičová, Ing. Ferjančík from department for national projects and Mgr. Zaujecová from NGO Healthy Communities.

Field social workers and experts from Implementation Agency Of Slovak Ministry of Employment, Social Affairs and Family had good ideas for improvement of the platform

11.12.2015

On 7 October we organized a workshop for experts from the Implementation Agency Of Slovak Ministry of Employment, Social Affairs and Family and the Municipality of Trnava, Palárikovo, the municipality Mojmírovce, particularly field social workers and staff from the Department of social protection of children, and not least for professionals working on Roma projects focusing on education and social work at Trnava university.

Airing of the documentary on the origins of the ‘CHAKARAKA’ Roma Orchestra

10.12.2015

On last December 4, the ‘Chakaraka’ movie was aired on the screens of the Jean Eustache arthouse cinema-a cinema located in Pessac, an area within the urban city of Bordeaux.

Experimentation of new art and cultural workshops for young Roma children

09.12.2015

Following their participation to the international conference ‘Broaden Horizons-Networks and Experiences for successful Roma inclusion’ of November, the French organization from Toulouse in the south-west of France-Rencont’roms nous-is carrying on its activities towards the integration of Roma communities through a cultural approach with the implementation of art and cultural workshops in December.

Specific workshop with future professionals in the field of Roma was done

09.12.2015

On 5 October we visited future professionals - students of ending years studying at the Institute of Roma Studies Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, under the auspices of the director doc. Kozubík and colleagues.

Impressions from the international conference »Broaden Horizons - networks and experiences for successful Roma inclusion«

30.11.2015

The invitation to the international conference »Broaden Horizons - networks and experiences for successful Roma inclusion« has been responded by numerous international and national institutions and individuals. Within the two days of the conference, 260 participants from 12 countries presented their work.

Presentation of the project e-RR in Murska Sobota

18.11.2015

Yesterday People's University of Kočevje presented the project e-RR in Murska Sobota (South-East region of Slovenia) to representatives of Primary School Puconci, Primary School France Prešeren Črenšovci, directors of People's University of Lendava, People's University of Murska Sobota, where we hosted and Roma activist and journalist.

Projects e-RR and FINALLY were presented to the students of Pedagogy and Andragogy from the Department of Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana

11.11.2015

In October 2015 we presented educational opportunities for the Roma, offered by RIC Novo mesto, which have been carried out since 1994, including projects e-RR and Finally.

The participants of dissemination and exploitation workshops within the e-RR project were primary school principals and counsellors

22.10.2015

On the 21st October another dissemination exploitation workshop was carried out at RIC Novo mesto.

E-Resource Roma in Zagreb - the third e-RR workshop

21.10.2015

As part of the international e-Roma Resource project the third workshop was held on 19th October 2015. The workshop was held in Zagreb, at the premises of Croatian Employment Service, Regional Office Zagreb.

People’s University of Kočevje has implemented fifth dissemination-exploitational workshop

16.10.2015

This week People's University of Kočevje implemented a fifth dissemination-exploitational workshop for employees of the Social Work Centres Kočevje and Ribnica, both municipalities, the Kočevje police station and for employees of the Health Centre in Kočevje.

International conference »Broaden Horizons - Networks and Experiences for Successful Roma Inclusion«

13.10.2015

e-RR partnership kindly invite you to join us at the international networking conference »Broaden Horizons - Networks and Experiences for Successful Roma Inclusion«

The first dissemination and exploitation workshop in the style of World Café in Slovakia was completed successfully

01.10.2015

The first workshop in the style of the World Café was realized 09/10/2015 at the Faculty of Health and Social Work, Trnava University. Invitation to the workshop have adopted different professionals working with Roma, for example field workers, family assistants, staff from the Department of Social legal protection of children from the Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family in Trnava, a specialist in infectology, program coordinator of the Roma Institute, teachers and others.

Succesful dissemination-exploitational workshops of the project e-RR in Slovenia

30.09.2015

Ljudska univerza Kočevje (People's University of Kočevje) implemented two dissemination-exploitational workshops of the project e-RR in September 2015, for representatives of employment offices from Grosuplje, Kočevje and Ribnica and for Roma assistants and their mentors from primary schools in Maribor and Murska Sobota.

5th project meeting in Karlovac

29.09.2015

On 24th and 25th September, the e-RR partnership carried out the 5th and last project meeting in Karlovac, Croatia. Our host organization was HZZ RO Karlovac.

Development and Education Centre Novo mesto (RIC Novo mesto) conducted a workshop, titled 'e_RR Platform - A Source of Information on the Materials and Projects related to the Roma'

21.09.2015

On 18th September 2015, RIC Novo mesto conducted a 4-hour workshop for a group of Roma assistants employed in various primary schools in the region, their mentors and employers, as well as the representatives of the Roma Incubator Škocjan.

An e-Roma Resource platform dissemination and exploitation workshop in Cardiff

14.09.2015

e-RR project and platform were presented to European partners during a workshop realized in Cardiff on the 11th of September.

Presentation of the project e-Roma Resource during a seminar in Palermo

22.07.2015

ADICE presented the project e-Roma Resource and the on-line platform to several European organizations during a seminar in Palermo.

First dissemination and exploitation workshop in Novo mesto

14.07.2015

On 10th July 2015, RIC Novo mesto organized the first dissemination and exploitation workshop for the professionals of adult education field who work with the Roma.

The workshop was composed of three parts. In the first part the e-RR team presented the project and its main outcome - the project platform, lead participants through platform and highlighted the most important parts of the platform (e-RR main menu, countries' pages, Library and Projects with possibilities for searching and downloading materials).

4th project meeting in Roubaix, France

10.06.2015

On 27th and 28th May, the e-RR partnership carried out the 4th project meeting in Roubaix in France. The partners devoted most of their time to the review of the platform, which is just about to be publicly launched. Other meeting topics were oriented in planning the project activities by the end of the project.

World café for successful cooperation in the field of Roma inclusion

24.04.2015

RIC Novo mesto has been engaged in the activities for better Roma inclusion for many years. We are working closely with a variety of experts, organizations and municipalities in the region.

e-Roma Resource: Search, use, share and broaden horizons

14.02.2015

e-Roma Resource: search, use, share and broaden horizons

The 3rd e-Newsletter of the e-Roma Resource has been published

10.02.2015

The 3rd e-Newsletter of the e-Roma Resource has been finalized and disseminated.

Proposal of the structure and contents of the platform

29.01.2015

As we have already written in our second newsletter, the e-RR partnership prepared and also carried out the first presentations of the structure and contents of the e-RR platform.

1st kick-off meeting in Novo mesto

01.04.2014

At the end of March, the e-RR project partners attended the e-RR project's kick-off meeting.

We need your cooperation

16.01.2015

In September our project team was working on preparing the proposal for the structure and contents of the international platform. Prior to the preparation, we analysed the current situation on different Roma issues in our partner countries and throughout Europe.