ROMACTED - Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level
We use this opportunity to inform the public that the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) has started the implementation of the regional project “ROMACTED - Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level“.
The NGO „Young Roma“ was chosen to be a partner organization in the course of implementing the project for Montenegro. Four coastal municipalities - Herceg Novi, Tivat, Bar and Ulcinj and three northern municipalities - Nikšić, Bijelo Polje and Berane are the ones which are going to make efforts in order to promote the position of Roma communities in the following 25 months.
Completed campaign for choosing the best president, Tivat Municipality won the award
NGO Young Roma is particularly pleased to inform the public about the results of the campaign for choosing the best president of the municipality, which, due to its commitment, has highly improved the position of the Roma and Egyptian minority groups within the municipality. We remind the wide public of the objective of the campaign in terms of strengthening the dialogue among the municipalities and the Roma communities as well as presenting the examples of good practice when it comes to improving the position of the Roma and Egyptian minority groups.
The four-member commission made up of the members of the representatives of the following organizations/institutions: NGO Young Roma, The Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms, The Employment Agency of Montenegro and The Ministry of Human Rights and Freedoms reached the decision based on the received applications and the accompanying documentation of six self-governments (Bar, Berane, Herceg Novi, Tivat, Podgorica and Niksic).
Ms. Snezna Matijevic – the president of Tivat municipality was chosen as the best president of all the Montenegrin municipalities. In relation to this, due to its advocacy, Tivat municipality has improved the position of the Roma and Egyptian minority groups to the highest extent.
Completed training for handling with machine press
Respected individuals and representatives of the institutions,
We use this opportunity, on behalf of the NGO “Young Roma” and “The Union of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro” to inform the public about the completed training for handling with machine press, aimed at balling secondary raw materials for the group of collectors of secondary raw materials within the project „Waste no chance – Promotion of employment and working rights of Roma people, collectors of secondary raw materials. “ The training was held on 16 February 2018 in Herceg Novi.
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