Melisa Berisa: I want to set a good example for young people
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- Thursday, 25 June 2020 11:22
The name Melisa is of Greek origin and means bee (from the Greek - melitta, melissa) or sweet as honey. This is exactly how our interviewee is - smart, hardworking, and charming. Melisa Berisa had finished the second grade of the Secondary Vocational School Ivan Uskokovic with honors and she is a class president. Berisa hopes to finish school as a valedictorian. While her friends are taking a break from school obligations, she decided to have additional education during the summer, and she was hired by the NGO Young Roma as an associate on education projects. She says she will never stop learning, contributes to the Roma community, motivates young people, and sends positive examples. She is combative and responds to adversity and obstacles with even greater dedication and hard work. Maybe it has to do with Leo, her zodiac sign, or a strong sense of self-awareness, but this girl knows her way!
Improving sources of income community members is priority
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020 18:14
Through the ROMACTED programme, two Community Action Groups (CAG) operate in the municipality of Berane in the settlements of Taulm and Riverside. In this regard, on June 22, 2020, a meeting was organized with representatives of the ROMACTED team and members of the CAG from these settlements. The needs of the Roma community in these settlements, employment problems, the social position of Roma community members, education were discussed at the meeting. It was concluded at the meeting that one of the priorities of the CAG for the coming period should be to improve the sources of income of community members through support for improving employability. Only two Roma members are employed in Berane. Other members of the community are engaged in private physical work, working for diem allowances, collecting secondary raw materials and etc.
Municipal Taskforce Group meeting in Bijelo Polje
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- Monday, 22 June 2020 14:03
In the premises of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje, on June 22, 2020, a meeting of the Municipal Taskforce Group was organized, which was attended by: Mayor Petar Smolovic, Damir Mustajbasic, independent Municipal advisor, Milos Kljajevic, Head of the Office Department in the Secretariat for Local Self-Government, Fahrudin Begovic, Municipal manager, Rafet Mulic, facilitator of the Bijel Polje Municipality, Alessandro Botta, Project Officer, Samir Jaha, Focal Point and executive director of NGO Young Roma, as well as members of Roma community: Ringo Selimovic, Marija Bozovic, Slobodan Markovic, Esko Selimovic, Vinetu Selimovic.
Nardi Ahmetovic: Roma people have a rich culture that deserves full promotion
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020 12:31
Nardi Ahmetovic came to Montenegro when he was seven years old. He finished primary and secondary school in Niksic. The award for his active support of others as an honorary citizen is another’s sign of his empathy. Listening to his own and the needs of young members of the Roma community he founded NGOCenter for the affirmation of Rome and Egyptians. He is an active member of the local action group in the ROMACTED, joint programme between European Union and the Council of Europe. We talked with Ahmetović about cooperation with NGO Young Roma, volunteerism, life in Montenegro.
Community Action Group meeting organized in Ulcinj
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- Friday, 19 June 2020 16:28
ROMACTED team members participated in the Community Action Group (CAG) meeting which was organized on June 19, 2020, in Ulcinj. The meeting was organized by the Municipality of Ulcinj facilitators, Marko Junkovic and Almir Beganaj. In order to ensure greater involvement of community members in improving the Roma integration process, as part of the ROMACTED programme, CAG groups have been established which work within the local Roma communities. The members of the group are representatives of the Roma population who want to actively contribute to improving the quality of life of the RE population.
