held in Warsaw, 2-13 October

After my continual participation on the meetings related with activities and special attention on Roma issues organized by OSCE, I feel as my responsibility and necessity to convey my opinions and views from the “Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2006″ and side events held in Warsaw, from 2-13 October, organized by OSCE. My participation on these meetings helped me to foresee how Roma issues are addressed by the states in the OSCE region. With acceptance of the Roma issue as a serious matter of concern, and the position provided for this matter, Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues, CPRSI, withinOSCE ODIHR, a way Roma voice to be heard has been opened and manner in order Roma issues to be implemented in general policy agenda of the Keep reading…

From 9^th to 13^th of July, NRC’s according to the planned activities for implementation of the project The key is our hands, campaign for education of the Roma visited the 11 targeted cities in R. Macedonia: Stip, Kocani, Kriva Palanka, Skopje, Veles, Vinica, Prilep, Bitola, Kumanovo, Tetovo and Kavadarci.The visitations were made by the coordinator of the project, the technical assistant and the field motivator.

During the visit together with the mediators we registered many problems with which the Roma field Keep reading…

ROMA CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTION EDUCATION “Dzan”

PLAY FAIR FOR FAIR ELECTIONS

The National Roma Centrum held a press conference today in the NGO Info center in Skopje, on which the pre election campaign was presented, called DZAN (in translation GO). The campaign has for a goal to educate and to motivate the Roma to come out and vote on the 5th of July 2006. The election process is an important moment where freedom of expression SHOULD BE respected, and promotion of mutual understanding, tolerance and raising awareness that the Roma need to be equal participants SHOULD BE A FACT, was pointed out by the coordinator of the campaign Asmet Elezovski. Keep reading…

Fair play for fair participation

National Roma Centrum from Kumanovo is organizing the campaign “Dzan” (translated: go, know), in order to increase the level of Roma participation in all forms of civil participation in the society. The organization will work on education and motivation on Romani voters to be involved in the electoral process for the Parliamentary elections in Macedonia. The campaign is organized with support by Roma Participation Programme Budapest. Through our working programme and propaganda material as well with basic instructions, we want to convey a message to stop with the manipulation of Roma votes. Our idea is to promote tolerance and fair elections throughout football matches Keep reading…

16 June 2006, Budapest, Skopje. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and the National Roma Centrum (NRC) sent a letter to Dr. Vlado Buckovski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia expressing grave concern about the recent death of a Romani youth named Trajan Bekirov, and urging that Macedonian authorities to carry out a prompt, thorough and effective investigation. Copies of the letter were also sent to Ms. Meri Mladenovska Gjorgjievska, Keep reading…

Roma Education Campaign in Macedonia “The key is in your hands” The education is a key towards integration and prosperity Unlock the real door

Plans and activities for the Roma education in Macedonia Working sessions

Skopje, 5th of April 2006

Information for the public

On the 5th of April in the “Holiday Inn” hotel in Skopje at 9:00 o’clock we are organizing a Working session for solving of the problem with the Roma education on which representatives from government institutions, the local self government and Roma non governmental organizations will attend. Based on our so far activities, we consider that the Roma are still on the margins of the society’s living. The basic factors which bring the Roma in this position are the crisis through which this region passes, as well as the difficult financial and social condition. We consider that raising of a greater number of initiatives from the state, from European, world institutions and foundations (Roma Action Plan of OSCE, European Roma and Travelers Forum, The Roma Decade of the SOROS foundation and Keep reading…