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Participants of the closing conference of the EU/OSCE project: European Support for Roma Inclusion, Belgrade, 30 March 2017.

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Ambassador Andrea Orizio welcomes the participants of the presentation on best practices identified while working for and with Roma at the local level. Smederevo, 26 October 2016.

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Representatives of Serbia-based companies interested in hiring hold speed interviews with Roma job seekers at Roma employment conference and fair, organized within the European Support to Roma Inclusion project “We Are Here Together", Belgrade, 31 May 2016

Capacity building of civil society organizations

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31 Civil Society Organizations and 4 networks focused on Roma integration participated in the capacity building programme. CSOs receive mentorship assistance, and support for their active participation in the development and implementation of local policies for Roma.

Mobile Teams for Roma Inclusion

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Mobile Teams for Roma Inclusion have been established with the help of the project in 20 pilot municipalities / cities. The teams comprise municipal coordinators for Roma issues, pedagogical assistants, health mediators, as well as representatives of the Centres for Social Work and the National Employment Service.

School dropout prevention programme

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Within dropout prevention programme, 1,000 scholarships were provided for Roma secondary school students, who also received mentoring and peer support. Training and certification of 191 pedagogical assistants were supported through the project, along with the training for 208 mentors. This Video is not available in English.

Improving housing conditions

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An important part of the European Support to Roma Inclusion project is the improvement of housing conditions. Urban plans have been developed for 13 substandard settlements in 11 municipalities, and technical documentation for 15 infrastructure projects is being prepared in 14 municipalities. Based on the mapping of 583 sub-standard Roma settlements in Serbia, Geographic information system (GIS) was established to enable monitoring and improvement of Roma housing conditions.This Video is not available in English.

Sustainable employment

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In order to create new employment opportunities for Roma, selected companies that have the potential for employing Roma, and Roma entrepreneurs, were provided support in equipment, as well as through mentoring and training. The selected 18 companies have employed 62 Roma. This Video is not available in English.

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Participants of the Professional Development Programme for Roma Health Mediators as part of the European Support to Roma Inclusion’s project during a first module of their education, Avala, 30 October 2015.

Young Professionals

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Serbia's Office for Human and Minority Rights offers internships for members of the Roma national minority group thanks to a programme implemented by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The aim is to strengthen employment chances for young members of national minorities by giving them real experience in the workplace.

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Participants at the debate "Europe, Balkan and Roma", taking place as part of the Festival of Roma Culture and Activism (FRKA), gathering prominent human rights defenders from Serbia and the region and young Roma artists, Belgrade, 25 September 2015.

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Demonstration of a plastic recycling machine donated to the Immo Recycling company, which employed 6 Roma as a part of an EU and OSCE-supported initiative on the sustainable employment of Roma, at the Best Practices for Roma Employment Ceremony, Lestane, 10 June 2015.