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Technical Assistance for Roma integration at community level (TARO)
| Type of entry | Project |
|---|---|
| Date (start - end) | 31.12.2017 - 31.12.2021 |
| Scheduled status | Completed |
| Areas of intervention | |
| Sectors |
15160 - Human rights |
| Locations |
Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of North Macedonia Serbia Turkey Kosovo* Montenegro |
| Donors |
European Commission
European Commission LOI 15, 03/086 + 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
| Implementers |
DG NEAR, D5, Unit for Western Balkans Regional Cooperation and Programmes |
| Beneficiaries |
Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia Republic of North Macedonia Turkey |
| Description | As part of the EU policies for better integration of Roma the action aims to build capacity and empower local Roma communities working with local authorities in the Western Balkans and Turkey in achieving sustainable results and lasting impact for Roma women, men and children in the areas of education, employment, health, housing, civil documentation and the cross-cutting issues of anti-discrimination, gender and poverty. In addition, the action will produce quantitative and qualitative data, analysis, and the related policy recommendations on the situation of Roma integration in the Western Balkan and Turkey, including the assessment and recommendations in relation to re-integration of returnees in the Western Balkans. To reach this aim various forms of support will be clustered under the action including the extension of the ROMACT methodology with Roma facilitators placed in a selected number of local authorities in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The ROMACT Component 1 will be implemented by the Council of Europe based on the methodology already in use in some EU member states. Moreover, under Component 2, a survey will be carried out to assess the socio-economic status of marginalised Roma communities in the Western Balkans and Turkey and the related policy advice for their effective integration will be produced, with specific attention to the new challenge represented by the increased number of Roma returnees. UNDP and the World Bank will be engaged in implementing the assessment of the Roma indicators, and will assess the challenges faced by returnees (from Western Europe to the Western Balkans) where Roma represent an important group and provide policy advice. The term "Roma" is used as an umbrella term to refer to a number of different groups (such as Roma, Sinti, Kale, Gypsies, Romanises, ashkali, Egyptians, Yenish, Dom, Lom…etc.) and also includes travellers, without denying the specificities and varieties of lifestyles and situation of these groups. |
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence