Regional training course on Roma youth participation and combating antigypsyism Preparatory meeting, 2-3 October 2017, Vilnius, Lithuania. Agenda Introduction of participants, roles. Adoption of agenda. The institutional context and the roles of different partners. Educational approaches to the training course. Review of the aims and objectives. Expected results. Programme and methodology: Daily programme Methodology Participants: profile, […]

Public Consultation on the Evaluation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 About this consultation 19 July 2017 – 25 October 2017 Consultation outcome The Commission will publish a summary of the replies after the end of the consultation period. Target group All Roma-and non-Roma citizens, organisations, businesses and institutions […]

Regional training course on Roma youth participation and combating antigypsyism The Youth Department of the Council of Europe is organising a regional training course on Roma youth participation and combating antigypsyism scheduled to be held during 6-9 November in Vilnius, Lithuania. The training course will aim to develop the competences of participants in acting against […]

Exhibition of Roma children opening On 21 September, in Antakalnis library a new exhibition “Summer Reflections” will be opened. The participants of the exhibition are Roma children who attended summer camp. They will present their artworks in which include paper cut art as well. The exhibition will continue until 1st October.  

School segregation still deprives many children of quality education “The right to education is a fundamental human right. Yet, many European countries still deny thousands of children, including children with disabilities, Roma children and refugee or migrant children, equal access to it by keeping them in segregated schools. This is a violation of children’s human […]

New Roma coordinators will contribute to the project “Lithuanian Roma Platforms – Going Local” To promote cooperation between the Roma communities and local authorities as well as mutual dialogue, dealing with the integration of the Roma national minority, social inclusion, education, health care and other issues, Department of National Minorities under the Government of the […]

As many children across Europe are preparing to go back to school, the Commission adopted today a Communication assessing mid-term how well Member States have implemented the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies. Adopted in 2011, the strategies set structures for Member States to advance Roma inclusion in the areas of education, employment, health, […]

The meeting will take place on 7 September in Eišiškės Stanislovas Rapolionis gymnasium. Along with director Danuta Zuzo and social educator Tatjana Babkina  further developments of the project “Lithuanian Roma Platforms – Going Local” will be discussed as well as the activity of Roma coordinator who will take care for school attendance of Roma children.