TACSO People-to-People Event: Access to Education and Employment for Roma in the Western Balkan Countries

Deadline: 16 January 2017

TACSO People-to-People is currently seeking applications from eligible individuals for its program titled “Access to Education and Employment for Roma”. The program is a study visit that will be hosted in Madrid, Spain on 8-12 May 2017.

Through this open call, TACSO P2P will support the participation of 2 CSOs from the Western Balkan countries and 4 CSOs from Turkey (IPA Region).

Objectives

This event aims to:

• Learn about  the  work  of  Fundacion  Secretariado  Gitano  (FSG),  one  of  the  most  successful  organisations working on the social inclusion of Roma
• Examine FSG’s successful models (Acceder and Promociona) for promoting access to education and employment for Roma, with specific focus on the connection between the two
• Create an  understanding  of  stakeholder  engagement  in multi-stakeholder  programmes  for  social inclusion  through  meetings  with  representatives  from  the  private  sector,  local  administration, central administration and other NGOs.

Eligibility Criteria

CSO representatives fitting the following criteria are invited to apply:

• The CSO must be registered/working in the IPA region (AL, BiH, KO, MK, MNE, SR, TR).
• The CSO  must  be  active  in  the  areas  of  Roma  social  inclusion,  especially  education and  employment, with preference for organisations working on both.
• The CSO  representative must  have at least  3 years experience working with  Roma in  the  field  of  social inclusion, and must be currently engaged in a project or programme  that  focuses on Roma  education/employment.
• The CSO representative must be supported by the organisation to participate in this study visit, with concrete commitment to integrate lessons learnt into their work.
• The CSO representative must speak sufficient English to interact with counterparts and participate in the program

How to Apply

Applicants must download an application form available on the given website.

Eligible Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Turkey.

For more information, please visit TACSO People-to-People.