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25 participants finish their training as assistant hair cutters |
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5 July 2008
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25 participants of the Second Chance project now have finished their vocational trainig as assistant hair cutters. The Roma, residents of Podgorica and Nikšić, had attended vocational training courses lasting two months and leading to the official recognised vocational degree "assistant hair cutter". This will allow them to proceed education, to get a job or to work as self employed in this area...
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Participants of the construction training courses receive their certificates |
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15 June 2008
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About 20 participants of the Second Chance project received their certificates on completed vocational training in one of several construction vocations. The ceremony was held in the Marko Radović vocational school in Podgorica. Senad Sejdović who coordinates, in behalf of FSR-ISI and dvv international the vocational training courses of the Second Chance project in Podgorica and Nikšić said that the success of the vocational training was, not least, due to the intensive monitoring during the training...
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60 course participants receive their certificates on elementary education |
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12 March 2008
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60 participants of the Second Chance project who had successfully passed their exam on elemenatry education have received their school certificates, in a ceremony held on 12 March 2008 in the Hotel Crna Gora in Podgorica. Amongst the 250 participants of the ceremony were representatives of state institutions and civil society institutions. The Vice Prime Minister for European Integration, the German Ambassador and the Head of the EAR office in Montenegro emphasized how important adult education is for equal participation of minority groups in overall society.
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Roma starting with computer lessons |
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02 February 2008
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After four months of schooling, as a part of the project ”Second Chance”, 45 Roma from Podgorica now change books and pencils with a keyboard.
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ISI asks the municipality of Podgorica to
suspend the demolition of the building "ul. 4. Jula" |
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23 January 2008
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The Institute for Social Inclusion (ISI, formerly FSR) appeals to the municipality of Podgorica to postpone the demolition of the building in "4. July" street which is used as living quarters for ten Roma families. The plans should be postponed as long as the residents are not provided with other housing, and weather conditions have not improved, says ISI. Amongst the 40 persons who are affected by the plan to destroy the building, there are children, elderly and handicapped. Generally, all inhabitants are unemployed, and do not have any vocational qualification nor completed school education.This minimizes both their chances on the labour market and their chances to provide shelter for themselves without support from outside.
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FSR: Social Inclusion must become a priority |
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10 December 2007
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The Roma Scholarship Foundation (FSR) was invited on 10 December 2007 to the 11th session of the Montenegrin Parliament Comittee for Economy, Finance and the State Budget. In this session, the draft legislation for the 2008 State Budget was discussed. Detailed information was given on the planned activities for Roma inclusion in Montenegro, and its financing.
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FSR and Ministry sign a Memorandum of Understanding |
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10 November 2007
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On 12 November 2007, the Roma Scholarship Foundations (FSR) and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Care sign a Memorandum of Understanding and Co-operation, aiming at mutual efforts for Roma integration into society...
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Workshop on Social Integration of Marginalized Groups |
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9 November 2007
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As part or the "Second Chance" project, on 8-9 November 2007, in Podgorica was held a workshop "Social integration of marginalized groups", for the teaching assistants and managment staff of the project, as well as other participants...
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Regional Conference on Non-formal Education |
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22 September 2007
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A regional conference "Non-Formal Education on the Balkans” was held on 21-21 September 2007 in Sarajevo, with 47 participants from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. FSR presented its Second Chance project...
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International Childrens' Day |
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20 September 2007
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The Roma Scholarship Foundation has underlined, in an open letter to the Government of Montenegro, on 20 September 2007 (International Childrens' Day), that more long term activities are needed to improve the situation of Roma children in terms of human rights, education and economic chances...
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Seminar: Teacher Training for Roma Adult Education |
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15 September 2007
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As part of the "Second Chance" project, FSR and dvv international have organised, on September 15-16, 2007, in Sutomore, a teacher training seminar. Particpants were, amongst others, the teachers of the six current courses were about 90 Roma currenty learn reading, writing and a range of other important skills...
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Festival of Roma culture and youth exchange in Michalovce |
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8 September 2007
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On the occasion of the International Day of Literacy, the Roma Scholarship Foundation (FSR) has informed the President of the Republic of Montenegro, Željko Šturanović, on the recent implementation steps of the "Second Chance" pilot project which puts into practice the offical programme for raising functional literacy in Montenegro...
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Festival of Roma culture and youth exchange in Michalovce |
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12 July 2007
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From June 30 to July 10 was held, in the Slovak town of Michalovce, a festival of Roma culture and Roma youth exchange with young Roma from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Spain and Montenegro. As representatives of Montenegro, a group of current and former FSR beneficiaries went to Michalovce,: participants of the stipend programme, students of middle schools and university students and participants of other, non-formal education programmes of FSR. They were accompanied of FSR staff. Along with other events and presentatons , the Second Change project was presented to the participants of the youth festival...
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First steps of the "Second Chance" project |
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18 June 2007
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As a partner of dvv international, and in co-coperation with the Montenegrin Employment Agency (ZZZ) and the Montenegrin VET-Centre (CSO), FSR has undertaken the first steps of its "Second Chance" project (2007-2008). By this project, Roma (and other people from Montenegro who are in need) get functional literacy and a vocational education. FSR has now presented to project to the European Training Foundation (ETF) in Torino...
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FSR and ZZZ Present New Study on Minority Inclusion |
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16 April 2007
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At a press conference, held on 16 April 2007 in Podgorica, the Employment Agency of Montenegor (ZZZ) and the Roma Scholarship Foundation (FSR) presented the first results of their recent a study on Roma inclusion. The study had been carried out as a part of the civil service programme "Roma Presence at the Labour Market". For the research, interviews have been made with nearly 1900 individuals in several towns all over Montenegro. The study shows that about 35 per cent of Roma, Egyptians and Ashkalija in Montenegro do not have any school degree, and 77 per cent do not possess the usual personal documents...
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Media Award for Roma Journalist Biljana Alković |
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8 April 2007
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A jury of the Ministry for Culture, Sports and Media in Montenegro has awarded Biljana Alković for her contribution to the social integration of Roma in the Montenegrin society in 2007. The award was handed out on 8 April 2007, the international Roma day. Biljana Alković is the editor of the magazine "Inkluzija", published by the Centre for Civic Education and the Roma Scholarship Foundation (FSR). She studies Journalism at the Faculty for Political Science in Podgorica. Additionally, she is president of the Union of the Montenegrian Roma Journalists and Coordinator of the Media Programme of the „Second Chance” project...
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International Roma Day 2007 |
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8 April 2007
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Circumstances for Roma inclusion in Montenegro have become more favourable during recent years, said representatives of the Montenegrin Roma Scholarship Foundation (FSR) at a press conference in Podgorica on April 8, 2007, the International Day of Roma. The Roma Scholarship Foundation envisions Montenegro as a civic society with...
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Start of the Project "A Second Chance" |
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8 February 2007
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By signing a contract with the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) , FSR and its German partner organisation dvv international started the project “A Second Chance - Integration by Adult Literacy and Vocational Training” on February 6, 2007. The project is planned to last 18 months. The consortium of dvv and FSR is one out of five that have been selected by EAR for a grant scheme in support of civil society development in Montenegro. The project “A Second Chance” aims at helping young adults who cannot read and write (functional illiterates) achieve a level of...
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