EU Support to Roma Inclusion- Strengthening local communities towards Roma inclusion

“EU Support to Roma Inclusion- Strengthening local communities towards Roma inclusion” is funded by the EU and implemented by the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities. The Programme aims to improve and strengthen local communities towards Roma inclusion. The overall objective of the Programme is to support the ongoing process of improving the socio-economic position of the Roma population in local communities in Serbia and implement prioritised strategic measures from the Strategy for Social Inclusion of Roma for the period 2016-2025.

Programme Details: Where: Republic of Serbia/ When: December 2017 – December 2020/ Budget: 4,200,000 EUR/ Funding provided by: European Union (EU) IPA 2016/ Implemented by: Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM)

About the Programme

The Programme is managed by the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia, Operations I - Human Resources' Development, Social inclusion and Minorities, whereas the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs is the beneficiary ministry. SCTM is the implementing partner and the beneficiary of the direct grant for the implementation of the action upon the Grant Contract – Direct Award Grant to the SCTM – EU Support to Roma Inclusion - Strengthening Local Communities towards Roma Inclusion.

In order to achieve sustainable and long-lasting results, the Programme team collaborates closely with respective partner ministries, local governments, non-governmental organizations and Roma civil society to strengthen cooperation at the local level.

The Programme is composed of three components:

COMPONENT 1: Establishment/improvement of local strategic, financial and institutional mechanisms 

The objective of the Component 1 is to provide comprehensive support to LSGs with the improvement/development of local action plans (LAP) for Roma inclusion, establishment and operationality of local multi-sector policy coordination bodies and joint mobile units. Additionally, within this component, trainings, exchange of best practices and advisory support will be provided to all LSGs with Roma population in Serbia.

COMPONENT 2: Support to implementation of local measures for Roma inclusion (grant scheme).

The objective of Component 2 is to provide financial support on a local level through the grant scheme, for resolving local issues identified as priorities in line with Roma inclusion policies, LAPs and/or other local strategic/action planning documents ensuring effective implementation of grant scheme support.

COMPONENT 3: Support in legalization of housing units, development of urban plans and technical documentation for substandard Roma settlements. 

The objective of Component 3 is to provide further support to LSGs in the field of spatial regularization of informal settlements and improvement of living conditions of Roma communities. Activities envisaged within the scope of this component will support the creation of urban planning, technical documentation and implementation of a regulatory framework for sustainable housing conditions of Roma communities in selected municipalities.

Contact us at: 22 Makedonska St., 6th floor, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia, Tel: +381 11 3223 446, Fax: +381 11 3221 215, e-mail: secretariat@skgo.org