Cooperation between the Municipality of Suto Orizari and the Roma Education Fund – Budapest

On 28.05.2020, the Mayor of the Municipality of Suto Orizari met with the Executive Director of the Roma Education Fund (REF) from Budapest, Mr. Redzep Ali Cupi. The current situation in the municipality with the pandemic Kovid 19, the position of the Roma, the possibilities for using funds in order to prepare projects and programs that will help to solve the challenges of the Roma more effectively and the importance of negotiating and advocating for the Roma were discussed at the meeting. question before European institutions. The Municipality of Suto Orizari in order to improve the quality of education in Suto Orizari for the Roma Education Fund proposed an initiative to open Family Centers for parents and children and Career Centers for adult education. The Municipality of Suto Orizari welcomes the initiative and commitment of the new management of the Roma Education Fund, where in the near future the cooperation is expected to be strengthened and grow into a partnership in the interest of the most vulnerable category of people in our Municipality. Within this meeting, Within the project “Increasing the access and participation of Roma students to quality early childhood development and primary education” which is implemented by the two partner NGOs Roma Resource Center – Skopje and Association for Democratic Development “Sun” – Tetovo in partnership with the municipality of Suto Orizari, assistance was provided to 136 Roma children involved in preschool education and early childhood development in the municipality of Suto Orizari who are targeted by the project. In addition to the packages with food, hygiene and school supplies, during the next week 170 tablets will be awarded to Roma students included in the first, second and third grade at the elementary school “Braka Ramiz-Hamid”, and are part of the program. for tutoring support within the project in the municipality of Suto Orizari. This project is part of the program “Increased educational opportunities for Roma students and young Roma in the Western Balkans and Turkey” (RARE) which is implemented by the Roma Education Fund in Budapest.