Common use of Local Development and Poverty Reduction Clause in Contracts

Local Development and Poverty Reduction. Roma Inclusion and Empowerment Children and Youth at Risk to reducing poverty, with a strong focus on vulnerable groups at high risk of exclusion, such as Roma. It shall implement cost-efficient and sustainable measures that integrate education, housing, employment and health components. Establishing multi-functional youth centers, targeted at vulnerable children and youth, in the least developed regions of Slovakia shall be further explored during the development of the concept note, as well as the cooperation of the centers with mediators from Roma communities. In addition, a pre-defined project in the following area shall be considered: building on and scaling up the project "Creation of an accredited programme of innovative education for teaching staff of primary schools to increase their intercultural competence in the educational process of Roma pupils", implemented by the National Institute of Pedagogy, supported by the SK04 programme of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. Cooperation with Norwegian entities at project level shall be encouraged, including, but not restricted to considering partnerships with the European Wergeland Centre and the Nansen Centre for Peace and Dialogue. A maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the programme for infrastructure (hard measures), and provisions for co-funding, shall be identified in the concept note. The relevant public institution(s) in the Slovak Republic in charge of the cross-cutting policy area in question, the relevant ministries and Plenipotentiaries, especially the Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities, shall be actively involved in the preparation and implementation of the programme, including, when feasible, as member(s) of the Cooperation Committee. bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.

Local Development and Poverty Reduction. Roma Inclusion and Empowerment Human Rights – National Implementation Children and Youth at Risk Good Governance, Accountable Institutions, Transparency to reducing poverty, with a strong focus on vulnerable groups at high risk of exclusion, such as Romaprogramme area 'Roma Inclusion and Empowerment'. It The programme shall implement cost-efficient and sustainable include measures that integrate educationaddress education including combating early school leaving, housinghousing improvement, employment and health components. Establishing multi-functional youth centers, targeted at vulnerable children and youth, Municipalities in the least developed regions disadvantaged areas with a high percentage of Slovakia Roma population shall be further given priority. The programme shall strengthen the national implementation of human rights standards and norms, focusing on anti-discrimination legislation. The possibility of pre-defining project(s) with the Council of Europe and, as relevant, other international stakeholders, shall be explored during the development of when developing the concept note, as well as the cooperation . The possibility of the centers with mediators from Roma communities. In addition, a pre-defined project in defining project(s) with the following area Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall be considered: building on and scaling up explored when developing the project "Creation of an accredited programme of innovative education for teaching staff of primary schools to increase their intercultural competence in the educational process of Roma pupils", implemented by the National Institute of Pedagogy, supported by the SK04 programme of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. Cooperation with Norwegian entities at project level shall be encouraged, including, but not restricted to considering partnerships with the European Wergeland Centre and the Nansen Centre for Peace and Dialogueconcept note. A maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the programme for infrastructure (hard measures), and provisions for co-funding, ) shall be identified in the concept note. The relevant public institution(s) National Focal Point and the Programme Operator shall at the latest by the submission of the programme concept note, submit a plan to ensure adequate programme management capacity of the Programme Operator. The additional funds allocated from other Programmes in 2023 shall be used to increase the budget of existing projects targeting the improvement of housing conditions for vulnerable people, including Roma, with the purpose of increasing the impact and results of the Programme. In case of projects receiving additional funds targeting the purchase of real estate and land, the maximum percentage for this component shall be set in the Slovak Republic Programme Agreement, in charge line with Article 8.6.1 of the cross-cutting policy area in question, the relevant ministries and Plenipotentiaries, especially the Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities, shall be actively involved in the preparation and implementation of the programme, including, when feasible, as member(s) of the Cooperation CommitteeRegulation. bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme. The programme will be implemented in conjunction with the programme Local Development and Poverty Reduction, Enhanced Roma Inclusion implemented under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.