Non EU Initiatives Focusing on Roma Sample Clauses

Non EU Initiatives Focusing on Roma. 76. The Xxxxx Foundation and the Open Society Institute has also been providing ongoing financial support for a range of initiatives targeted at Roma inclusion and supporting other wider activities that also have a strong relevance for Roma inclusion. The following paragraphs provide a snapshot of some of the current interventions. • The Roma Initiatives is part of the Open Society Institute, and continues to build on the many years of support that OSI has invested in Roma communities, seeking to challenge prejudice and discrimination and to pursue policy change. It guides all OSI program and grant making activities related to the Decade of Roma Inclusion. In addition to coordinating OSI's wider Roma-related efforts, Roma Initiatives provides project and institutional support grants to Roma civic organizations. It works with Roma communities, civil society groups, and governments to promote tolerance and antidiscrimination efforts, equal access to quality education, women's empowerment and gender equity, public health, and civic and political participation. • Decade Watch provides the monitoring and assessment of government action on implementing Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015. The first Decade Watch report, released in June 200723, reviewed the period from the launch of the Decade in early 2005 until the end of 2006. The information was based on research conducted between autumn 2006 and early 2007. The members of the Decade Watch team also reflected their own experience, often spanning many years, in reviewing policies for Roma in their countries. • The Roma Education Fund (REF) was created in the framework of the Decade of Roma Inclusion in 2005. Its mission and ultimate goal is to close the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. In November 2009 donor placed financial support behind education for the Roma and put €25.5 million into the Roma Education Fund (REF). The funding will provide the essential ingredients needed for children to succeed in school: scholarships, school meals, teacher training and academic support. The added financial support will also help governments develop stronger national policies for Roma inclusion. REF runs five major programs: – Project Support Program which finances projects and programs. – REF Scholarship Program which is the largest tertiary scholarship program for Roma students. – Policy Development and Capacity Building Program which supports activities that help create a framework for dialogue wit...
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