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Inclusion of the Roma population

This case study examines the challenges faced by the Roma population in Subotica, Serbia, including poverty, illiteracy, and lack of identification. It explores the efforts made by the local and national government to include Roma children in the school system and improve their educational opportunities.

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Inclusion of the Roma population

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  1. Inclusion of the Roma population Case study of Subotica, Serbia By Oszkár Szénási

  2. Subotica, Serbia • 148.401 citizens • 38% Hungarians • 24% Serbians • 11% Croats • 11% Bunjevci • Romas, Macedonians, Germans, Albanians, ... • 63% Catholics • 26% Orthodox Christians • Protestants, Jews, Muslims, ...

  3. The changes of 90’s • Two large wave of refugees arrived to Subotica from: • Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina • Kosovo • At the same time many local families left Subotica, mainly Hungarian intellectuals

  4. Transition and results of the 90’s in Serbia • From 1991 to 2000 the country suffered from civil war, isolation, sanctions, hyperinflation and NATO bombing • Results: • Devaluation of all civilization values • Lack of confidence in state institutions • Strong black market and black economy • 400.000 refugees form the ex Yugoslav Republics, primarily Serbs • 200.000 internally displaced Serbs from Kosovo

  5. Transition and results of the 90’s in Serbia • Results of the transition, comparing data from 2000 and 2003: • Inflation from 113% to 8% • Average salary 40 increased to 180 euros • Average pension from 35 euros increased 4 times • 919 enterprises were privatized until 2003

  6. The situation today • Poverty is still huge • It is made even worse by the new world economic crisis • Tension among people coming from lower classes is significant • The largest part of the city’s social allocation determined by law barely covers the existential survival of the Kosovo Romas

  7. The situation of Romas in Subotica • The estimated number of Romas in Subotica is 5.000 • They have large families • Illiteracy and functional analphabetism is not rare • Many don’t have any identification • Significant number of their children are not registered

  8. Inclusion of the Romas • In 2005 a Team for the inclusion of Roma children in the school system formed by the local government • They involved experts and two Roma high school students • From 2006 the 61% of Roma children between 7 and 14 were included in the school system

  9. Inclusion of the Romas • The national government supports the additional tuition of Roma children until the 4th grade of elementary school • Many Roma children have difficulties in school and the number of drop-outs is high

  10. Inclusion of the Romas • In 2009 the Local government of Subotica is supporting the additional tuition of young Roma children in elementary schools in the 5th and 6th grade. • The additional lessons concentrate on learning: • Serbian language, • learning methods and • communicational skills.

  11. Inclusion of the Romas • The local government made an overall social strategy for the period 2008-2012 • The question of Romas is treated in a separate chapter • Focus is on education • There is a constant lack of finances for the realisation of the strategy and the action plans defined in it

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