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RomaNet Co-operation Network HUSK/ 0801/ 1.5.1/ 018. www.husk-cbc.eu. RomaNet Co-operation Network. The project is supported by the Hungary-Slovakia Cross border Co-operation Program (HUSK-CBC http://www.husk-cbc.eu ). The duration of the project: 1 st February 2010- 31st January 2011
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RomaNet Co-operation NetworkHUSK/ 0801/ 1.5.1/ 018 www.husk-cbc.eu
RomaNet Co-operation Network • The project is supported by the Hungary-Slovakia Cross border Co-operation Program (HUSK-CBC http://www.husk-cbc.eu). • The duration of the project: 1st February 2010- 31st January 2011 • Granted amount:137.457 EUR
Project partners: • Carpathian Foundation-Hungary (HU) • Civil Alternative Initiative in the Slovak Republic (CAISR) (SK) • Roma Community Development Organization (RCDO) (HU)
Motives: • The Roma organizations have lower capacities than other non-Roma organizations, although their willingness of self-organization and preparedness is very important from the view of the development of the Roma communities. • The deficiencies, competences of Roma organizations need to be further developed by different kind of trainings, seminars, joint actions and by best practice sharing. • Our project is focusing on the empowerment of staff of Roma NGOs by establishing and developing a strong, professional network among them for cross-border cooperationof the Roma NGOs operating in the North-Hungarian Region in Hungary-Rimavská Sobota /Rožňava /Košice Region in Slovakia.
The project objectives are: • Improve the skills and capacities of representatives of approximately 10-15 Slovak and Hungarian Roma NGOs (30 members) by providing them different kind of trainings and seminars in the following topics: human rights and freedom protection, interest representation and public participation, project idea development, proposal writing, project implementation, communication, PR, fund raising and negotiation practices. • Support more effective cooperation among Roma organizations on both sides of the border (by empowering them to create a network),
The project objectives are: • Improve the absorption capacity of Roma organizations participating in the project, • Enhance cooperation’s and common projects among representatives of Roma NGOs participating in the project; • Develop project implementation capacities of the 5-10 involved Roma organizations from Slovakia and Hungary.
Thank you for your attention! • Bata Boglárka • Executive director/project manager • Carpathian Foundation- Hungary • 3300 Eger, Mekcsey u.1 • E-mail: cfhu@cfoundation.org www.karpatokalapitvany.hu