On February 21, 2024, in the city of Sofia, part of the project team – head, coordinator and manager of the center took part in the Second Round Table on the topic: “Measures for the inclusion and empowerment of the Roma under the FM of the EEA and the NFM 2014-2021 – challenges, sharing experience and good practices”.
During the meeting, the project manager, Nedka Petrova, presented the results and challenges in realizing the goals and indicators. As a condition for successfully reaching users, the effort of the Plovdiv Municipality administration to select and include in the project management and implementation teams experts with proven experience in the social sphere, who would directly start developing programs and methods for field work, was noted. The inclusion of three pedagogues of Roma origin in the team, as well as four more from another ethnic group other than Bulgarian, was noted as a successful model. Last but not least, Mrs. Petrova also noted the practice of concluding working agreements with kindergartens and other institutions from the Eastern region – Social Assistance Directorate, regional and municipal administration, etc. Mrs. Nedka Petrova noted the high social significance of the Center both for the region and for the entire municipality. At the end of the presentation, the project manager thanked the Program Operator and the National Coordination Unit, as well as the Municipality of Plovdiv, for the unreserved support and methodical assistance throughout the duration of the project.
Representatives from the Office of the Financial Mechanism, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Ministry of Education and Science, NSI, NSORB, as well as experts from the municipalities of Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Montana, Lom and non-governmental organizations.
