INTRODUCTION ACCORDING TO THE LAW ON LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS, ACT 8, THAT MEETS ALL THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS IN LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND THE QUOTE: „THE BEST POLICY IS ONE CRATED BY MEASURES OF MINORITIES“, TOWN TUZLA, SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, HAS DEVELOPED LOCAL POLICIES BY CITIZENS MEASURES WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON MINORITY GROUPS, IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARNESS ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF COEXISTENCE AND NOT FORGETTING A SINGLE NEED OF EVERY TUZLA CITIZEN.

ROMA PEOPLE – THE LARGEST MINORITY IN TUZLA ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FINDINGS CONDUCTED BY ROMA NON-GOVERMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, THERE IS ROMA PEOPLE LIVING IN BIH, BUT ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF MINISTRY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND REFUGEES, IN BIH LIVES ROMA PEOPLE. ACCURATE DATA ON THE NUMBER OF ROMA PEOPLE IN BIH DO NOT EXIST. THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ROMA PEOPLE LIVE IN TUZLA CANTON, OR IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUZLA AND ACCORDING TO TUZLA ROMA ASSOCIATIONS THERE ARE ABOUT 4.ooo OF THEM.

COMMUNICATION WHICH INCLUDES PARTNERSHIP IN CREATING THE LIFE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY WELLFARE Local government Civilian/third sector (non/profit NGO) Public sector (JU JP)

THE ACTIVITIES ON SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE OF ROMA CHILDREN CONDUCTED BY TUZLA MUNICIPALITY AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE NGO “ZEMLJA DJECE" IN TUZLA, THERE IS A STARTING PROGRAMME OF MANDATORY OF HEALTH CARE FOR ROMA CHILDREN FROM THE TUZLA MUNICIPALITY IN COOPERATION WITH : - MUNICIPALITY OF TUZLA - P.I HEALTH CENTRE AND SOCIAL WORK CENTRE TUZLA - N.G.O “AMICA” TUZLA, ROMA ASSOCIATION TUZLA DUE TO THE READINESS OF INCLUDED SUBJECTS TO SOLVE THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM, THIS MODEL OF HEALTH CARE FOR ROMA CHILDREN HAS BEEN EXISTING FOR ENTIRE 5 YEARS (REFERS TO PROVIDING HEALTH STAMPS)WITH A TENDENCY TO GROW INTO A MODEL SYSTEM AT THE LEVEL OF BIH. ACCORDING TO BUDGET DATA OF TUZLA MUNICIPALITY, FROM THE CURRENT RESERVE IN 2011.y., FOR ROMA-CHILDREN HEALTH CARE ( Purchasing stamps) WAS EXTRACTED 8, KM FOR TOTAL OF CHILDREN.

EUROPEAN PROJECT OF ROMA DECADE „BIH STRATEGY FOR SOLVING ROMA PEOPLE PROBLEMS“ ACTION PLANS - ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY STRATEGY ACTION PLAN – ROMA PEOPLE EDUCATION ACTION PLAN – SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE ACTION PLAN - EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLAN – HOUSING OF ROMA PEOPLE.

ACTION PLAN ON EDUCATING ROMA-PEOPLE DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TUZLA MUNICIPALITY AND N.G.O „ZEMLJA DJECE“, „SAVE THE CHILDREN“, AND LOCAL ROMA ASSOCIATIONS FROM AREA OF TUZLA MUNICIPALITY, BY ENGAGING EVERYONE IN ROMA INCLUSION AND CREATING POLICY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY, SOME SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS WERE PRODUCED : REDUCTION OF DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE, INCREASED MOTIVATION FOR THEIR INCLUSION IN EDUCATION AND CREATING A SENSE OF EQUALITY IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY.

COMPETENCIES IN EDUCATION FORMING OF NEW ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN POLITICAL SYSTEM IN BIH-„CANTONS“-1996.y., PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AUTHORITY, AND THUS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATION COMPLETELY WENT ON CANTON LEVEL. MUNICIPALITY OF TUZLA, WITH s.c.ZERO AUTHORITY IN EDUCATION AREA, CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT ITS OWN POLICY OF ROMA PEOPLE INCLUSION, ESPECIALLY ROMA CHILDREN. THANKS TO COLABORATION WITH N.G.O SECTOR, NEW METHODS WERE DEVELOPED AND OLD METHODS FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION OF ROMA CHILDREN IN THE MUNICIPALITY WERE IMPROVED.

ACTIVITIES THAT TUZLA MUNICIPALITY DOES WITH THE AIM OF HIGHER INCLUSION OF ROMA CHILDREN IN EDUCATION PROVIDING TEXTBOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR ROMA CHILDREN IN MUNICIPALITY OF TUZLA, PROVIDING SCHOOL-BUS TICKETS AND MEALS, CLOTHES AND SHOES CO-FUNDING PROJECTS FOR EDUCATING PARENTS/TUTORS ABOUT THE NEED OF ROMA CHILDREN EDUCATION, KNOWING THAT ROMA FAMILIES DO NOT SEE EDUCATION IMPORTANT FOR THEIR CHILDREN, BECAUSE SURVIVING IS PRIORITY, AND WHAT INSTRUCTS THEM TO SEND EARLY CHILDREN TO WORK (CHILDREN STARTS EARNING MONEY FROM THEIR FIFTH YEAR OF LIFE BY BEGGING OR DOING SOME EASY JOBS) CO-FUNDING PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE AFFIRMED ROMA PEOPLE IN THE WORLD (CHARLIE CHAPLIN, YUL BRYNNER, GIPSY KINGS, MUHAREM SERBEZOVSKI...) CO-FUNDING PROJECTS THAT GATHER YOUNG EDUCATED ROMA PEOPLE FROM THE COMUNITY CO-FUNDING LOCAL COORDINATOR FOR MONITORING ROMA CHILDREN INCLUSION TO EDUCATION (PROJECT ACCOMPLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH C.O „SRETNI ROMI“ TUZLA AND „SAVE THE CHILDREN“ TUZLA, WITH THE ENTHUSIASTIC HELP OF PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE TUZLA. ACCORDING TO LOCAL COORDINATOR FOR MUNICIPALITY OF TUZLA, IN SCHOOL YEAR 2009/2010, THERE WERE 228 ROMA CHILDREN INVOLVED IN TUZLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

ROMA CHILDREN AND INCLUSION

PARENTS !!!!!

TUZLA MODEL AND EXPERIENCE EXCEPTIONAL COOPERATION, RELATING THIS ISSUE, WAS ESTABLISHED WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES SERBIA AND CROATIA, AND ALSO WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN REGION, HUNGARY, ALBANIA, ROMANIA AND ITALY ROMA AND GERMAN GYMNASIUM IN PECS WERE VISITED TUZLA PRESENTED THE MODEL OF COOPERATION BETWEEN MUNICIPALITY AND ROMA ASSOCIATIONS (AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL) IN ROMANIA TUZLA MODEL WAS ALSO PRESENTED IN ALBANIA IN ITALY SOCIAL COOPERATIVES MANAGED BY ROMA PEOPLE WERE VISITED AND THE PLACE OF ROMA PEOPLE EMPLOYMENT ON CALL OF ROMA ASSOCIATIONS, WHOSE WORK ON THE PROJECT ACTIVIES HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON ROMA DISCRIMINATION REDUCTION, INFORMING ROMA PEOPLE ABOUT THE NEED CHILDREN AND ADULTS EDUCATION, ON CAPACITY STRENGTHENING OF ROMA YOUNGSTERS, ROMA WOMEN, I WAS PERSONALLY INVOLVED AS A TEACHER, AS WORKSHOPS MODERATOR IN ORGANISING MEETINGS OF TUZLA ROMA ASSOCIATIONS, IN ORDER TO RAISE THEIR AWARNESS OF THE NECESSITY OF JOINT ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS STRENGHTENING THEIR CAPACITIES AND EMPOWERING THEM FOR ACTION AND INCLUSION ON ALL LEVELS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND, TOWARDS EUROPEAN AUTHORITIES.

SUMMARY FROM ALL THIS, IT IS CLEAR: THAT “TUZLA MODEL” PARTNERSHIP COOPERATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENT SECTOR, INCLUDING REGULAR PUBLIC SECTOR, REPRESENTS THE MICRO MODEL OF LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INVOLVMENT THAT IS UPHELD BY THE EUROPEAN UNION, THAT THIS KIND OF APPROACH EFFECTIVELY BREAKS BARRIERS, IN THE FORM OF DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE AND EXCLUSION, ESPECIALLY OF ROMA CHILDREN, THAT SATSIFACTORY AND MOTIVATING ENVIRONMENT IS BEING FOR ROMA CHILDREN IN MUNICIPALITY, THAT DIVERSITY IS BEING NORISHED AND RESPECTED IMPLICATIONS FOR CONVERTING THE MODEL INTO SYSTEM ARE BEING CREATED THE LACK OF EVERYTHING IS BECAUSE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE LESS POWER COMPARED TO CANTONS, WHICH PRODUCES SLOW ACCEPTANCE OF POSITIVE MODELS, LIKE GOOD PRACTICES IN THE HIGH POSITIONS AT HIGHER LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE IN BIH. THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO CONTINUE WITH CREATING THE PRESENTED LIFESTYLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THAT ADVOCATIING OF DEFINING THE JURISDICTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES NEEDS TO BE INTENSIFIED, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

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