ROMACT

🟢Wrapped up! #ROMACT delivered 3⃣ training sessions for the represenatives of 🇷🇴Romanian Ministries of Health, Education and Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity, strengthening practical, secure and responsible #AI use across public administration.

#ROMACT National Forum 6 policy recommendations: 1⃣Legal mechanisms for informal housing 2⃣Enforceable safeguards for forced evictions 3⃣Integrated policy frameworks 4⃣Access to housing support 5⃣Case by case households mapping 6⃣Address discrimination & structural exclusion.

The National Forum organised by #ROMACT in Sofia 🇧🇬 enabled stocktaking of the housing access for disadvantaged populations and the impact that inadequate housing has on children rights & their future. See our key findings ⬇️

For many children, especially in Roma communities, growing up without stable, safe & legally secure home means facing barriers in education, health, & a dignified future from the very start. 🔜 more findings & recommendations of the #ROMACT National Forum on Housing.

Solutions are within reach. Examples from Europe & some Bulgarian municipalities show that when housing is treated as a right, & when institutions work together in a coordinated & practical way, real change is possible. 🔜 Findings & recommendations of #ROMACT National Forum.

📢 Call for Tenders! We are seeking consultants in facilitation, community mobilisation, and coaching/supervision to support inclusive community services in Romania 🇷🇴 🗓 Apply online by 30 April, 17:00 CET 🔗 eproc.coe.int/callfortenders…

From operational procedures to strategic planning, #ROMACT support helps social workers prepare vulnerable families for successful access to social housing and long‑term inclusion. 🏘️✨

✨Empowering communities through financial education! #ROMACT training sessions in Piatra Neamț & Comănești🇷🇴 gathered 4⃣3⃣ Community Action Group members to learn practical budgeting, saving & smarter spending. Real stories, real impact, real change. 💡📘

📍 Bucharest #ROMACT Workshop “Making the Invisible Visible” Experts, local authorities & academics met to discuss how better data can support people experiencing homelessness & those in informal settlements. 🔍 Focus on policy solutions & sustainable interventions.

🤝 In Isaccea 🇷🇴 #ROMACT supported improving communication & inclusive education efforts for vulnerable groups, including Roma. ✅ Partnerships strengthened and renewed dialogue with local leadership and the local communities.

🌱 In Trikala, 🇬🇷 we teamed up with local communities to launch an intercommunal Social Cooperative, empowering Roma from Pyrgos and Kipaki to lead green services for the municipality. A strong step toward community-driven economic empowerment. #SocialEconomy #RomaInclusion

📢Happening today in Sofia! #ROMACT National Forum “Decent Home, Secure Future”, co-organised with NCCEII. Leaders, experts & communities unite to tackle child poverty & housing insecurity, especially for Roma families. Every child deserves a safe home.

📊 Sibiu County Council is stepping up its data governance – with #ROMACT support! The new methodology on data use will ensure secure access, control & consistent use of data to inform public decisions and projects for vulnerable groups. #EvidenceBasedPolicy

🎉 With ROMACT support, the Municipality of Piatra Neamț secured funding for a new respite center for families of children with disabilities. ✅ 100 children and their parents will benefit from improved access to social services, inclusion, & long-term support.

🤝Implementation cycle completed in Tulcea🇷🇴 #ROMACT team met with Deputy Mayor George Singhi to review results, created mechanisms, what works, what needs strengthening & next steps beyond formal closure. 🌀A cycle ends, but the responsibility continues with local authorities.

✨Effective projects start with people! We brought together local teachers, mediators, municipal staff, activists, and entrepreneurs for a practical training on how to design and manage social inclusion projects that truly respond to community needs in 🇧🇬

👇Evaluation & Sustainability Meeting in Barlad🇷🇴 ROMACT team met with the Deputy Mayor to review results, Action Plan measures & next steps: 🔑 A local Roma expert is hired to continue the work within the administration. 👏Showing a strong sign of local ownership.

📢Apply to the 21st @coe Dialogue Meeting with Roma & Traveller CSOs. 🗣️Join the discussion on inclusion, resilience & democracy under the New Democratic Pact for Europe. 📍Strasbourg/online 🗓️31 Mar–1 Apr 2026 ⏰ Deadline for applications 15 Feb 2026 👉🔗 go.coe.int/Ly3qr

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📚Teachers, educational mediators and municipal staff recently gathered in Sofia🇧🇬for a training on "Inclusive Education: Working in and with the Roma Community" organised under the #ROMACT Programme. 🎯The focus was on inclusive communication, self-reflection and peer learning.