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Roma: Toward Inclusive Growth in Europe
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 Smart Economics from the Heart of Europe: Achieving Roma Inclusion On the occasion of International Roma Day, April 8, The World Bank's Roma team reflects on the state and significance of Roma inclusion. The dark-haired girl looking confidently into the lens can't be much older than six or seven. She stares intently at the camera, her face full of both hope and determination. In this she is no different than other European children, yet the uncollected garbage and shacks in the background highlight that she faces no ordinary challenges in living up to her dreams and aspirations. Read More » | | 25 | 03 | 2009 | | | 29 | 2 | 2008 | | | 18 | 10 | 2008 |   |
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| | Â | | World Bank and the Roma | Â | Â | What's New | WORLD BANK INVOLVEMENT IN ROMA ISSUES
April 2010 The Role of the World Bank. The World Bank addresses Roma issues in the context of its work on poverty and economic development in the region. The Bank aims to be an objective information broker, bringing diverse interests and stakeholders together; It aims to support integrative and constructive analytical work which brings together economic and social issues that affect Roma and other vulnerable groups. It shares innovative approaches across countries and regions, scales up viable approaches, programs and projects, and mainstreams ethnicity into policy to make public services more inclusive; Finally, it leverages and informs the involvement of other donors.
Improving the Information Base. The Bank has increased the quality and availability of basic information on the welfare of Roma in CEE and the Balkans. Despite the severity of poverty and marginalization among Roma, information on their living conditions and the characteristics of their poverty has consistently been scarce and fragmented, due to methodological problems and the politicized nature of the issue. The World Bank’s analytical work has raised the profile of Roma issues in countries and partner institutions. Bank analysis related to Roma has a number of objectives, including identifying areas of concern, providing a basis for policy dialogue and project identification. Learn more > |
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| | Â | | Â | | Stats: Roma at a Glance | | Â | | Â |  | | Â | | Learn more > | | The World Bank's Work | | Â | | Projects & Programs | | Â | Social Inclusion Project Romania
The Social Inclusion Project (SIP) will help the Government of Romania implement the Joint Inclusion Memorandum (JIM) through assistance given to the existing, or emerging programs that address the needs of the vulnerable/disadvantaged groups of Roma, persons with disabilities (PWDs), youth at risk, and victims of domestic violence. Hence, the SIP ...more > Child Welfare Reform Project - Bulgaria
The Child Welfare Reform Project protects children's rights in Bulgaria. There are four project components. The first provides for technical assistance and training for capacity building, management, standard setting for the state agency for child protection, and for the provision of social services at the local Child Protection Department... more > Social Development Fund II Romania
The Second Social Development Fund Project seeks to contribute to poverty alleviation through community driven development and enhancing social capital. The project has three main components... more > Development Project LIL Macedonia
The Children and Youth Development Project in Macedonia, will significantly increase social cohesion, through the social integration of youth at risk from different socio-cultural backgrounds. To this end, community-based approaches will be tested to support adolescents...more > | |
| | Â | | Reports & Analysis | | Â | | Â | | Â | Economic Costs of Roma Exclusion
While the largest trans-national minority, the Roma remain one of the poorest communities in Europe. Their frequent exclusion from the labor market results in considerable economic and fiscal costs to the countries with sizeable Roma populations. more> | | Â | Â | Czech Republic: Improving Employment Chances of the Roma
The majority of working age Roma residing in marginalized localities are not unemployed but are out of the labor force. The level of education attainment and skills acquired is a key predictor of labor market success of Roma. Roma in marginalized localities suffer from severely low educational attainment and a widespread lack of functional literacy. more> | | Â | Â | Poverty, Social Exclusion and Ethnicity in Serbia & Montenegro
Deep poverty and multiple deprivations in Serbia and Montenegro are found to have a strong ethnic dimension and are highly concentrated among the Roma population, particularly those residing in settlements. Roma poverty is multifaceted and is evident in multiple non-income dimensions of deprivation. Deep Roma poverty and social exclusion have an intergenerational dimension, and, if not tackled, risk creating a continuous poverty trap. more > |
| | Â | | See all > | | Conferences, Seminars & Workshops | | Â | PRESS RELEASE - Roma education to get crucial boost in funding, November 2009
At an international donor conference hosted by the Open Society Institute, the World Bank and the European Economic and Social Coimmittee, donors swung their financial support behind education for the Roma, Europe ’s largest minority population. The €25.5 million in funding commitments announced by donors today is targeted for the Roma Education Fund (REF) and will provide the essential ingredients needed for children to succeed in school: scholarships, school meals, teacher training and academic support. The added financial support will also help governments develop stronger national policies for Roma inclusion. ... more > European Roma Summit, Brussels, September 2008
The European Roma Summit in Brussels, a high-level conference on the inclusion of Roma, took place on September 16, 2008 under the joint patronage of Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and the French Presidency of the Council. The Conference brought together some 350 representatives of EU institutions, Member State Governments and Parliaments, and civil society. The World Bank was represented by Mr. Shigeo Katsu, then Vice President, Europe and Central Asia Region, who was a keynote speaker at the Summit. more > | | Â | | See all > | | Partners | | Â | Roma Initiatives include: |
| | Contact Us | | Â | Joost de Laat (Employment, Monitoring and Evaluation)
Email: jdelaat@worldbank.org |
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