Communities and implemented community based projects

MACEDONIA
Period	Region	Settlement	Target group	Objectives	Means and methods
2003-2004	Strumica	v. Vassilevo	Roma, Rural	To decrease the illiteracy of the people in v. Vasilevo. To increase the capacity of the members of the community for learning and professional training, and to provide teaching tools for primary school pupils	Literacy training Securing premises for teaching purposes; Formation of 4 classes (100 persons from different age); Provision of sets of books and teaching tools; English language training course; Finding trainers.
2003-2004	Prilep		Roma	To increase the professional education level of the people in the community. To increase the number of professionally qualified people in the community	Training Centre Securing and adaptation of premises; Organization of crafts training; Finding trainers and programme for work; Establishment of a team of instructors; Additional workshop for the team of instructors.
2003-2004	Skopje	Gazi Baba	Roma	To improve the life of people of different ethnic origin and social background; To improve the preventive health care of the vulnerable population in the community; To raise the awareness of the people in the community on environment protection and solving ecological problems; To strengthen the educational structure to learn English language	Social educational club "Open Spectrum" Securing and adaptation of premises and provision of equipment; Health education for the population; Ecological education and organization of actions for cleaning the environment in the community; English language training course; Hairdressers course.
2003-2004	Veles		Roma	To provide computer training for youth from social case families; Securing conditions for better integration of the youth from social case families in the community; Dissemination of the IHL, RC Fundamental Principles RC and the role and mandate of MRC.	Club for young humanists Finding trainers; Formation of groups for education; Organizing of computer training; Organizing education.
2003-2004	Skopje	Cair	Roma	To increase the level of knowledge for maintaining good health and prevention against diseases in the family	The health in our family Preparation of health educational material (brochures) against diseases in Macedonia, Roma and Albanian language; Education for young mothers for good health and family planning;
2003-2004	Kocani		Roma	Creation of conditions for employment opportunities for vulnerable people in the community; Education for improving the living conditions and prevention against diseases	Social service Securing premises; Preparation of a information flier; Formation of a team of 3 trained members and 3 members from the community who will be engaged for functioning of the service; Collection of necessary data (survey); Installation of a telephone line; Organizing 3 actions for cleaning the environment in the community; Health education for the population;
2004-2005	Valandovo		Roma	Improve health related and general education	Health education (for 400 community members), English language courses for youth (36 children)
2004-2005	Radovis		Roma	Improve professional skills and literacy level of young people	Vocational training, literacy courses (86 persons, 8-27 years old)
2004-2005	Kicevo		Roma	Create computer and professional skills, and Roma language knowledge	Youth Education Centre: Computer courses, Roma language, Home Nursing training (64 youth)
2004-2005	Demir Hisar		Roma	Improved social status of elderly Improve computer skills of youth	Social Club: activities for elderly (50 persons), computer courses for youth (34 youth)
2005-2006	Tetovo	Potok &Tejke	2 urban Roma communities, Albanian and Macedonian speaking	The level of general education is raised and the competence of the targeted youth is improved in computer communication and active participation and inclusion in the community.	Established Youth education centers. Premises provided (contribution from the communities), as well as equipment and materials for the courses; Trainers provided for the courses and training programmes prepared; Courses held: Roma language (53 youngsters) English language course (98 youngsters) and computer training course (41 youngsters) organized.
2005-2006	Karpos	Dame Gruev	Roma community (urban)	Alleviation of fear and possible consequences among handicapped children for stigmatisation in the education system & creation of adequate base for their future inclusion in the education process. Support the development of the children at preschool and school age, to develop social skills for their inclusion in the standard education process.	20 day training seminar held for 17 trainers: teachers, medical and social workers, Red Cross volunteers, representatives of NGOs and the local community; Curriculum prepared on education, health-prevention and safety-prevention and 6 workshops organized (30 classes each) for children at the age of 5-10 on basis of the prepared programme adapted for groups of 10 children; The necessary office and other material provided. Some of the items (kids toys) provided as donations by the population.
2005-2006	Kavadarci	Straso Pindzur	Roma community (urban)	Decrease in illiteracy and insufficient education of the population in the area of health and social welfare, as well as raise the health culture of the population in the vulnerable community.	Classes held every working afternoon to 4 school classes in each group in the premises of the primary school; 3 groups trained, programs elaborated on literacy training, additional education, health education, psycho-social education and prevention of delinquency and delinquent behavior; Literacy training of 36 members of the community, Additional education of 12 members of the community, 18 childrenprovided with school books and included in the regular education system.