A Мodel For The Economic Integration Of the Roma Community - Entrepreneurship, Resilience and Prosperity

The aim of the current project proposal is

1. To reduce unemployment among Roma communities primarily by implementing a model that combines improving entrepreneurial skills with providing Roma families with access to durable assets and by promoting permanent employment;

2. Change people's work status - starting a job/internship, or promotion/better job;

3. Generate income for people who seek to start/expand a businesses and for those connected to these businesses and receiving income related to it;

4. Change public policies.

The team will execute the following planned activities

1. Entrepreneurship

- Recruitment and financing;

- Consultations for potential beneficiaries;

- Consultations for financed beneficiaries.

2. Employment

- Work on identifying potential employers, defining the skills and competences they need, analyzing the needs for advice and the opportunities for it;

- Awareness raising community campaign;

- Selection procedure for unemployed persons from the Roma community in Kyustendil;

- Group and individual consultations;

- Job placement for permanent employment.