Bujanovac – 55 Roma students who attend the “Saint Sava” secondary vocational school in Bujanovac received cash prizes on April 8, which is the International Roma Day. 

According to Kenan Rasitovic, the Head of the Youth Forum for Roma Education (YFRE), 191 thousand dinars had been allocated in the municipal budget for that purpose, so that 13 best Roma students received five thousand dinars each, while the remaining ones got three thousand dinars each.  

The goal of the said campaign was to motivate Roma students to continue their education and training. 

A round table on "The Roma and the Local Community in the Municipality of Bujanovac" was, thereafter, held at the small hall of the “Vuk Karadzic” community center in Bujanovac.

The roundtable was attended by representatives of the YFRE, Saip Kamberi, the Mayor of Bujanovac, Goran Basic, PhD, an expert on minorities, heads of municipal departments and MPs.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted a new strategy for social inclusion of Roma by 2025, which is in line with the public policies, economic conditions and trends, as well as with the international and EU standards in that field.

Measures of the Strategy are focused on the spheres of education, employment and economic empowerment, as well as on the areas of housing and social protection.

Source: Jugpress, Bujanovacke and Coordination Body