The first women's Roma network in Bosnia and Herzegovina was formed at the initiative of the Women's Roma Association "Better Future" in Tuzla with the aim of improving the social status of the Roma national minority in Bosnia and Herzegovina with emphasis on Roma women in the fields of education, employment, housing, health and social protection. in line with the Strategy for Resolving Roma Issues adopted by the Council of Ministers of BiH in July 2005.

From the time of its founding with the support of various Donors and foundations, it supports women's Roma network in strengthening the capacity of network members, and through launching initiatives, lobbying activities and advocacy with the aim of increasing Roma participation in public and political life.

In co-operation with the Women's Roma Success Network, one month of women's Roma activism is traditionally performed every year, symbolically starting on the International Women's Day (March 8) and ending on the World Roma Day (April 8th).

Through the implementation of the "Month of Women's Roma Activism" campaign, we want to promote Roma people by means of media, but also by holding meetings, street actions, roundtables and other activities to the wider public about the problems of Roma women with whom they meet daily and to be active in resolving them.

Type of project:
Education

Project goal:
Strengthening capacities and skills of young Roma in order to facilitate employment and create better living conditions. 25 young Roma have been trained through the implementation of an accredited education program enrolled in the Workbook (Foreign Language and Informatics Courses) in cooperation with the Tuzla Business Education Center and create positive examples for further motivating Roma for education through motivational training in cooperation with the Employment Service of Tuzla canton.

Donor:
FOD BiH

Type of project:
Education, lobbying, advocacy

Project goal:
The aim of this project is to strengthen the role and increase the level of participation of Roma representatives in various bodies and decision-making processes in relation to the most important strategies, documents and public policies to improve the lives of Roma people, such as the National Action Plan, the Roma Committee in the Council of Ministers and many other. During the project will be organized also the processes of making so- local action plans, as experience so far shows that the best results in housing, employment, solving health care and education issues for the Roma population are achieved when actively involved those authorities with the highest level of ingestion and in direct contact with the Roma population. In addition to this segment, 8 small grants intended to address specific problems in Roma communities will again be awarded through the project.

Donor:
European Union through CARE International