Integro Association

Integro is member of ERGO Network: https://ergonetwork.org/about-us/membership/

Integro is a legal entity consisting of other legal entities registered under the Act on non-profit legal entities.
NGOs, member of Integro Association are:
1. Association Integro- Centre for informing, consulting and supporting of Roma from Vetovo municipality
2. Association "Amare phala", muncipality of Kubrat
3. Association "Roma Zavet - 2003", municipality of Zavet
4. Association "Partnership in action", Varna
5. Association "GORD" - Rakovski village
6. Foundation "Roma solidarity" - Petrich
7. Foundation " The Roma health" - Sliven
8. Association "Chitalishte Roma Vazovo - 2007" - municipality of Isperih
9. Association "Centre for strategies on minority issues" - Varna

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

75,000€

None declared

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1. Integro has been a partner organisation in Bulgaria for implementation of the ROMACT programme since 2014, which invests in the local capacities for developing, implementation, monitoring and assessment of more inclusive Roma policies, programs, services, projects with the active participation of Roma. Within this project Integro has worked with local authorities and local Roma communities from over 55 municipalities.

2. As partner of ERGO Network for the implementation of "Roma Included in Social Europe" (RIISE) project, Integro Association regularly conducts researches and analyses on issues concerning various aspects of Roma social inclusion. So far, we have conducted researches related to youth employment, hate speech against Roma, the effectiveness of European funds on Roma integration, the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the socio - economic status of communities and others. We also contribute each year to the CSRs providing analysis of the Staff working documents and opinion papers on the CSRs. Currently, Integro has elaborated recommendations to the NRRP, National Strategy for equality, inclusion and participation of Roma, EU pillar of social rights, Social Economy Action Plan. Within RIISE Integro supports a network of NGOs "National coalition Intellect", which addresses common issues of Roma community at national level.

3. For addressing antigypsism, Integro implements different projects. The lates is the project "Peer education to counter antigypsyist online hate speech - PECAO" in partnership with ERGO Network and other NGOs.

4. Integro has been partner NGO of the "Nevo parudimos" association from Romania for the implementation of the project "New solutions to old problems – exchange of new type of approaches in the field of Roma integration". It aims at capacity building of Roma NGOs in community-led approaches as well as in organisational and project management.

5. Integro partners also the local authorities to plan and implement integrated measures to address the social exclusion of Roma. In 2019-2020 we partnered 5 municipalities for the implementation of their projects for social-economic integration of vulnerable groups funded from the integrated procedure of OPHRD and OPSEIG.

6. Integro has been implementing a long-term programme for supporting quality education of Roma students in secondary schools. Over 5000 students have been supported by Integro so far with free access to textbooks, mentorship, and participation in debate clubs. During Covid 19 lock down, Integro provided 100 students with electronic devices to access online classes and 30 students with vouchers for food and clothes, which eventually resulted to their sucessful passing in next grade.

7. Integro supports Roma women self-organisation through establishing low trash hold structures called "Mother Centres", which provides social space for Roma women and their children.

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• Date	21 Jun 2022	Location	Sofia (BG)
  Subject	Roma inclusion, early child development.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
  Portfolio	Jobs and Social Rights
  Attending	Anouk Faber (Cabinet member) Fabien Dell (Cabinet member) Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	Център за междуетнически диалог и толерантност "Амалипе" For Our Children Foundation Open Society European Policy Institute