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Monthly Periodical of The Roma Inclusion Office The Roma Decade in AP Vojvodina No. 53, September 2015 Photo of the month: Presenting the performance of the Russian choir “Glinka” in St. Petersburg Founder and Publisher of the Periodical: The Roma Inclusion Office of the Govern- ment of AP Vojvodina Editor in Chief: Duško Jovanović Managing Editor: Aleksandra Mićić The team: Dragana Rajić Aleksandra Mićić DEAR Tijana Čubrilo Ljiljana Maričić READER, Correspondents: Ferenc Koso Coordinators for Roma issues of the AP Vojvodina Ivana Koprivica Translation into Romani: Nota Bene, Centar za prevođenje i učenje n the August issue you can find two interviews stranih jezika Novi Sad that analyze the results of the Decade of Roma with Vitomir Mihajlović, president of the Nation- Translation into English: I Nota Bene Centar za prevođenje i učenje al Council of Roma and Nenad Ivanišević, presi- stranih jezika, Novi Sad dent of the Council for Roma Integration. We found out about the biggest problems of Technical Preparation and Printing: Lola preduzetništvo, Beograd, Roma in the municipality of Ruma from talking to www.lolapreduzetnistvo.co.rs the Roma Coordinator. Agreements on financing elementary school Circulation: 1000 copies students were signed at the Provincial Secretariat for Economy, Employment and Gender Equality Address: with municipalities, and we also present to you Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 25, 21000 Novi Sad Tel: 021/488-17-23 public works of the Secretariat’s Call, implement- [email protected] ed by an association of Roma in Mokrin, where www.inkluzijaroma.vojvodina.gov.rs nine Roma citizens were hired for the works. CIP - Cataloging in Publication In this issue we bring you the story of the The Matica Srpska Library, Novi Sad Petrović family from Beška, a single father of 323.1 (=214.58)(=497.113) three sons who does everything in his power to The Decade of Roma in AP Vojvodina: provide a better life for his children. Monthly Publication of the Roma Inclusion We remind you that, thanks to the Research Office / Editor in Chief Duško Jovanović and Education Center and to the Preschool Teach- -2011, No. 1 - Novi Sad: The Roma Inclusion Office of the Government of AP Vojvodina, er Training College “Mihailo Palov” in Vršac, you 2011-.30 cm can read our publication in its electronic form at Monthly. In Serbian, English and Romani www.rec.org.rs/bilten/. language - In Romani printed in reverse COBISS.SR - ID 261834759 Your editorial board PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT PAJTIĆ OPENED ROMA ECONOMIC CENTER OF VOJVODINA resident of the Provincial Gov- other waste, because the processed ernment Bojan Pajtić opened the raw materials will then become energy PRoma Economic Center of Vojvo- or raw material for new production. “In dina in Žabalj, which will deal with the the world, collecting and processing collection of secondary raw materials secondary raw materials is one of the and recycling plastics. The Center will most profitable businesses, which is un- employ five workers, and the plan is fortunately not the case in our country. that by the end of the year about 30 This project is building on the devel- people in total get hired. opment of this sector”, said President Roma Economic Center of Vojvo- Pajtić and added that this project will dina is the result of the project Local also enable to increase the capacity of Decision Making Initiative in Serbia, fi- the landfill, and ensure they last longer. nanced by the Open Society Foundation It is, as President Pajtić said, of great from Switzerland. The project was im- social economic, environmental and plemented by the municipality Žabalj, health significance for all citizens of the in cooperation with the Provincial Roma province of Vojvodina. Inclusion Office. Provincial Secretary for Urban Plan- President Pajtić pointed out that ning, Construction and Environmen- the opening of the Roma Economic Center of Vojvodina is an example of social entrepreneurship, because this project will contribute to the economic empowerment of Roma through formal- izing the legal status of collectors of secondary raw material and through active labor market measures. “About a third of Roma in Vojvodina deal with collecting and processing recyclable materials. The center will allow the industry to be systematized and that Roma who are doing this be given the opportunity to earn and support their family”, said Bojan Pajtić, PhD. President of the Provincial Govern- ment added that the country will ben- efit of this project, because it will en- able to develop cooperation between local governments as well as from vari- ous businesses through processing of secondary raw materials, plastics and 2 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT tal Protection, Dr. Slobodan Puzović Provincial Secretary Slobodan stressed that resolving waste manage- Puzović stressed that resolving waste ment issues is a burning issue not only management issues burning issue not in Serbia, but also in many European only in Serbia, but also in many Europe- countries. “It is time to finally translate an countries. “It is time to finally waste the waste from the sphere of problems from the sphere of problems translate into the sphere with potential for de- into the sphere of the potential for de- velopment, through provision of new velopment, through the provision of new raw materials for production and pro- raw materials for production through vision of a potential energy source for the provision of a potential energy the production of electricity or heat”, source for the production of electricity said Dr. Slobodan Puzović and stated or heat,” said Dr. Slobodan Puzović and that the relevant provincial secretariat stated that the relevant provincial sec- issued a permit for collection and trans- retariat issued a permit for collection portation of hazardous waste from the and transportation of hazardous waste territory of AP Vojvodina for the reali- from the territory of AP Vojvodina for zation of this project. the realization of this project. www.vojvodina.gov.rs Opening of the Roma Economic Center 3 EMPLOYMENT Roma association "Romano Anglunipe" received funding for the execution of public works in the municipality of Pećinci. We spoke with Ivan Jovanović, president of the association. LIVE OFF YOUR OWN WORK – THE BIGGEST SATISFACTION Ivan Jovanović, Citizen’s association “Romano anglunipe” 4 EMPLOYMENT For what time period and of Pećinci have no understanding how many people were hired of what we do. However, as far as through this competition? the Province is concerned, we have In the municipality of Pećinci very good cooperation with the public works are performed in three Provincial Secretariat for Economy, Roma settlements: Obrež, Kupinovo Employment and Gender Equality and Popinci. Although there are ten and the Roma Inclusion Office, who Roma settlements of a total of 15 enabled all of this. local communities here today, we What benefits do Roma have were not able to do all of that. The in the Municipality of Pećinci? time frame is four months - from Perica Jovanović, Children in elementary and high June to September. So far, we have schools had free textbooks, snacks, done more than half and I hope that a worker in and transportation for high school we will finish everything success- public works has students, free bread, timber, but fully by the end, as we planned. I expressed great this is no longer the case. I went to must express my gratitude to the the municipality to suggest to them Provincial Secretariat for Economy, satisfaction at to reinstate benefits to Roma, or at Employment and Gender Equality, being engaged least some of them. However, I en- as well as the Roma Inclusion Of- and making a countered misunderstanding. I have fice, because they approved hiring been the president of the Roma as- living off his of seven people whom we hired for sociation for ten years now, and six public works. work. "It is months ago I received a decision What type of tasks do they very important from the National Council, to be the have? coordinator for Roma issues in the for me and my They perform the tasks of mow- municipality. ing grass within Roma communities, family to have Last activity designed to- picking up trash, taking garbage to the resources off ward the Roma. landfill and cleaning. which we can eat Via the Roma Inclusion Office How significant is the op- and representative of the board, portunity for Roma to be able food, and at the Ninoslav Jovanović, who was in con- to work? same time, I am tact with the NGO “Praxis” from It is very important; we took glad to help my Belgrade, we have helped make seven people from the NES. It is more than 60 identity cards. I will good for the country, and for peo- compatriots so not stop at that for sure, there will ple who are engaged in public that we clean up be more. On this occasion, I want work. They have their salary in the our village." to tell the Roma who live in the amount of 22,500.00 dinars as well municipality of Pećinci and have no as paid travel expenses. This is a identity cards to contact me to my very good way for people to live off phone number. their work, not off welfare and it How difficult was it to find would be good to have more of such people who would work on calls. public works? How important is coopera- In the foreground we had a plan tion between the institutions to contract 12 people and I applied and you as representatives of for a larger sum of money, but was the NGO sector? unable to hire more than seven peo- It is important, but unfortu- ple. There was no difficulty, in con- nately, people in the municipality trary, there were much more inter- 5 EMPLOYMENT ested people.