Within the frames of the campaign “The key is in your hands”, the National Roma Centrum in partnership with the Roma Education Fund from Budapest from June 9th to June 13th organized training for mediators in Veles. The mediators will be engaged to be a bridge for cooperation between the Roma families, their children as well as relevant institutions (local self government and schools), in order to include the Roma children in elementary education as well as for them to remain in the educational system. The mediators will be engaged in 11 cities in R. Macedonia: Kumanovo, Skopje, Prilep, Kriva Palanka, Kocani, Vinica, Tetovo, Bitola, Stip and Kavadarci. The campaign was initiated in 2006 and was being implemented in 3 cities and this year the campaign continues.

lem with the education is a leading factor for the lacks and problems with which the Roma population faces.

The processes for improvement of the condition were initiated by significant intellectuals, NGOs and Roma activists, Government institutions and from our past experiences, interest can be seen for the Roma issues with significant persons who are lobbing for sensibilization of the Roma problematic. Joaqin Cortez, the singer Vaya Con Dios are one of the supporters.

The education is a key which is in our hands, in all of us, for a better future, prosperity and equal participation as citizens of the Macedonian country.

The National Roma Centrum will permanently inform you about all subsequent activities.

We would like to express our final gratitude to the consultant trainer house BASME who shared their expertise for sucsseful realization of the training, as well as to all the participants at the training, and of course gratitude to all of those who applied as candidates.

The campaign is permanently supported from the President of R.of Macedonia, the Prime minister, Ministry for education (Office for promotion and development of education of national minorities, and the Biro for development of education).