On the 17 June, our partner from Belgium (ERIO) attended a consultation meeting organised by the European Commission in Brussels. Participants discussed the topics of the next European Platform for Roma inclusion that will take place on 29-30 November 2016 in Brussels. During the meeting, ERIO suggested […]

Even though many social economy projects have been implemented already in Belgium, the Roma community still lacks knowledge about these issues and possibilities. It appears evident that as a socially and economically excluded community, the Roma would greatly benefit from social entrepreneurship as a way to empower […]

Within the SERCo Work Stream 1 “Mapping of social entrepreneurship in Roma communities”, 3 individual interviews were conducted in Palermo in order to collect relevant material based on experiences implemented at a local level. The president of the NGO Per Esempio and the president of the NGO […]

Within Work Stream 1 “Mapping of social entrepreneurship in Roma communities”, group and individual interviews were conducted with NGOs, Roma leaders and government agencies. The aim of the interviews was to explore the field of social entrepreneurship in Greece as well as the challenges and opportunities that […]