Twenty-two participants, representatives from the municipality administrations of Suto Orizari, Debar and Kumanovo, Roma informative centres from Suto Orizari and Kumanovo and the representatives from the Roma organizations Drom-Kumanovo, Mesecina-Debar and RBIC-Suto Orizari, on 30 July-01 August 2014 in Skopje attended the Training for preparing project proposals for sustainable social inclusion of the Roma in Macedonia.

The three pilot municipalities in which three projects in total will be selected and conduct are Debar, Kumanovo and Shuto Orizari, and they were previously chosen from the Roma communities. These projects are focused on resolving at least one problem and that they will serve as an example for visible effects/benefits for this community.

On 19th November 2013, MCIC, the Municipality of Shuto Orizari and Roma Business Informative Center have organized the Conference for Use of IPA Funds for Roma Communities and the Eight Roma Economic Business Forum.

Twenty-two participants from the Roma organizations (“Bairska svetlina” from Bitola, “Cherenja” and “Humanitarian Assosiation of Young Roma” from Stip, “Avena” and “Equal for all” from Kocani, “Ternipe MK” from Delcevo, “Ambrela” from Skopje as well as a participant from the Local economic development sector from the municipality od Prilep, on 29 and 30 October 2013 in Skopje attended the Workshop for preparing project proposals, which will be submitted to FOOM, SIOFA and other different donors present in Macedonia.

Twenty-nine participants from the Roma organizations (Bairska svetlina and Biosfera from Bitola, Roma progress-RRMC from Vinica, Sumnal, LIL, IDEA, Fileo, Ambrela and Romano Ilo from Skopje as well as Youth Club, HKUZZA “Romani Asvin” and Humanitarian Association of Young Roma from Stip) on 30 and 31 July 2013 in Skopje attended the Workshop for preparing project proposals, which will be submitted to different donors present in Macedonia.