25 years of Help in Montenegro

All projects in the past 25 years have been implemented thanks to donors, primarily the German government, which has funded over 9 million euros for various activities supporting social and economic inclusion in Montenegrin society, followed by the EU, UNDP, UNICEF, and other UN agencies, as well as the U.S. Embassy through USAID grants, the French Ambassy and other diplomatic missions in Montenegro, as well as Montenegrin ministries and local institutions, with whom we have worked and continue to work on the inclusion of the most vulnerable and raising standards in the areas of human rights, social empowerment.

“Help means assistance, and that help has truly been of crucial importance for the Roma population. Starting from when we needed to build or rebuild a house, to providing assistance and later working with refugees and displaced persons, or now, when we want to include RE mediators in the system permanently, not only for education but also for employment, healthcare, and social welfare. As a member of the Roma community, I can only say,  emotions overwhelmed me, when I think about everything we’ve been through, I can only say – you have been the mother to the Roma population in Montenegro, because when help was needed, you were there. And even when we, as state institutions, sometimes failed – you were/are there.”