Two-day accredited training in Bar

On 21^st and 22^nd September 2023 the Center for Roma Initiatives implemented an accredited training program entitled “Basic training program for professional workers, professional associates and members of multidisciplinary teams for the prevention and suppression of child arranged marriages” which was attended by 17 representatives of relevant institutions.

Through theoretical and practical work with the training leaders the participants had the opportunity to acquire and improve their knowledge about the characteristics and specifics of child arranged marriage, the national legislative framework for combating this phenomenon, the actions of competent institutions and the theory of change in the suppression of child arranged marriage.

The two-day training was implemented within the projects: “Adequate reintegration for victims of illegal child marriages within the Roma and Egyptian community in Montenegro” which is financially supported by the UN Voluntary Fund for Contemporary Forms of Slavery and “Promotion of human rights within the Roma and Egyptian community”, which is implemented by the Center for Roma Initiatives and is supported through the program “CSOs in Montenegro – from basic services to policy formulation – M’BASE” implemented by the Center for Civic Education (CGO), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), the Center for Protection and Study of Birds of Montenegro (CZIP) and Politikon network. The project is financed by the European Union and co-financed by the Ministry of Public Administration.