The final conference of the 'Roma Action' project concluded today (VIDEO).

The conference "Roma Action - Supporting social inclusion of vulnerable Roma families in the flood affected areas by securing housing and social and economic measures with the active participation of state and local authorities, as well as other stakeholders" concluded today in Sarajevo.

The project enabled 140 Roma families, or 652 people from nine local communities to move into renovated or newly built housing units based on the principle of social housing.

Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina Lars Gunnar Wigemark said that the project is part of the overall effort invested by the EU to provide support to members of the Roma population in terms of their housing in the area of ??nine local self-governments, including Bijeljina, Kakanj and Gracanica.

He emphasized that the project was implemented in partnership with local authorities and together with the BiH Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees.

In addition to the social housing component, Wigemark said that the project also included activities in terms of creating better socioeconomic conditions, such as the provision of appropriate education services and the creation of new jobs.

The Minister for Human Rights and Refugees of BiH, Semiha Borovac said the project focused on the...