Awareness raising of local communities in areas with significant share of Roma population on asylum and migration issues

This project aims to provide support to the Roma population in Bulgaria. The citizens of this group of Bulgarian society will receive relevant information about the rights and obligations related to their legal migration in the EU/EEA countries, and will enhance their knowledge on asylum and migration issues such as trafficking in human beings, the sale of false registrations addresses, labor exploitation and other challenges related to the migration to the EU/EEA that put the Roma population in a vulnerable position and under an increased risk of abuse. The following project activities will be implemented by IOM Bulgaria: • Development of a comprehensive analysis/assessment of the situation of the Roma population with regard to migration issues in order to better target the topics to be covered in the project activities; • Organization of awareness raising campaigns among Roma communities on the legal aspects, rights and responsibilities of asylum seekers and undocumented migrants in Bulgaria; • Organization of information sessions, discussions, workshops, seminars and other events meant to raise the awareness of legal issues related to employment in Europe and the European Economic Area, the risk of and protections against exploitation, including the risk of trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation, residence conditions and work in the European Union and the European Economic Area, access to social and health services in the European Union and the European Economic Area. • Project management; • Information and publicity. Foreseen are 36 information sessions, discussions, workshops, seminars and other awareness-raising activities. As a result, 3 Roma communities will be reached by the information campaigns, information sessions, discussions and other events held, and up to 700 Bulgarian citizens of Roma origin will receive information on the project topics;

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