Supported by: The World Bank
Project span: October – November 2002
Project team: Michal Vašečka, Peter Puliš, Martina Jurásková, Elena Kriglerová, Jana Rybová
Objective: To evaluate the tenure and individual activities of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Government for Roma Communities since the Offices’ establishment in 1999 (at the time of its founding, the office was officially called Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government for Solving the Problems of Roma Minority). The evaluation focused on the following areas:
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Program manifestos of the government in the years of 1998 - 2002
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Programs of political parties representing the majority population and their approach to Roma issues
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The legal status of the Office – comparison of individual statutes adopted by respective resolutions of the government
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Evaluation of the priorities of the government of the Slovak Republic in the area of Roma issues and their fulfillment
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Evaluation of the strategy of the government in addressing the problems of the Roma ethnic minority- Stages I and II
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Evaluation of the priorities of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government for Roma Communities
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Building of the Secretariat
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Formation of public opinion and public relations
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Cooperation of the Plenipotentiary of the Government for Roma Communities with institutions of state administration including state regional offices
The prior goal of the project was to evaluate the effectiveness in utilizing the grant money awarded by the World Bank for the purpose of strengthening and enhancing the capacities of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Government for Roma Communities.
Outputs:
Working paper: Evaluation of the Activities of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities (December 2003). The publication is available in the Slovak languages only.
