On June 26, 2023, an introductory conference was held for the project “All different, all equal – social inclusion of the Roma community in the city of Žilina” within the program “Local development, poverty eradication and inclusion of Roma” co-financed from the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and the state budget of Slovakia of the Republic. The conference was held in order to introduce the project, its goals, activities, financing scheme, but also to bring closer the cooperation and cooperation with the project partners.

The program managed to raise more than 384,000 euros for the expansion of the already existing community center together with workplaces, interior fittings and activities supporting the inclusion of the Roma community. The main goal of the project is to improve the existing living conditions, social environment and quality of life of the marginalized Roma community in the city of Žilina.

The project is also aimed at creating cooperation between the Roma community and the majority society, to support the stability and quality of housing.