Community Change Project (1995-1997)

The main target group of the project was the Roma community and other disadvantaged groups, which have been subject to a policy of marginalization and discrimination in the course of history.

The project aimed to promote a two-trend process: first, to stimulate building and strengthening of community-oriented organizations and initiatives and second, to develop lobbying capabilities and resources in rallying support for their participation in the political process.

The project activities encouraged coalition building among community organizations for the purpose of lobbying Government and Parliament on concrete cases and issues.

Within the project, ACCESS published the Why Not? Newsletter (1997). It comments on community development principles and practices.