The “Internship Scheme” project, supported by UNDP/EU’s “Economic and Social Empowerment for Roma and Egyptians- a booster for social inclusion” (ESERE)”, was implemented from November 2016 to April 2018. Its goal was to support the employment of graduate students from Roma and Egyptian minority in government and private businesses in the four major cities of Tirana, Durres, Shkodra and Berat.

36 Roma and Egyptian students and graduates were the project’s beneficiaries. They received support and cooperation from the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth as well as other administrations like the National Employment Service, the Municipality of Berat, the Municipality of Durres, etc. They participated in professional practice for a year in government agencies, for-profit companies, and civil society organizations.