COVID MRK project extended, aid to marginalised Roma to be provided until 2022

The National COVID MRK project, designed to help marginalised Roma communities navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue until the end of January 2022, Government Proxy for Roma Communities Andrea Buckova announced on Facebook on Friday. The field workers provide aid to about 15,000 people. Originally, COVID MRK project was supposed to last a year and terminate on October 15, 2021. It operates on the budget of 5.6 million euros.