Phiren Amenca

Podgorica, Montenegro

Human rightsEducationEmployment & SkillsDemocracy & Civil society

NGOFounded 2014National reach

Profile last updated: October 2, 2026

About

Founded in 2014, Phiren Amenca is a non-governmental organisation based in Podgorica, Montenegro working on human rights, education, employment & skills +2 more.

Phiren Amenca is a Roma youth non-governmental organisation based in Podgorica, Montenegro, founded in 2014. It works to empower young Roma and Egyptians to take an active part in social life through education, capacity building, advocacy and anti-discrimination work. Its activities include direct legal, administrative and financial support for people without documents or at risk of statelessness, and it runs the RomaNet media portal producing content about the Roma community. The organisation cooperates with institutions, media and international partners.

Location

Podgorica, Montenegro

Founded

2014

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

RomaEgyptiansyouthhuman rightsanti-discriminationstatelessnessmediaeducationMontenegro

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Human rightsEducationEmployment & SkillsDemocracy & Civil societyChildren & Youth

Works for

YouthWomen & GirlsChildrenFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningCapacity buildingAwareness & educationGrant-makingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Romane Nevipe

Democracy & Civil society · Montenegro

Media project producing the first regular informational programme in the Romani language, Romski dnevnik, broadcast via the RomaNet portal and Radio-televizija Podgorica.

Roma Women in Focus: From the Margins to the Mainstream

Gender equality · Montenegro

Project producing gender-sensitive, anti-discriminatory media content about Romani women and supporting their public visibility and participation.

Edukuj, osnaži i podrži

Education · Montenegro

Project in partnership with Juventas to strengthen social inclusion of the Roma and Egyptian community.

Socio-ekonomska podrška ranjivim grupama kroz obrazovanje i zapošljavanje u Crnoj Gori

Employment & Skills · Montenegro

EU-funded project with HELP providing education, training and a sub-grant scheme supporting 21 civil society organisations working with vulnerable groups.

Countries of operation

Montenegro

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Award for special contribution to the inclusion of the Roma community in Montenegro

European Commission

Partnerships

European Union, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, Ministarstvo regionalno-investicionog razvoja i saradnje sa nevladinim organizacijama, Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo Crne Gore, Evropska kuća Podgorica, Juventas, HELP Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe, Centar za demokratsku tranziciju