A special quality of the project relates to introducing Roma assistants in schools, who cooperate with children’s parents and teaching personnel in order to have Roma children fulfilling their obligations in a good quality way. In the scope of REI project that has achieved good results in the settlements where it is implemented (Podgorica, Niksic, Berane), there has come to decrease of absence of Roma children and the success achieved at the end of school year is better then before. Number of Roma children in primary schools, in Bar and Niksic Municipalities has increased for bout 40% in the on-going school year. The goal of REI project is buiIn recent years, thanks to measures taken by the Ministry as well as to assistance provided by international donors, there has come to an increased number of Roma pupils in primary schools in Montenegro. In the last 3 years the number of Roma pupils in primary schools increased annually for about 20% growth rate. Number of Roma pupils in primary schools: S c h o o l 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 year No. of Roma 536 826 1006 1169 1236 pupils In January 2004, the Ministry together with the Fund for Open Society and UNICEF, started the project “ROMA EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE” – REI, which goal is the building