On the basis that early marriage is still a prevalent practice among Roma communities the project partners engaged to:
– foster cooperation between child protection, health and education systems, justice and police to coordinate their activities related to combat the early marriage among Roma communities applying Child-Centred Approach /CCA/;
– raise awareness among different target groups in Roma communities in order to change their attitudes and behaviour regarding early marriage;
– increase the application of CCA at European level to protect children from the harmful tradition of early marriages.

The project management and coordination included the following activities:
– elaboration of four analysis reports in the partner countries regarding early marriages. They mainly focused on legislation, guides of interaction, working practices of good inter-institutional cooperation.
– elaboration of a comparative analysis report. This report focused on general conclusions and recommendations, description of best practices and protocols of interaction for prevention of early marriages.
– development of a training package for working with professionals, children and parents
– training for various professionals in different sectors: social workers, teachers, medical workers, representatives of justice and police.
– awareness-raising trainings for children 
– conducting an education program for adults (“Schools for parents”)
– community work with representatives of the Roma community – family counselling, family group conferences, community discussions 

In the targeted Roma communities, awareness has been raised on the issue of early child marriage. The participants learnt about the legal framework in the respective partner country and the consequences for parents and children in case of violation. Moreover, an increased number of participants from the Roma communities engaged in the program.
Working practices for inter-institutional and cross-sectoral cooperation in the prevention of early marriages were identified, diffused and shared through the elaboration of national reports and a comparative analysis. 
This has led to a stronger inter-institutional and cross-sectoral cooperation in the partner countries with regard to early marriages. A strong and effective partnership between the partner organisations has been established. This network contributed to the project results and ended up in the creation of further new projects for the protection of children’s rights.