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Empowering Roma Leaders | REF Romania Youth Delegation Shines at I-YES G 1000 European Youth Summit in Brussels
“I Am Not Invisible” was the powerful message promoted with great success by a group of 11 young Roma from Romania during the I-YES G 1000 European Youth Summit held in Brussels on November 30 and December 1, 2023. The summit was attended by 8 young students from Italy, 28 from Saint Denis – France, 46 from [Read More]
Roma Teenagers, Refugees from Ukraine, in the Community Outreach Program at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Romania
Eugen Raportoru, a renowned and esteemed Roma artist from Romania, has invited 20 teenagers and children to explore and convey their emotions and perspectives about the world through art. The painter conducted three workshops with Ukrainian kids aged 9 to 15. These creative sessions were organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest, Romania, [Read More]
Call for Selection | Promotional Videos and Success Stories Design
Location SerbiaPosting Date: 30 November, 2023Closing Date for Application: 08 December 2023 Organizational Background: The Roma Education Fund’s (REF) mission and goal is to contribute to closing the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. To achieve this goal, the organization supports policies and programs that ensure quality education for Roma, including desegregation of [Read More]
“Build your own future through education”, final results after three years of the project
Press release | 04.12.2023 The Roma Education Fund Romania Foundation organized on November 28, 2023, at the Secondary School in Scarișoara, Olt county, the closing event of the project “Build your own future through education” – MySMIS code 146032 – co-financed from the European Social Fund through the Human Capital Operational Program . The event [Read More]
PUBLICATION – Empowering Roma Women and Girls in VET for Equal Employability
The “Education, Employment, Partnerships, and Gender Equality: A Winning Formula for Roma in VET” project has been actively transforming the landscape of education and employment opportunities for Roma, Egyptians, and Ashkali communities in Albania and Kosovo. Funded by the Austrian Development Agency and led by the Roma Education Fund (REF), with support from project partners [Read More]
Researchers from India, UK, Moldova, and Romania at the Second Edition of the International Scientific Conference
The Roma Education Fund Romania, the Master of Roma Studies and the Faculty of Political Sciences within the National School of Political and Administrative Studies – SNSPA in Bucharest, Romania, organized the second edition of the International Scientific Conference on “Gheorghianism (Nicolae Gheorghe’s Doctrine) and the Foundations of the Roma Nation”. During the 2023 edition, [Read More]
Roma Slavery in the Romanian Principalities, a Unique Audio Product
The Roma Education Fund and Dragoș Mușat, creator of the premium audio-video platform Ochii Minții (The Eyes of the Mind), launched on November 16th the first episode of the series “Roma Slavery in the Romanian Principalities”. At the event hosted and moderated by Dragoș Mușat (also known as Tetelu), we had the privilege of having several distinguished [Read More]
Claudia Lixandru Accepts New Academic and Professional Challenges
After 10 years of successful partnership with the Roma Education Fund, Claudia Lixandru will continue her work related to communities in the academic environment, answering different professional challenges. “I am happy to announce that in my professional life there are new opportunities that I have expanded beyond the scope of my current activity, towards the [Read More]
RELAUNCH | Call for the Selection of Implementing Partner Organizations
Under the agreement with the European Commission Directorate-General European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) to implement the second wave of the multi-country Roma education project in the Western Balkans and Turkey: 7 countries. Application deadline: 19 November 2023 Under the project “EU Regional Action for Roma Education: Increased Education Support and Opportunities for Roma Students [Read More]
Mentoring Program for High School Roma Students: A Key to Ensuring Success
On October 31st, a conference was held in Belgrade by Roma Education Fund Serbia to advocate for the implementation of REF’s Mentoring Program for Roma High School students at a national level. This program has achieved remarkable results over the past 15 years. During this period, the percentage of Roma pupils dropping out of high [Read More]
