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Roma Initiatives Office

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We strive for equality, integration, and empowerment of Europe’s largest and most excluded ethnic minority.
The Roma Initiatives Office provides grants, fellowships, and training to stimulate Roma community participation and active citizenship, empower Roma women and youth, and combat anti-Roma discrimination.
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Looking Past the Poverty: Life in Roma Ghettos
February 28, 2013 | by Lauren Frohne | 3 comments

How do you make seen what is unseen, or capture a truth the world can’t—or won’t—see from the surface? Documentary photographer Björn Steinz shares his work and insights from documenting Roma settlements in Slovakia.

Roma Education in 2013: Time for Europe to Remedy its Democratic Deficit
January 17, 2013 | by Bernard Rorke | 4 comments

When it comes to education, children don’t have years to wait. Immediate action is needed, and the European Union should create an emergency Roma education fund to remedy the continent’s shameful democratic deficit.

Roma Feel Less Fear and More Hope After Census
December 12, 2012 | by Zeljko Jovanovic, Mensur Haliti

A grassroots campaign to increase Roma registration in Serbia’s official census has led to a 40 percent increase in the official number of Roma registered in Serbia. The effects for Roma self-organization will be profound.

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