Roma Education Fund

Redjepali Chupi

Posted on February 14, 2024 by romaedu

Interim Director
rchupi@romaeducationfund.org

Mr. Redjepali Chupi, Co-Director of the Roma Education Fund (REF), introduced the REF’s work and impact over the years, including supporting 8’000 Roma students across Europe and providing 406 scholarships in Albania. REF has shifted its focus to building resilient communities through education. Challenges related to discrimination and segregation based on ethnicity still persist.

Luiza Medeleanu

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Interculturality Educational Expert

Luiza Medeleanu is a PhD student in the field of Cultural Studies at the Multidisciplinary Doctoral School „Space, Image, Text, Territory“, Center of Excellence in Image Study (CESI), Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, with her doctoral thesis „Image of Roma in cinematography and cultural media productions. Ethics of fictionality and cultural identity „, coordinated by professor Caius Dobrescu. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the Romani-English department, a Master in Philosophy from the University of Bucharest and one in Anthropology from SNSPA. For over 10 years she has been working in the Roma nongovernmental field, coordinating educational activities with Roma themes and intercultural character. At the same time, she develops intercultural training methodologies for teachers, for children and parents.

Monica Călin

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Education Expert

monica.calin@romaeducationfund.ro

Monica is a graduate of the master’s degree “Public policies in social assistance” and has been active in the NGO sector since 2006, coordinating programs and projects regarding the improvement of access to education for Roma children, increasing the access to social services of Roma communities, empowering members of Roma communities in the relationship with local authorities, civic education of young Roma, etc. Since 2010, she has been a member of the Roma Education Fund Romania team, being involved in integrated educational projects for Roma students and parents, financed from non-refundable funds.

Amalia-Florenţa Florea

Posted on February 11, 2024 by romaedu

Coordonator Național RMUSP

Amalia is the National Coordinator of the “Roma Memorial” University Scholarship Program (RMUSP). Amalia is a graduate of the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Psychosociology Specialty, within the University of Bucharest. Before joining the REF Romania team, Amalia worked as a project assistant and got involved in activities in the environment of non-governmental organizations for Roma in Bucharest. He has been working within the Roma Education Fund Romania Foundation since January 2015, in roles such as mentor coordinator and data monitoring assistant.