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A premiere for the Roma community | The REF Foundation recognized by the Romanian Government as a public utility organization
Press release, December 30, 2025 On the occasion of National Minorities Day (December 18), the Government of Romania granted the Roma Education Fund Romania public utility status, marking a national first. This decision, published in the Official Gazette of Romania (Monitorul Oficial) on December 29, 2025, represents official recognition of the organization’s consistent and significant [Read More]
Christmas Celebration Brings Joy to Children and Youth at the One Stop Shop Centre in Bucharest
On 15 December 2025, the One Stop Shop Centre hosted a joyful Christmas celebration for the children and adolescents who are part of the centre’s community, held at a playground in Bucharest. The event provided a festive space where participants could relax, play, and enjoy the spirit of the holiday season together. Throughout the day, [Read More]
Regional Capacity Building Event in Skopje Strengthens Collaboration, Learning, and Vision for Roma Education and Employment Across the Western Balkans
Roma Education Fund organized the Regional Capacity Building for Elevating Best Practices in Education and Employment event on December 3rd and 4th in Skopje, North Macedonia, as part of the EU Regional Action for Roma Education – RARE Phase II project. The two-day gathering brought together implementing partners, country facilitators, educators, project teams, and experts [Read More]
Transforming Lives | REF Romania Wraps Up Integrated Support Programme for Roma Refugees from Ukraine
The Roma Education Fund (REF) Romania, in partnership with the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection Sector 2 (DGASPC), organized on November 20 the closing conference of the project “One-Stop-Shop Centre for Vulnerable Migrants from Ukraine.” Implemented over a three-year period, the project has provided essential support to vulnerable refugees, particularly those of [Read More]
Lighting the Way: Bariș’s New Adventure Celebrates Roma Culture | A Book for Children to Read, Share, and Cherish
An interview with the author, Alexandru Zamfir, coordinator of Roma Leadership Program The Modul Cărturești Bookshop in Bucharest, Romania, recently came alive with the warm glow of a new story and a gathering that brought together children, parents, and book-loving friends. Together, we discovered the latest adventure of young Bariș in Bariș Talking to the [Read More]
They Don’t See Us Yet | Roma Children at the Edge of Europe’s Digital Future
An editorial signed by Stanislav Daniel, team leader for Complementary Education Centres (CECs) Eighteen years ago, on 13 November 2007, the European Court of Human Rights declared that Roma children in the Czech Republic had been systematically placed in inferior schools. D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic was supposed to mark a turning point, the [Read More]
4th Edition of the Scientific Conference “Gheorghianism (Nicolae Gheorghe’s Doctrine) and the Foundations of the Roma Nation”
November 7–8, Bucharest – The Roma Education Fund Romania, in collaboration with the Master of Roma Studies and the Faculty of Political Sciences at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA) in Bucharest, Romania, organized the fourth edition of the Scientific Conference on “Gheorghianism (Nicolae Gheorghe’s Doctrine) and the Foundations of the Roma [Read More]
From Alarm to Action: REF’s Blueprint for Roma Inclusion through Education, Skills, and Digital Transformation
As the 2025 ECRI report on Roma in Romania warns of widening gaps in education, work, housing, REF calls for a shift from rhetoric to measurable action, investing in Roma potential as Europe’s untapped engine for growth and equality. The latest report by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) paints an alarming picture [Read More]
Reframing the Future of Work
By Marina Savković, team leader Skills and Employment Roma Education Fund On 21 October 2025 in Sofia, the Future of Work Summit, organized by Capital / Economedia, brought together business leaders, HR experts, entrepreneurs and civil society representatives to discuss how artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation are reshaping industries and jobs. Although technological change [Read More]
The Password for the Future | Complementary Education Center (CEC) in Romania
An editorial signed by Stanislav Daniel, team leader for CECs This October, I crisscrossed five countries and set foot in five capitals, including the one I reside in, each with its own agenda, its own urgency. Policies debated. Priorities negotiated. Commitments renewed. If I followed only my itinerary, I should remember the month by the [Read More]
