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When Good Intentions are not Enough – What Romanian Teachers tell us about Teaching Roma History
While inclusive education is formally embedded in national and European policy frameworks, the everyday reality inside Romanian classrooms reveals a more complex picture. A recent study conducted by researchers from Roma Education Fund Romania explores how teachers understand and implement intercultural education, with a particular focus on Roma history and culture. Our Roma community represents [Read More]
A Generation on Hold
Romania has a peculiar talent for turning structural problems into moral debates with no practical solutions. This is also the case with the NEET youth, those who are not in education, employment, or training. For years, Romania has ranked first in the European Union in terms of the share of NEET young people: nearly one [Read More]
Strong Beginnings – Why Early Childhood Education Matters for Roma Inclusion
Early Childhood Education (ECD) is one of the most decisive stages for breaking cycles of exclusion. Building on this understanding, the Roma Education Fund (REF) is launching Strong Beginnings: Nurturing the Potential of Roma Children through Early Education, a practical guidebook designed to support those working most closely with Roma children in their formative years. Developed by REF [Read More]
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]
