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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]
George Soros Honoured with the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma
Few figures in modern European history have championed Roma rights with the persistence, courage, and foresight of George Soros. For over four decades, he has invested not merely in projects, but in people, opening doors to education, empowerment, leadership, and the emergence of a confident Roma civil society across Europe. This week, his lifelong dedication [Read More]
Roma are the Growth Engine the Western Balkans Can’t Afford to Ignore
By Marina Savković, Team Leader for Skills & Employment, Roma Education Fund The World Bank has sounded the alarm and the Western Balkans should be paying attention. Growth is running on borrowed time. With half the region’s talent sitting on the sidelines, prosperity is hitting a demographic wall. The numbers are blunt: a looming shortfall [Read More]
Roma Education Fund Launches New Multifunctional Community Space in Sector 2, Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania, October 1 – The Roma Education Fund, in collaboration with the Municipality of Sector 2, opened a new multifunctional community space that combines three flagship programs under one roof: the One Stop Shop Center for Ukrainian Refugees, the Complementary Education Centers, and the “Master the Job Market! – Professional Training and Development Program”. [Read More]
From Sydney University to Roma Communities: Alex Stan’s Journey in Social Justice
Sydney, September 25, 2025 — For many, studying at one of the world’s top universities is a dream. For Alex Stan, it is also a responsibility. Now in the final semester of his Master of Social Justice (Human Rights) at the University of Sydney, Stan is preparing to take what he has learned in Australia [Read More]
Romania’s Roma Historian Valentin Negoi Publishes Landmark Book on Europe’s Forgotten Past
Bucharest, September 2025 — Few communities in Europe carry a history as long, complex, and painfully overlooked as the Roma. Now, Romanian historian Ioan Valentin Negoi is determined to change that narrative. A researcher at the Roma Education Fund and one of the driving forces behind the online history platform RomStoria, Negoi has just released [Read More]
The First Local REF Event for the “Master the Job Market! – Professional Training and Development Program”
Bucharest, 19 September – Yesterday, the Roma Education Fund Romania (REF) team organized the first local event for potential beneficiaries of the the project “Master the Job Market! – Professional Training and Development Program” at the Department of Social Assistance and Child Protection, Sector 2 headquarters. The event brought together over 60 participants, providing them [Read More]
Roma Education Fund Strengthens Alumni and Educators Networks in Albania and Kosovo
September 2025 – Redjepali Chupi, Team Leader for the Roma Human Capital Strategic Objective, conducted a series of key meetings on 12 and 13 September 2025 in Albania and Kosovo, aimed at reinforcing Roma empowerment through education, leadership, and community-driven initiatives. Albania – 12 September 2025In Tirana, Mr. Chupi started his tour by meeting Mrs. Ina Majko, Vice Minister of Health and [Read More]
