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Teach for Romania and REF have launched registrations for participation in the closing event “Segregation on the Minus, Diversity on the Plus”
PRESS RELEASE All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Let’s contribute to a world where this is the reality. Come join us at the event to see how we can do this together. Teach for Romania together with the Roma Education Fund launched the call for applications to give everyone [Read More]
REF’s NEW STRATEGY | Building Resilient Roma Communities through Education
This strategy proposal was developed using a comprehensive approach that included various methods. First, desk research was conducted on Roma education, future trends in education and work, irreversible transformations in the world—such as the role of digitalization and AI, environmental policies and international affairs priorities—and various reports and analyses of the Roma community’s development. This [Read More]
Empowering Future Roma Leaders, a Pioneering Internship Program by REF and the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest
The Roma Education Fund and the United States Embassy in Romania are excited to introduce a groundbreaking initiative focused on promoting diversity and inclusion. This innovative project “Empowering Future Roma Leaders” offers an unparalleled opportunity for three Roma students to work as interns at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest. This initiative represents a major milestone, [Read More]
Three years of the “Today I learn, tomorrow I work” project Final results
Press release 12|12|2023 The Roma Education Fund Foundation organized, in a hybrid format, on December 5, 2023, at the Beica de Jos Secondary School, Mureș County, the closing event of the project “Today I learn, tomorrow I work” (ID 148454), co-financed by the European Social Fund through the Program Operational Human Capital. For 30 months, [Read More]
Empowering Roma Leaders | REF Romania Youth Delegation Shines at I-YES G 1000 European Youth Summit in Brussels
“I Am Not Invisible” was the powerful message promoted with great success by a group of 11 young Roma from Romania during the I-YES G 1000 European Youth Summit held in Brussels on November 30 and December 1, 2023. The summit was attended by 8 young students from Italy, 28 from Saint Denis – France, 46 from [Read More]
Roma Teenagers, Refugees from Ukraine, in the Community Outreach Program at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Romania
Eugen Raportoru, a renowned and esteemed Roma artist from Romania, has invited 20 teenagers and children to explore and convey their emotions and perspectives about the world through art. The painter conducted three workshops with Ukrainian kids aged 9 to 15. These creative sessions were organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest, Romania, [Read More]
Call for Selection | Promotional Videos and Success Stories Design
Location SerbiaPosting Date: 30 November, 2023Closing Date for Application: 08 December 2023 Organizational Background: The Roma Education Fund’s (REF) mission and goal is to contribute to closing the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. To achieve this goal, the organization supports policies and programs that ensure quality education for Roma, including desegregation of [Read More]
“Build your own future through education”, final results after three years of the project
Press release | 04.12.2023 The Roma Education Fund Romania Foundation organized on November 28, 2023, at the Secondary School in Scarișoara, Olt county, the closing event of the project “Build your own future through education” – MySMIS code 146032 – co-financed from the European Social Fund through the Human Capital Operational Program . The event [Read More]
PUBLICATION – Empowering Roma Women and Girls in VET for Equal Employability
The “Education, Employment, Partnerships, and Gender Equality: A Winning Formula for Roma in VET” project has been actively transforming the landscape of education and employment opportunities for Roma, Egyptians, and Ashkali communities in Albania and Kosovo. Funded by the Austrian Development Agency and led by the Roma Education Fund (REF), with support from project partners [Read More]
Researchers from India, UK, Moldova, and Romania at the Second Edition of the International Scientific Conference
The Roma Education Fund Romania, the Master of Roma Studies and the Faculty of Political Sciences within the National School of Political and Administrative Studies – SNSPA in Bucharest, Romania, organized the second edition of the International Scientific Conference on “Gheorghianism (Nicolae Gheorghe’s Doctrine) and the Foundations of the Roma Nation”. During the 2023 edition, [Read More]
