Press Releases
REF solicită revizuirea conținutului curricular la disciplina Limba și literatura română
Scrisoare deschisă către Ministerul Educației, 30 decembrie 2025 Fundația Roma Education Fund (REF) își exprimă îngrijorarea față de modul în care anumite conținuturi propuse în proiectele curriculare pentru Limba și literatura română pot contribui, prin lipsa unei contextualizări critice adecvate, la reproducerea stereotipurilor rasiste și xenofobe în rândul elevilor. REF condamnă ferm orice formă de [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]
O premieră pentru comunitatea romă | Fundația REF recunoscută de Guvern României ca organizație de utilitate publică
Comunicat de presă, 30 decembrie, 2025 Cu ocazia Zilei Minorităților Naționale (18 decembrie), Guvernul României a acordat Fundației Roma Education Fund Romania statutul de organizație de utilitate publică, marcând o premieră la nivel național. Această decizie, publicată în Monitorul Oficial pe 29 decembrie 2025, reprezintă o recunoaștere oficială a contribuției constante și semnificative a organizației [Read More]
Roma Education Fund Accepted to the International Congress of Applied Psychology – ICAP
The Roma Education Fund is proud to announce that, through its specialists and the work of its Research and Development Division, it has been accepted to participate in the International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP). This acceptance represents an encouraging milestone for the R&D division and an opportunity to present REF’s developing research perspectives in [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]
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]
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]
“The Ring of Time” – A Groundbreaking Educational Board Game on Roma History Launched in Bucharest
Bucharest, October 3, 2025. Today, at the Ion Creangă Branch of the Bucharest Metropolitan Library, the launch of the educational board game “The Ring of Time” took place in the presence of students from the Secondary School in Mărgineni, Prahova County. These students, taught by the history teacher, Ioan Valentin Negoi, contributed with their ideas [Read More]
