Obstacles in education for Romani and Egyptian children
Wearing old clothes, but still going to school The famous poet, Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj stated, “From cradle to grave, the most beautiful (period) is the school age.” This statement, however, could hardly...
View ArticleLearning Mobility Scoreboard Report: Member States must try harder
A new report by the Eurydice Network, Towards a Mobility Scoreboard: Conditions for Learning abroad in Europe, highlights unequal opportunities, uneven commitments and a complex range of obstacles to...
View ArticleOur Dream: The Choice
In the town of Kyustendil, in western Bulgaria, 90 km southwest of Sofia, some Roma children are fighting age-old stereotypes by choosing to continue their education beyond the age of 16, as is...
View ArticleThe young Roma women who are changing their communities
It isn’t because they don’t have their own televisions. Most of the families have large screens at home, but in this impoverished, isolated and marginalised Roma community, where there is no rubbish...
View ArticleIntegration later
A Hungarian court says a church-run school in a Romani community segregates. Its backers says it offers a head start. Nyiregyhaza, HUNGARY | The Soja Miklos Elementary School sits in the middle of a...
View ArticleDiscrimination keeps Roma pupils down in Albania
Roma are often accused of taking no interest in education – but when they do, Albanian schools are often far from welcoming. Donald Qerimi, a teenager from the city of Korca in southeastern Albania,...
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Is opportunity knocking for Slovakia’s Roma?
It is a cool autumn day in eastern Slovakia, and Robert Rybar and his sons are stacking scrap wood. Winter is coming and fire is the only way to heat their small shanty. “It’s good wood, and it’s...
View ArticleAssisting communities to access EU funds for inclusion
The Project Generation Model Piloted by the Open Society Foundations Making the most of EU funds for Roma National governments in Europe can greatly enhance the implementation of their National Roma...
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Literacy Cubed – Focus on Roma families
In July and August 2014, a family literacy programme (FLP) called Literacy Cubed, developed in a European partnership project implemented by five organizations – RWCT International Consortium and...
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REF grantees recognized with three Roma integration awards from the European...
Three grantees of the Roma Education Fund (REF) received top prizes for their innovative work at the European Commission’s Roma Integration Award Ceremony in October. Among the four REF-supported...
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