Our work
Four pillars,
fourteen programmes
From a child's first classroom to a seat at the policy table. The four pillars below are the organisation's own framing.
- Education
- Employment
- Participation
- Social Inclusion
- Active
- Completed
Pillar 1
Education
Support at every stage — from a child's first year of school to postgraduate study.
9 programmes
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RomaVersitas Program Retention, academic performance and graduation support for Roma students in tertiary education. Completed -
Secondary Education Project Raising academic performance and employability among Roma secondary school students. Completed -
Tertiary Education Project Access, participation and transition to the labour market for Roma students in higher education. Completed -
Back To School Raising attendance and performance among Roma and Egyptian pupils, on merit and need. Completed -
WinForVET Vocational education and training routes into employment for young Roma in Albania and Kosovo. Completed -
Roma Political School Structured capacity-building in political participation, leadership and public policy. Completed -
Compass National and regional training courses on human rights education, with the Council of Europe. Completed -
Meet My Culture Student-led education about Roma history and culture, to reduce stereotypes in Albanian schools. Completed - COVID-19 Emergency Support on Education Tablets, internet and tutoring so Roma and Egyptian pupils and students could keep learning when schools closed. Completed
Pillar 2
Employment
Placing Roma graduates inside the public institutions that shape Roma lives.
1 programme
Pillar 3
Participation
Roma who do not only vote, but stand for office and shape public debate.
2 programmes
Pillar 4
Social Inclusion
Legal advocacy and cultural work against the prejudice that holds exclusion in place.
2 programmes
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Access to Justice for Roma Legal education enabling Roma students and mediators to open access to justice for their communities. Completed - Remember “Samudaripen”: the Roma Genocide in WWII A graphic novel about the Roma Genocide, published in Albanian, North Macedonian and Romani and taken into schools. Completed
Work with us
We deliver these programmes with institutional funders, universities and civil society across Albania, the Western Balkans and Europe.