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Dream to Grow

Dream to grow: How to make Europe’s labor markets a place for all Co-hosted by: European Roma Grassroots Organizations Network (ERGO) and the Romani Early Years Network (REYN), an initiative of ISSA – the International Step by Step Association October 7th, 14:00 – 16:00 CET Find the agenda and catalogue of human books here. Sign

Sep

Digital High-Level Conference

Digital High-Level Conference on the new Strategic EU Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma until 2030 Instead of the traditional “EU Roma Platform”, the German EU Presidency and the European Commission will organize on the 12 October the “Digital High-Level Conference on the new Strategic EU Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of

Sep

Quality Standards for the Youth Guarantee- #RomaYouth as focus

Quality Standards for the Youth Guarantee- #RomaYouth as focus The European Youth Guarantee so far failed to provide quality offers to marginalized groups, including #RomaYouth. Together with other civil society organizations, ERGO Network has contributed to a set of Quality Standards for the Youth Guarantee proposed by the European Youth Forum. The recommendation paper is

PECAO - Peer education to counter antigypsyist hate speech online

The PECAO project combines peer education and media monitoring to counter antigypsyism online.

Roma Civil Monitor

Pilot project to strengthen the monitoring mechanisms of the implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategies through systematic civil society monitoring.

Transparency Criteria

ERGO Network has developed a set of transparency and accountability criteria to strengthen civil society organisations by increasing their legitimacy, trust and effectiveness.

Joint Initiative to Empower Roma Civil Society

The Joint Initiative sets up a supporting structure for (pro) Roma civil society to actively participate in the local and national policy and decision making process through capacity-building and networking of Roma NGOs on the Western Balkans and Turkey.

ergo.network

Non-profit network based in Brussels, connecting Roma and pro-Roma grassroots organizations across Europe

This week we welcomed Izabela Tiberiade to our ERG

Save the Date for our first virtual Human Library,

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#HeroicandEmpowering #8April #16May
🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ This day reminds us of the resilience and power of our ancestors who resisted the Nazis when they were imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau. These brave women and men are our #heroes, a symbol of the spirit of resistance!
Today, we celebrate all #everyday Roma heroes who, despite all difficulties, resist the hate and contribute to building a better society!
We celebrate: 👉 the brave Roma children and parents who keep the faith and fight for education
👉 the Roma doctors and nurses supporting patients during this pandemic 👉 the volunteers and social workers distributing food, providing information and sharing some smiles
👉 The shop sellers, teachers, cleaners and everyone else who work hard every day to feed their families and keep the society running. 👉 All those who are not able to work, but still resist to the best of their possibilities.

And of course everyone who stands up against acts of #antigypsyism, big or small. Your resistance is important! Keep up the good work! Leave no one behind!

On this day of resistance, we call on everyone to not leaving anyone behind, to prioritise the most vulnerable and protect them from violence and antigypsyism.

#HeroicandEmpowering
🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ Our next everyday Roma #heroes come from Skopje, North Macedonia and are from the Sumnal Association for development of the Roma community in Macedonia .
The organization provides psychological support and counseling, organizes a social club and public relations of 100 Roma victims of the #Holocaust.
During the #Covid19 pandemic, the project coordinator, social worker and volunteers visited the beneficiaries of the project. The elderly people were very happy to be able to exchange with the team of Sumnal, and to receive packages with products and medicine. Hopefully they will soon be able to meet in their social club again!

Thank you for your support, Sumnal! 👏👏👏👏👏

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🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ Our next everyday heroes are from our Czech member organization Vzájemné soužití ops who support the people of Ostrava.
Their director Kumar Vishwanathan told us: 👉“In spite of the COVID restrictions, we at Life Together took the conscious decision to be on the streets. We maintain our presence amidst the people, inform them, listen to their needs and fears, take precautions. Our main activities since the middle of March have been to protect the Roma communities. This cannot be done from an office desk or from home office”.👈 The organization already sewed and disseminated 3000 cloth face masks for free! They also explain why it is important to wear them and how to take care of them. Through games on the street, they also discuss the importance of washing hands and keeping distances with the children.
To find out more, check out this interview with Kumar: http://romaheroes.blogspot.com/2020/04/eva-makes-masks-even-in-her-dreams.html?m=1

👉Last, but not least in our mini series of #emp

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🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️ Today we present you the Roma hero Dr Meri Berat, a third year specialist in Radiotherapy and oncology and mother of 2 children from Macedonia.
She works in a hospital where #Covid19 positive cases from all over the country receive their treatments, including chemo dialysis conducted by Dr Berat. 👉She says: “It is very hard and stressful to work under the new arisen conditions, but the whole staff including doctors, nurses, technical staff and everyone else involved deserve a big thank you for their resilience, bravery and skilfulness in their work”.👈 You are our heroes! Thank you!! 👏👏👏👏

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🦸‍♂️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♂️ Today's hero is Samuel Tanasie from Romania!

Romania is under a total lockdown, citizens are not allowed to go outside. How can you stay at home when you don’t have food, no electricity and no running water and no income!? Samuel Tanasie from Sadova noticed this problem and wanted to help. He did not let his lack of resources stop him and contacted some friends, the local doctor Dumitra Gindrovel and the mayor of Sadova. Together they were able to provide food for 6 families so that they could celebrate Easter. The initiative was very welcome and now several Roma families give support to provide food for those who need it.
Thank you, Samuel! 👏👏👏

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🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️ Today's hero is the 12 year old Traveller Olivia Herring from the UK, who has already raised over £30k for key workers in the health sector - what an incredible achievement!! She is also exemplary of many, many other Travellers supporting families in need. "I have came up with the idea of getting my Mam and Dad to do a cake face challenge for NHS where they play Rock Paper Scissors and the loser gets caked in the face. I would like To help the guys & girls on the frontline in the NHS Risking there lives everyday up and down the country. I’m doing this to show support and how much we are thinking of you all at this very challenging time"

Such great idea and FUN. 🥳🥳 To find out more about the '#cakeinyafacechallenge', take part and donate. https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=OliviaHerring&pageUrl=1

There are many other Travellers who do incredible work to support families in
Well done!! 👏👏👏

👉 Get to know Ani from Bulgaria! When she grew

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🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ Today our heroes are the whole team of Federació Assoc Gitanes Fagic from Catalunya!
FAGiC has signed an agreement with the food bank of Mercabarna, the biggest wholesale market in the province of Barcelona, and is distributing around 3000 kg of fruit and vegetables every week!
The FAGiC team distributes food to local Roma organisations in the ten most affected districts of Barcelona. The local associations then distribute the fruit and vegetables to the most affected families.
The agreement will last until the immediate crisis is over, but probably we will extend it for few months more until the families are fully back to work.
Thank you for your great work!! https://www.mercabarna.es/responsabilitat-social/es_banc-dels-aliments/

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🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️ Today we present you our everyday Roma hero Aleksandra from Serbia! Here's how she describes her great work: "Hi everyone! My name is Aleksandra Aleksandrović and I live in Novi Sad. I graduated Ethnomusicology and finished my Master studies in Applied Theater at the Academy of Arts (Serbia and Norway). I am playing the piano.
Right now, during the #Covid19 pandemic, I sew masks and give them to the people who need them. Mostly they are Roma people who cannot afford masks as well as health institutions. I sew 2 models of masks: One model is for hard of hearing people and for those who read from the lips, and the other model is similar to the one we buy from the Pharmacy". Here you can see more about her work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vU9H1dv6M0&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR15yedyTHLZ_3oRpZH_zS0RIN-HT6FzGHi_Zt2ql-r7BeoqW-2_7bp1Dhc

👉This week we share with you the story of Davie

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🦸‍♂️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♂️ Today our everyday Roma hero comes from Slovakia! He is called Mikuláš Lakatoš and he is a student nurse, preparing for his final exams during this #Covid19 crisis.
At the same time Mikuláš is also a project coordinator of nonformal education activities at EduRoma and coordinates youth activities for the Plenipotentiary Office of Roma communities in the Slovak Republic.
He combines his knowledge of the health sector and of Roma communities and is thinking about how to develop positive measures in Romani communities to protect them against COVID-19.
Thanks for all that you are doing, Mikuláš!! 👏👏👏👏

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🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸‍♂️ Today's heroes are from Асоциация Интегро Integro Association in Bulgaria!
Thanks to the children and grandchildren of Grandpa Chokoy and the family of Aise Guner they were able to distribute food and disinfectant materials to 28 families in need of c. Rakovski. Kadrin Hasanov, Api Hasanova and Remzie Hasanova helped with voluntary labour.
They say: "It is difficult in these #Covid19 times, but the solidarity gives us hope that together we can handle it! The help is not much but it is from the heart. Be healthy..." Thank you for your hard work!! 👏👏👏👏

👉We start this week with the story of Tomas, a

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24 Sep

New Pact on Asylum & Migration: starting at 9h00, @EP_Justice MEPs will make a first assessment of the proposals in a debate with @MargSchinas & @YlvaJohansson
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23 Sep

"It is timely that Europe learns from its many failures in protecting the most vulnerable within our societies,", says @hrabanova
in our joint statement on the new #EU action plan against #racism with the EU coalition of Roma and pro-Roma organisations:

https://ergonetwork.org/2020/09/overdue-action-against-racism-by-the-european-union/

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23 Sep

Meet Manda, from Romania!

As a single dad of six children, he is now doing his Bachelor's degree with 52!

Manda is one the "Human Books" 🔖 in our virtual human library #DreamToGrow: How to make Europe's labour markets #APlace4All, on 7 October with @RomaniChildren.

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22 Sep

The European Youth Guarantee so far failed to provide quality offers to marginalised groups, including #Romayouth.

ERGO Network has contributed to this set of Quality Standards for the Youth Guarantee developed by the @Youth_Forum.

Worth the read!

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European Youth Forum@Youth_Forum

Youth unemployment is skyrocketing since the beginning of #Covid19 😢 We need more than ever a Youth Guarantee that provides quality jobs to prevent another lost generation ✊Learn more ⬇️
https://www.youthforum.org/quality-standards-youth-guarantee

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