12th Edition of the FAGiC Awards for Roma development
On December 4, 2019 FAGiC organised the 12th Edition of the FAGiC Awards, a ceremony with a double goal: on one side, it is an opportunity to reward Roma and non Roma people who contributed positively to the development of the Roma culture and the Roma community; on the other side, it is a big event to present FAGiC’s projects and activities.
This year, the awards went to:
- Oncle Moncho for a lifetime’s work and contribution to Roma culture (post-humous) (Culture Award)
- Oncle Peret for the promotion of Catalan Roma culture (Culture award)
- Roma Women Association “Karing Vaxt” for the empowerment and promotion of Roma women (Association Award)
- Educational team and parents of the school Juan Salamero for their fight against social exclusion (Education Award)
- Hospital of Bellvitge for good practices with the Roma people (Health Award)
- Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona for the promotion of inclusion of Roma people on the labour market (labour insertion award)
- Eduard Carrera for the promotion of citizenship and harmony through the mediation especially with Roma people (mediation award)