Roma women and youth empowerment

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify">The project aimed to ultimately promote equality and prevent-combat discrimination, anti-Roma sentiment, and the social-economic exclusion of the Roma. In Greece, the Roma community, estimated at approximately 265,000 individuals (2.47% of the population), faces significant challenges in social inclusion. Despite the adoption of the “Greek National Strategy and Action Plan for the Social Inclusion of Roma 2021-2030,” which addresses key areas such as education, employment, healthcare, and housing, many Roma continue to experience marginalization, poverty, and discrimination.<br> Despite these initiatives, the Roma community in Greece continues to face significant obstacles to full social inclusion, necessitating sustained and comprehensive efforts to address systemic issues and promote equality.&nbsp;<br> In this context, the specific project contributed significantly to reducing inequalities, especially among Roma women, by providing specialized counseling that enables them to recognize their strengths and, based on these, integrate into the labor market. At the same time, the counseling helped identify weaknesses and proposes solutions for improvement so that these do not become obstacles to changing professional orientation.<br> The awareness and sensitization actions significantly contributed to identifying the unique characteristics of Roma women, promoting their culture, and raising awareness on issues such as education, early marriages, medical prevention and care, and career guidance.<br> &nbsp;</p>

Project partners

• AROGI Project partner· Greece
• DIAVALKANIKO Project partner· Greece
• STIRIXI AMKE Project partner· Greece
• ENOSI GEFIRA ROMA Project partner· Greece