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Czechia: Fundraising

December 23, 2024 Published by: Roma Foundation

On Wednesday, December 18, a thank-you concert was held at the Nuselská Town Hall in Prague in support of Nela Charchoňová, a ROMEA scholarship recipient who lost her hand after a car accident. The event was organized by students of the ROMEA Scholarship Program under the leadership of Natália Kuchárová and they wanted to thank everyone who contributed to the collection for a bionic hand. The ROMEA organization announced this on November 1, 2024 and over 2.3 million crowns (around 91’000 euros) were raised to support Nela.

VIDEO: Úspěšná sbírka na bionickou ruku pro Nelu vyvrcholila děkovným koncertem, který ukázal sílu romských studentů a studentek. In: Romea. 20.12.2024. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/video-uspesna-sbirka-na-bionickou-ruku-pro-nelu-vyvrcholila-dekovnym-koncertem-ktery-ukazal-silu-romskych-studentu-a-studentek
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Southern Slovakia

December 23, 2024 Published by: Roma Foundation

In Fil’akovo, a third of the city’s population are Roma. However, there are no excluded communities and makeshift dwellings like in eastern Slovakia. There is a different historical development behind this.

The local Roma mostly speak Hungarian, the majority language in the city. They attend secondary schools, and some then go on to study at universities. Jobs in this region are still scarce, far away, and poorly paid. For Roma, this means that it is even more difficult to find one, which is why many choose to go abroad.

Ako to vyzerá v meste s najväčšou integrovanou rómskou komunitou: žiadne chatrče, secondhand v škole, študenti univerzít, ale aj bytová úžera. In: Dennik N. 23.12.2024. https://dennikn.sk/4371148/ako-to-vyzera-v-meste-s-najvacsou-integrovanou-romskou-komunitou-ziadne-chatrce-secondhand-v-skole-studenti-univerzit-ale-aj-bytova-uzera/

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Slovakia, Romnja, and Work

December 23, 2024 Published by: Roma Foundation

Romnja from the Bardejov district in Slovakia have been trying to improve their financial situation by getting a job for years, but many are not successful. The obstacles are persistent racism, practical problems of life in the settlement, but often also resentment from their own families. Women from marginalized Roma communities thus remain the least working group.

Diskriminované sú pre pôvod, pohlavie aj počet detí. Rómky si márne hľadajú prácu. In: Korzar. 22.12.2024. https://presov.korzar.sme.sk/c/23427549/diskriminovane-su-pre-povod-pohlavie-aj-pocet-deti-romky-si-marne-hladaju-pracu.html