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Slovenia: Helping

February 8, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The mission of the civic association Chestnut Horse is the education, support and social development of people with health disabilities, people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and people from marginalized communities (for the last two, read “Roma”). The association also offers educational activities for pedagogical workers working with these groups in primary schools.

Good work and intentions, but a drop in the ocean, unfortunately.

Do lepšieho života: Asistentky, ktoré robia detstvo podnetnejším. In: Život. O8.02.2025. https://zivot.pluska.sk/reportaze/do-lepsieho-zivota-asistentky-ktore-robia-detstvo-podnetnejsim

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Racism in Slovakia

February 8, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

Marek Badžo and Darina Berková, a Roma couple, bought a house in the centre of the village of Nižná Myšla in the Košice-okolie district. Some residents didn’t like it, so they wrote a petition. They mentioned the Roma origin of the new owners and their concerns that they might be unadaptable people who would cause problems in the village.

The residents justify their position by the mayor’s long-term failure to resolve the situation in the Roma community, and they also have reservations about the way the house was sold. Meanwhile, several politicians have been involved in the events in the village, who see discrimination and segregation in the behaviour of the locals.

Well, you don’t need a Ph.D. to see that.

Kúpili si dom a dostali odkaz, aby zmizli. V Nižnej Myšli spisovali petíciu proti Rómom. In: Dennik N. 06.02.2025. https://dennikn.sk/4446952/kupili-si-dom-a-dostali-odkaz-aby-zmizli-v-niznej-mysli-spisovali-peticiu-proti-romom/

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Roma In Slovakia

February 8, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

To be a Rom in Slovakia is not easy. The stereotypes are hard to overcome: poor, with many children, uneducated, not willing to work and integrate, dirty, etc.

Lana, a 28 years old Romni from a small town in eastern Slovakia who now lives abroad, founded the Instagram profile “Kamiben” to counter these stereotypes and told about her experiences as a Romni iN Slovakia. Scary, for example, a customer refused to pay for groceries because a Romni touched them. It says a lot.

Slovenská Rómka o svojom živote: Zákazníci odmietali zaplatiť za potraviny, pretože sa ich dotkla Rómka (ROZHOVOR). In: Emefka. 06.02.2025. https://emefka.sk/slovenska-romka-o-svojom-zivote-zakaznici-odmietali-zaplatit-za-potraviny-pretoze-sa-ich-dotkla-romka-rozhovor/