On February 6, a new Roma-led community center (“Roma Integration Space”) was officially opened in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast, after which another such community center will be opened in Berehove, Zakarpattia Oblast. UNHCR and its local partner NEEKA supported the reconstruction of the buildings and the renovation of the premises of these two centers.

The spaces will work as multifunctional centers to support Roma communities, primarily Roma women and girls, and will complement the national Roma strategy of the Government of Ukraine. Based on the experience and lessons learned from a similar Roma integration space, which has been under the care of the UNHCR and its partner NGO Nehemiah in Uzhgorod since 2022, a wide range of measures aimed at strengthening the access of Roma communities to rights and services, strengthening their potential and integration into local communities.

• Нові «Ромські інтеграційні простори» на Закарпатті будуть розв’язувати виклики національної меншини та місцевої інтеграції. In: PMG. 06.02.2024. https://pmg.ua/life/121374-novi-romski-intehratsiyni-prostory-na-zakarpatti-budut-rozviazuvaty-vyklyky-natsionalnoyi-menshyny-ta-mistsevoyi-intehratsiyi