Ildikó Kotlárová comes from the Olaš (VlaX) Roma community and has been breaking stereotypes since she was a child. As a teacher and director of the Lajos Mocsáry Elementary School in Fiľakovo, which is attended primarily by students from the Roma community, she fights against stereotypes.

She says that those who live in generational poverty cannot lead their sons and daughters to education. Even if they wanted to learn, they don’t have the finances to do so.

• Mama ich nezobudí do školy, pretože im nemôže dať raňajky, hovorí o svojich žiakoch Ildikó Kotlárová (rozhovor). In: Aktuality. 25.12.2023. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/gYgVkDi/mama-ich-nezobudi-do-skoly-pretoze-im-nemoze-dat-ranajky-hovori-o-svojich-ziakoch-ildiko-kotlarova-rozhovor/