“You need to enable people to get their own jobs, to pay their bills, build their houses, pay their rent, take their kids to school.” – Meet Petrica Dulgheru, Executive Director of the Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative. #romaforeurope

Slađana Marinković shows how successful entrepreneurship can help lift others. An economist by training, she runs her own cleaning business and, through the Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, works to empower other Roma women in Serbia. #romaforeurope

Rockets damaged Andriy Poliakov’s home in Andriivka, Ukraine, but the disabled father of two stayed, caring for family while surviving without gas or heating. His experience highlights that Roma households in Ukraine are far less likely to receive compensation for war damage. #romaforeurope

Željko Ristić (33) is the third generation in his family to sell curtains in Niš, Serbia. With support from the Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, he’s boosting online sales and investing in new machinery—working to take the family business international. #romaforeurope

Roma entrepreneurs are powering Europe’s future. Asib Zekir of REDI North Macedonia explains why empowerment matters. 💬 What role does entrepreneurship play?

#romaentrepreneurs #economicempowerment #romarights #romaempowerment #romaforeurope

In Zaporizhzhia, Oleksandr and Maryna Fursenko shelter daily with their children and grandparents as shelling continues.

Like thousands of Roma families, they face greater obstacles to rebuilding and returning home. Many are excluded from state compensation, despite heavy losses.

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Ciprian Necula, Chair of the Roma Education Fund, leads a team working to increase the resilience of Roma communities in a rapidly changing Europe through education.
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Months after the Zaharna Fabrika demolitions in Sofia, Bulgaria, families like Boyko Simov’s are still without stable housing. They’ve lost jobs, their children’s schooling has been disrupted and daily life has been reduced to uncertainty. Real solutions are urgently needed. #romaforeurope