Extreme poverty raises the priority issue of feeding and security. The serious lack of access to basic income and essential products and services makes school abandon a daily problem that we face, in Eastern Europe.
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“The Roma are Europe’s largest ethnic minority. Out of an estimated 10-12 million Roma in Europe, some 6 million live in the EU. Many Roma in the EU are victims of prejudice and social exclusion, despite the fact that EU countries have banned discrimination. Many Roma in the EU are victims of prejudice and social exclusion, despite the fact that EU countries have banned discrimination. The EU has long stressed the need for better Roma inclusion, but overall progress has been limited over the past 10 years. The European institutions and every EU country have a joint responsibility to improve the living conditions and inclusion of the Roma..” (A New EU Roma Strategic Framework - factsheet October 2020)
A few findings by the European Commission: 85% of Roma children are at risk of
poverty compared to 20% of children in the general population. 41% of Roma have experienced discrimination over the past 5 years. 62% of Roma youth are not in
education, employment or training compared to 10% of youth in the general population
What's Next?
With our network of non-profit organisations set up in 2021, we intend to take decisive steps in the implementation of the EU plans and objectives, however adapted to our countries' realities: combating and reducing extreme poverty, encouraging educational programmes to prevent school dropout of Roma, education for health, projects designed to set up and develop SMEs and social entrepreneurship etc.
Ensuring housing is one of our main objectives, since many Roma live in improvised shelter lacking basic security, without access to water, electricity, heating or washing facilities.
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