ROMEA announces the first BABO, PAPU, VAKEREN competition! It will take place as part of the project “The Memory of the Roma”, which seeks to map the fate of the Roma currently living in the Czech Republic and thus to present the history of the Roma from wartime to the present with their own eyes. We want to raise the interest of young Roma not only in their own history.

Do you know the history of your family? Are you interested in the life stories of your parents, grandparents and you do not want them to be forgotten?
Upload the life story of your relatives or acquaintances and send it to us! The most interesting and best treated stories will be awarded. We will also interview an interview with selected witnesses, which will be published on the Roma Memory website.

How to do it?
Record the witness's narration of at least 30 minutes in audio or video in Czech or Roma. Let him tell you about his own life, as well as his family history, if he has a tradition in the family.

The interviews may include a variety of topics ranging from memories of war to stories of life in Slovakia and the Czech Republic under Communism and the Velvet Revolution, to memories of various specific historical events.

Summarize the narration in a single-page text format, and you can also include copies of family photos and other interesting documents related to the narrative.
Send us everything by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by October 31, 2019

As part of a project funded by the European Union in partnership with the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, EU Thematic Evaluation, Support to Roma Communities and Roma Social Mapping have been carried out, and a report and a guided social presentation have been presented. The mapping of Roma was prepared by the two experts Ms. Mihaela Stoichici Varlan - as team leader and Mr.Muhamed Toci - as a second expert.
The event itself was organized in the premises of the MLSP on 29.07.2019.

The report itself and the presentation highlight the differences in this survey, which provides data on the local level, in Roma communities, which means not only data at national and local level, but also offers data broken down by neighborhoods, neighborhoods for Roma. each of the 14 municipalities where the survey was conducted.

It is notable that the Roma community is still on the margins of society in many segments,

According to the presentation, it is evident that in the majority of Roma neighborhoods in these 14 municipalities throughout the country Roma families live in the majority of buildings with an average of 5 persons in a space of 30 to 50 m2, which adversely affects the health of these families. Many families also face unregulated legalization of those homes.

In the health segment Roma have poorer health status than the general population.
According to basic health indicators, Roma life expectancy is 10 years shorter than the national average; Infant mortality among Roma is 13.1 / 1000 (general population 10.3 / 1000)

In the area of ​​employment, according to the analysis, the employment rate of Roma is very low, almost twice lower than the non-Roma population and there are many Roma involved in the informal economy. For many Roma, the monthly income level is very low, up to 12,000 MKD / month.

The event was attended by about 20 representatives of civil society organizations, representatives of state institutions and others.