Nedzad “Pio” Husovic is a Roma rights activist from Italy. He has been working with Associazione 21 luglio for almost six years. Starting as an intern and learning more about human rights practices and advocacy, Pio is now Early Childhood Development practitioner and a member of REYN Italy and Play Hub Assistant in one of the TOY for …
In the multi ethnic city of Mazara del Vallo (Italy), Emma Hajrusi coordinates the TOY for Inclusion Play Hub. “It has changed my life and I could not live without it,” she says. “When I go home I never dismiss my ‘uniform’ of Coordinator. I talk about the Play Hub with my relatives, I receive …
“A good education is the basis for the participation in the social economic and political life,” says Ali Daylam, Chief Executive of the Mediterranean Roma Associations Federation (AKROMFED). The organization has recently joined TOY for Inclusion. “Roma deserve to leave a decent life. I fight for the equality of Roma people in Turkey,” says Ali …
She was awarded the EU prize for Roma integration for being a “Woman grassroot activist and an unknown hero”. It’s Sanela Besic, the Executive Director of Kali Sarajevo Roma Information Center and coordinator of REYN Bosnia and Herzegovina. “After many years there is a real recognition of Romani women’s achievements in the civil society sector,” …
“Political leaders should strive to care for every child but from what I have seen, that’s not always the case,” says Global Leader Driton Berisha. While running an early childhood project, Driton helped raise the enrollment rate of Romani children in pre-school to above 95%. “I never liked unjust treatment. I am helping Romani children …
“Research shows that Romani children are behind in every single stage of their education path”, says Lisa Smith. As a Global Leader for Young Children she was awarded funding by the World Forum Foundation to create a project for her Traveller community. Her project changed the way Traveller parents thought about early years education. “Roma …
Bozidar Nikolic is a Pedagogical Assistant from Serbia, a big, fun guy. For 17 years he has been working to improve the education of Roma children in his own country. He was discriminated against when he started as a Roma Teaching Assistant, today he is one of the seven European Global Leaders for Young Children …