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The urban experience of young Roma children

Category: ECD and Services | Types of resource: Case Study | Year: 2016 and older | Region: EU |

An under-studied question

In its work at regional level within the EU, the Bernard van Leer Foundation focuses on Roma populations, who across Europe face higher risks of discrimination and difficult living conditions. Catalina Ulrich of the University of Bucharest recently produced a report for the Foundation entitled ‘Research findings and best models of intervention supporting Early Childhood Development for young Roma children’. In this article she discusses her different experiences of working with Roma children in urban settings compared to rural ones.

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Roma Inclusion in Romania: Policies, Institutions and Examples

This report represents an intermediary stage within the project titled, “Adapting shared experiences to each partner”. The project objective is the development of cooperation practices in the field of Roma inclusion by cross-border transfer of data and exchange of local good practices in order to promote the inclusion of Roma. The project also aimed at increasing the capacity of organizations dealing with Roma integration in Romania, Spain, Italy, and Bulgaria.

The report briefly presents the national and European public policies and initiatives applied in the last two decades with regard to the Roma minority inclusion in Romania. It seeks to identify the limitations and problems, success or failure, as well as the potential future solutions of public policy action. Although there are some positive practices targeting Romani children education in the report, it is shown how ethnic segregation and lack of access to quality education remain big challenges.