European Project RTRANSFORM is proud to announce the Final Conference: ROMA WOMAN LEADERS OF CHANGE, to be held at the European Parliament in Brussels on September 7th, 2023 at 11.00 CET. This groundbreaking event aims to celebrate and empower Roma women who have emerged as leaders of transformative change. Brussels, Belgium – September 7th, 2023 […]
The Roma woman… for some too loud, too vivacious, too honest, too emotional, too intelligent, too complete, too divine, too tough, too sensitive, too wild, too perplexing, too successful, too powerful, too joyful, too demanding. Yes! And too determined to live with dignity! On the 10th of June 2023 – International Roma Women’s Day in […]
You make me believe that this country has a future Iliyana Iotova, Vice President of Bulgaria to the Roma women participants in the National Roma Women Gathering, 20 October 2022 October 20, 2022 for many women in Bulgaria is probably just another monotonous day, but for more than 50 Roma women it was the beginning […]
Domestic violence against Roma women is not rare. Roma women who experience domestic violence face more difficulties due to poverty, social exclusion, discrimination and lack of social services in the areas where they live. They rarely report cases of domestic violence because they are not sufficiently informed about the problem and which services to report. […]
On the occasion of June 10th, the International Day of Roma Woman, Center Amalipe organized a virtual coffee meeting “Coffee time women style: the contribution of Roma women to Bulgarian history”. We have organized such meeting for first time last year provoked by the COVID 19 pandemic. However, it turned to be a very inspiring […]
November 25 has been declared International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It was proclaimed as such by UN General Assembly Resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999. In this regard, the Amalipe Center is organizing a week to combat violence against women, in which various initiatives can involve schools, educational mediators, activists, active […]
The PATTERN project (Prevent And CombaT domesTic Violence against Roma Women) aims to contribute to preventing and combating domestic violence against Roma women in Greece, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Romania and the EU. By raising awareness in Roma communities, informing women about their rights and available mechanisms to support and enable professionals to respond effectively to […]