Are you a young Roma (18–30) ready to launch your business with Start-Up Nation Romania? 📅 April 29, 6 PM – Free webinar with Camelia Taină, Ministry of Economy! ✅ Free course ✅ 200 lei subsidy ✅ REDI e-signature & help 🔗 Register: forms.gle/gb82345ZwZUctF… #RomaYouth #Startup

#Roma #Youth for #Sustainable #Future has launched! We’re empowering Roma youth with #green #entrepreneurship training, #digital tools, and support to start businesses. On May 14, 2025, we kicked off in Barcelona with partners from Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Spain, and Cyprus.

REDI Türkiye is teaming up with BORSAV (Izmir Commodity Exchange) to launch new projects in #education, #professional #development, and production-focused #initiatives!

May 16 – International #RomaniResistanceDay Today, we honor the courage of Romani people during the Holocaust and beyond. On this day in 1944, Roma prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau bravely resisted their captors—a powerful symbol of the fight for dignity and justice.

REDI Türkiye launch in Edirne marks a major step in empowering Roma entrepreneurs! With support from municipalities, trade institutions, universities & Roma leaders, we’re building strong partnerships for lasting change.

Petrică Dulgheru, REDI Executive Director, spoke at #RDCC's Gender Equal Financing Conference about Roma women in rural areas — their roles, challenges, and need for financial education & inclusive support. #GenderEquality #RomaWomen #InclusionMatters

Petrica Dulgheru, Executive Director at REDI, spoke at the “Mission Possible” conference on funding access for social entrepreneurs. He presented REDI Fund — a scalable solution unlocking capital for Roma entrepreneurs.

REDI Türkiye Inauguration in Izmir, June 25th 2025

Together with REDI's Executive Director Petrica Dulgheru, we met İzmir Mayor Cemil Tugay to discuss Roma entrepreneurship & inclusion. Grateful for his support. We continue with sustainable projects under the EU-backed REDI Phase II 🇪🇺 #RomaInclusion #REDITürkiye

🇪🇸 From July 21–23, our partner Associació RROMANIPE hosted focus groups with Roma youth aspiring entrepreneurs! We’re listening to their needs, challenges & ideas to shape national recommendations & tools for Roma youth empowerment across Europe. 💬✨ #RomaYouth

Join us on Thursday, 21 August 2025, for an online focus group under the ERASMUS+ Roma Youth for Sustainable Future (RYSF) project. It explores how green and digital skills support Roma youth toward a sustainable future. 🔗 Registration link: shorturl.at/c0aJo

Our colleagues, Jelena Kasumović Alijević and Saša Jumerović, joined an event in Serbia organized by GIZ. They presented REDI programs and the Business Info Hubs concept – an innovative tool to boost rural development in Serbia.

REDI Skopje and Pivara Skopje (part of the Coca-Cola HBC and Heineken family) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to support the Roma community’s access to employment opportunities. This partnership is a step forward towards inclusion and equal opportunities for all!

📅 Sept 25 | Bucharest Join the DIGIFAST – Final Conference Explore how digital skills & AI open new career paths. Panels, live demos (ChatGPT, Canva AI, MidJourney), mentorship & networking await! 🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/GnAtI #DigiFast #Digitalization #AI

Join the MOSAIC Erasmus+ Project Dissemination Event in Bucharest! 📅 25 Sept | ⏰ 09:30–14:00 Learn about curricula for adult trainers, interactive courses & practical tools for entrepreneurship. 🔗 Registration: forms.gle/oH3WPwckvtLGPJ…

On Sept 25 we wrapped up the DigiFast project in Bucharest. We talked about #DigitalSkills, #AI, and how young people can shape their careers with the right tools & guidance.

On September 25, we closed the MOSAIC project with a dissemination event in Bucharest. We presented tools for underrepresented entrepreneurs and heard inspiring stories from those who built their businesses.

George Soros received the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma today in Berlin 🇩🇪, honoring 40+ years of work through Open Society Foundations, advancing Roma rights, dignity & empowerment.

November 5 – International Romani Language Day Today we celebrate the Romani language, a symbol of the culture and identity of the Roma community. This day promotes education, traditions, and the linguistic heritage of the Roma people.

As the year comes to a close, we thank our partners, collaborators, and community for their trust and support. Wishing you peaceful holidays and a year full of opportunities.