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Article 12 Gypsies/Travellers

http://www.article12.org/gypsytraveller.html

Young Gypsy/Travellers acting for themselves. For further information contact: karenbalfour@article12.org

Savvy Chavvy


http://www.savvychavvy.com/

Savvy Chavvy is a social network set up for young Gypsies and Travellers. “'Chavvy' is a Romany word for a young person in our community. This our own social network for young Gypsies and Travellers - keep it clean!”

European Roma Youth Blog


http://romayouth.com/

This webpage was designed to strengthen youth information, the partnership-building and the visibility of Roma youth work. It invites you to ‘Register yourself and contribute with your own info’.

Roma news/cultures information.

romano_liloro@googlegroups.com

Subscribe to the Google Groups "Romano_Liloro" group, which includes Roma Daily News, Policy Centre for Roma and Minorities and Roma Virtual Network via this email.

 

Traveller Education Services

National Association of Teachers of Travellers + other Professionals

http://www.natt.org.uk/

This website provides a UK wide, searchable, and up-to-date Traveller Education Services contacts list. It also provides a wealth of resources for and about the education of Travelling children and young people.

Cardiff Traveller Education Service

http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?Parent_Directory
_id=2865&nav=2869,3047,3049,3073,3932

The Cardiff Traveller Education Service assists the authority by providing support to Travellers. Committed to inclusion, life-long learning and 'High Achievement for all' the service is partly funded by the National Assembly.

West Midlands Consortium Education Service for Travelling Children

http://www.grtwestmidlands.org.uk

The West Midlands Consortium Education Service for Travelling Children has peripatetic Advisory/Support Teachers and provides welfare and administrative services, as well as teaching aids and materials, for West Midlands schools. The aim is to promote continuity in the education for Travelling Children

Devon Consortium Traveller Education Service

http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/learning/pupil_support/
travellers_education.htm

The aim of this service is to ensure that Gypsy and Traveller young people and their families have unhindered access to universal services

Council of Europe/ Open Society Institute Roma Internship Scheme

http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/romatravellers/Traineeship/default_en.asp

http://www.coe.int/

Successful interns can learn about the Council's structures, activities and international co-operation procedures, including the implementation of the European Convention of Human Rights. They can also attend sittings of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly and other meetings.

 

Irish

Exchange House Travellers Service

http://www.exchangehouse.ie/

This service provides Family Support, Youth Services, Money Advice and Education programs to the Travelling Community in Dublin, Ireland

Irish Traveller Movement

http://www.itmtrav.com/

The Irish Traveller Movement consists of a partnership between Travellers and settled people committed to seeking full equality for Travellers in Irish society.

Pavee Point Travellers Centre

http://www.paveepoint.ie/pav_home_a.html

Pavee Point is a partnership of Irish Travellers and settled people working together to improve the lives of Irish Travellers through working towards social justice, solidarity, socio-economic development and human rights.

European

European Roma and Travellers Forum

 

http://ertf.org/en/index.html

http://www.policycenter.eu/eui.htm

The European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) is an international Roma organisation which brings together Roma NGOs from all over Europe. Established in 2004, its aim is to "to promote the effective exercise by the populations mentioned in Article 1.2 [Roma, Sinti, Kalé, Travellers and related groups] of all human rights and fundamental freedoms as protected by the legal instruments of the Council of Europe and other international legal instruments where applicable.

Union Romani

http://www.unionromani.org/

Non-profit, non-governmental organisation which is concerned with defending the gypsy community. It carries out its activities throughout Spain and also works together with the INTERNATIONAL UNION ROMANI, on activities designed to gain recognition of the culture of the gypsy people, as an asset within the global culture.

School Success For Roma Children

http://www.osi.hu/epsu/conf/961211.html

Romanian project aiming to discuss issues around the development of programming to promote School Success for Roma Children.

Challenging Segregation - Jason Orton

http://www.osi.hu/exhibition/orton/jom.htm

Exhibition about a Hungarian educational program which directly challenges the widespread prejudice that Roma children are educationally inferior and need to be segregated from non-Roma children in the school system.

TRUST: The Essential Prerequisite Between Roma And Educational Institutions

http://www.osi.hu/exhibition/Trust1.htm

From RPP Reporter, May 1998, “The Essential Prerequisite between Roma and Educational Institutions.”

The Roma Education Resource Book

http://www.osi.hu/iep/minorities/ResBook1/
ResBook.htm

A paper outlining a critical discussion of education for Romani children. This discussion shows the exposure of the historical, political, cultural and social processes, which influence the access Romani children have to equitable education.

European Roma Rights Center

http://errc.org/

The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is an international public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma.

Rom News Society

http://www.romnews.com/

Hamburg-based online newsletter.

Romani World

http://www.romaniworld.com/

Multimedia site that is Part of the Real News editorial group reporting on European Roma.

Council Of Europe - Roma and Travellers Internship

http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/romatravellers
/Traineeship/default_en.asp

http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_resources/jobs/
11_Traineeship_opportunities/

Successful interns can learn about the Council's structures, activities and international co-operation procedures, including the implementation of the European Convention of Human Rights. They can also attend sittings of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly and other meetings.

European Committee On Romani Emancipation

http://www.eu-romani.org/

The European Committee on Romani Emancipation (ECRE) provides representation on behalf of European citizens wishing to promote common rights of equity of treatment, protection and improvement in the conditions of the Roma People in Europe.