Roma Education Fund Romania

Acronym: REF

General Information

Identification Code: 730068743102-07

Website: http://www.romaeducationfund.ro

Entity Form: not-for-profit organization

Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

Registration Date: 6/17/2021

Last Update: 8/23/2023

Mission & Interests

Goals: The mission and ultimate goal of the Roma Education Fund (REF) is to close the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. In order to achieve this goal, REF supports policies and programs which ensure quality education for Roma, including the desegregation of education systems in the countries that were participating in the Decade of Roma Inclusion, and in other interested countries. Preparation of this action is based on long-term implementation of actions aimed at supporting Roma children and youth at all educational levels, with the aim to introduce an integrated approach in the countries where REF already implements activities and to expand the activities to new areas/countries with a significant number of Roma population. Since 2005, the Roma Education Fund (REF) network has gained extensive experience and knowledge about the types of interventions and approaches to Roma education that produce results on the ground in 16 countries in Europe.

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Borders and security
Culture
Culture and media
Digital economy and society
Education and training
Employment and social affairs
Energy
Enlargement
Environment
European neighbourhood policy
External relations
Food safety
Humanitarian aid and civil protection
Institutional affairs
International co-operation and development
Justice and fundamental rights
Migration and asylum
Public health
Regional policy
Research and innovation
Trans-European Networks
Youth

Levels of Interest:

sub-national
european
national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: REF has not targeted any policy domain in relation to the EU insofar. REF is interested in all the policy measures that aim to contribute to improved social cohesion through increased education attainment and improved employability potential of marginalized Roma populations across regions in Europe, as well to foster cross-country and regional dialogue and knowledge transfer. The organization is interested in contributing to the consultation processes and other initiatives evolving around the European Child Guarantee. Also, the organization seeks to take part in the consultative framework around EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation.

Communication Activities: In terms of policy implementation in relation to the EU, the organization is at the beginning of the activities in the field. The organization is mainly interested to contribute to the public consultation processes. The organization implements educational projects for all levels of education, for Roma communities and, from this perspective, it is interested in all themes that come across the subject of education. Directly, the organization is part of the campaign “First Years, First Priority”, focusing on providing more support for education initiatives of the age group 0 to 6 years old. The campaign website can be found here: https://firstyearsfirstpriority.eu/the-campaign/. Indirectly, the organization contributed to the development of policies related to Roma, attending events related to this consultation: https://ec.europa.eu/research-roma-children/?publications/347/. In addition, it take part in events related to this initiative: https://epha.org/epha-analysis-health-in-the-2014-national-roma-integration-strategies/.

Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: 60 Vaselor Str.sector 2

Post Code: 021255

City: Bucharest

Country: ROMANIA

Phone:

Indic Phone: 40

Phone Number: 212000600

EU Office

Address: 60 Vaselor Str.sector 2

Post Code: 021255

City: Bucharest

Country: ROMANIA

Phone:

Indic Phone: 40

Phone Number: 212000600

Financial Data

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Funding Sources:

Donations
EU funding
Grants
Member's contributions
Other

Other Source Info: Norway Grants/EEA Grants REF Switzerland (network funding) Velux Foundations

Contributions:

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Currency: €
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Total Budget: 6849075

Grants:

Source: Erasmus Programme
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Currency: €
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Source: Other
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Source: Velux Foundations
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Source: Norway Grants/EEA Grants/Other
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Source: REF Switzerland (network funding)
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Source: European Social Fund - administered by RO state
Amount: 0
Currency: €
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Current Year:

Grants:

Complementary Information: Actually, we did not incur any costs related to the activities covered by the Register. We are hereby applying the Register to be involved in consultation processes

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1

Members: 1

Members F T E: 0.10000000149011612

Info Members: None involved insofar.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure

Is Member Of: REF belongs to a network organization. REF RO per-se has no members as it is a foundation. The network of REF has been established in 2005 with the occasion of the Decade for Roma Inclusion. Information regarding the entire network can be found here: https://www.romaeducationfund.org/who-we-are/ref-network/. The individual members of the Board of the Foundation can be found here: https://www.romaeducationfund.org/who-we-are/board/. (3 members of the Board of the Foundation in Romania). Since 2005, the Roma Education Fund (REF) has gained extensive experience and knowledge about the types of interventions and approaches to Roma education that produce results on the ground. In its field of expertise, REF has either established in-country project or implemented activities in 16 countries in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, as well as the Western Balkans and Turkey (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine). Currently, REF RO takes over the role of main entity leading the network.

Organisation Members: -