Sharing experience

Coloured mosaic of Europe

The youth exchange project “Coloured mosaic of Europe” involved 38 Roma youngsters from Italy, Germany, Slovakia and Poland.

The main topic of the project was to show differences between majority and minority and between participating countries and to display that just these differences make our society unique and interesting. The outcome of the project was an exposition of photos created by the participants and presented in form of mosaic at primary school.


Youth Initiative project

The youth initiative project was prepared by a non-governmental organization which works with Roma and Non-roma youngsters and adults.

The aim of the project was to train a group of young “advisers”, who will be able to train and lead non-formal groups of Roma and Non-roma youngsters. The main activities of the project were based on training in the field of communication, peer leading, group dynamic etc. and in the further phase of the project on activities carried out by advisors themselves for their peers.


Amen sam pro jekh than (We are all in the same place)

The youth initiative project had been implemented by non-formal group of Roma young people aged between  15-21 years from Roma communities in the Slovak town Banská Bystrica.

The main objective of the project was to introduce to Non-Roma youngsters the life of Roma young people in Roma settlements including community, culture and tradition. The aim was to contribute to the fight against prejudices between Roma and non-Roma youth. The group had prepared a traveler's musical, which reflected their life and their place in the society. This performance was presented to Non-Roma children and youth at primary and secondary schools. The performance was presented also in Roma communities.