These are the participants of the UPre Women programme – courageous Roma women who decided to change their lives, fight against obstacles, and contribute to changing discriminatory attitudes of the majority population in Slovakia towards the Roma minority
Many girls and women from excluded Roma communities were born into poor environments. Thus, they did not have the same opportunities and chances to be educated or develop their potential. This significantly impacts their ability to find and keep a job. In addition, they experience multiple disadvantages resulting from ethnic, geographical, and gender discrimination and from the physical and verbal violence to which they are often subjected – both within their families and in society.
Also for these reasons, only 32% of Roma women were working in 2020. 77% of young Roma women did not work, were not in education or further training.
To help and support these women, the Carpathian Foundation has created an educational and development programme that increases the employability of women from marginalized Roma communities, develops their skills and knowledge, and enables them to build healthy self-esteem.
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Learn about current events and highlights from the programme UPre Women, as well as the stories of the participating Roma women and their mentors, which we will gradually add to the News.
How the UPre programme changed the lives of two extraordinary women
I can achieve a lot more than I thought Monika, a mother of five children, lives in a Roma settlement in Dobšiná. It is one
The BEST of UPre Women programme
The pilot year of the UPre Women programme started in January 2022 and ran until August 2023. However, before the actual launch, we conducted a
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Are you an employer near Dobšiná or Košice? Are you interested in joining us in enabling Roma women from marginalised backgrounds to gain work experience and integrate into the labour market? Contact us on natalia.prihodova@karpatskanadacia.sk or +421 903 497 082.
Are you interested in supporting the development and increasing employability of women from marginalised Roma communities? Contact us on veronika.m.fricova@karpatskanadacia.sk or +421 949 174 809.
The UPre Women program was supported by:
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Contacts for the UPre Women's team
Carpathian Foundation
Letná 27, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Veronika M. Fričová, +421 947 951 073
