Our Youth Programme 2010 – 2015
ERGO is starting a multi-annual Roma youth programme in the period 2010 - 2015. This programme invests in Roma teenagers and students from across Europe, because they will be the future generation which will improve the situation of Roma in Europe.
In our Roma youth programme 2010 – 2015, we focus on the issues of identity, activism and responsibility. For Roma youngsters, identity plays a central role in their lives. We want to focus on the issues of responsibility and activism as well, because they are central in the ERGO concept of active citizenship.
One of the focuses in the youth programme will be support for an international Roma youth network, which will meet regularly and be a platform for exchange among Roma youth groups from across Europe. Another area of focus will be support for national and regional Roma youth networks and activities. ERGO and its member organisations have much experience in supporting such networks and activities and we want to continue to do so in the next five years. Finally, our third priority will be support for an international Roma youth campaign, similar to the ERGO campaign `Typical Roma?`, which ERGO is currently supporrting. A working title for such a campaign could be ´Be young, be Roma´.
If you want more detailed information about our ERGO youth programme, take please take a look here.
