FAGiC - Federación de Asociaciones Gitanas de Cataluña

When i got in Barcelona, i had no idea that after 2 weeks we will have to take part into a EVS starting training course in Girona. I was not expecting that much, and i am pretty sure that this was the key for an amazing week. I had the opportunity to meet all the volunteers across Catalunya and managed to create connections for the period that i will have to spend in Barcelona. I have learned a lot about people, about myself, i saw different types of projects, i got the chance to understand better my role as a volunteer and also getting to know each of my colleague was the best experience of the entire week, The program was full of projects and tasks, we all learned about spanish and catalan culture and history, we tried to set some goals for our EVS projects and also had a lot of fun. For me it was a pleasure to see 29 different people from all over Europe driven by the same goal, the one of helping the community. I have learned that even though in appeareance we lo...

Testimonios de algunos jóvenes participantes a la conferencia "Putren Le Jakha!" contra el antigitanismo en Ostrava Johanna, Republica Checa Fridon, Kosovo Robo, Slovakia Dennis, Estados Unidos, y Iva, Montenegro Miroslav, Republica Checa Para más video y informaciones sobre la Conferencia: PUTREN LE JAKHA III FACEBOOK  

The seminar was aimed to raise the awareness and activism to challenge antigypsyism, discuss ideas, initiatives, activities and open questions concerning this topic. 42 Roma and non Roma youth leaders, youth workers, activists, current and former volunteers and multipliers had come together to challenge stereotypes and antigypsyism, to develop tools for local actions and campaigns and to engage in a public action for Roma rights. These were our experiences: El seminario pretendía aumentar la conciencia y el activismo contra el antigitanismo, discutiendo ideas, iniciativas, actividades y preguntas abiertas sobre este tema. 42 jóvenes gitanos y no gitanos, líderes juveniles, jóvenes trabajadores, activistas y voluntarios han venido juntos a desafiar los estereotipos y el antigitanismo, parar desarrollar herramientas para acciones locales y campañas y empeñarse en una acción pública por los derechos de los gitanos. Estas fueron nuestras experiencias: La e...