Are you a young person, who is interested in the fate of the Roma? Would you like to know more about the past and present of the Roma? Would you like to meet young people similar to you, who care about the Roma communities and who are committed to their future?

Then you belong with us. Apply for the RomaRise program!

RomaRise is a project funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ program, which aims to equip young Roma people with new knowledge and skills, which will help them to better combat discrimination and to better find their own voice and express themselves. The name RomaRise is an abbreviation for Roma Resilience: Investing in Skills and Exchange. Countries and partner organizations participating in the project: Bulgaria – Roma-Lom Foundation, Greece – Association for the Social Support of Youth, Albania – National Association of Orphans if Albania (ANOA), Hungary – Uccu Roma Informal Education Foundation; Regional Information and Development Knowledge Center Ltd, Romania – Tranzit Foundation.

Under the RomaRise project, which will take place in 2025–2026, twenty young people from Romania between the ages of 16 and 30 will be able to participate in online and face-to-face workshops on topics related to the place and perception of Roma in the society and Roma identity. In addition to gaining knowledge, the aim of the training courses is to create opportunities for the young participants to share their personal experiences and knowledge with each other. International exchange programs will also take place within the framework of the project, involving small delegations from each group, who will later share their insights with the whole collective.

If RomaRise has raised your interest, you can apply on the following link until April 25th. https://shorturl.at/CI8dZ

Once you apply, we will invite you for a short conversation, in person or online.

In the meantime, good luck to everyone! Te aven baxtale! Opre roma!

The upcoming calendar:

SPRING 2025 / TRANZIT HOUSE / ROMANIA
The first meeting of the RomaRise Romania program will be a hybrid, online and in-person, event on May 22, 2025. This will be followed by a Roma Film Festival, which will take place on May 23-24 at Tranzit House (Cluj / Kolozsvár, str. Barițiu / Malom u. 16.).

The future calendar:
*specific dates to be announced.

AUTUMN 2025 /HUNGARY
Roma and youth participation workshops run by our partners at UCCU.

WINTER 2025 / BULGARIA
Community Development and Community Work workshop run by CEGA and Roma Lom.

SPRING 2026 / GREECE
Roma Identity meetings run by our partners at ARSIS.

SPRING 2026 / ALBANIA
Advocacy and Network workshops run by our partners at ANOA.

SPRING 2026 / ROMANIA
Intercultural Performative Lab run by Tranzit House will introduce you to the fascinating world of Forum Theatre.

SUMMER 2026 / ROMANIA
Transnational Cultural Lab run by Tranzit House is the upscaling of our previous lab. It’s our time to be hosts. Using the tools developed so far, we will design a program to accommodate the participation of our international partners and to celebrate the project.