Christmas celebration in Troškūnai
On December 20th, a wonderful Christmas celebration took place at the Troškūnai Cultural Center for the local Roma community, supported by the Department of National Minorities under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The event began with a performance by the Roma music ensemble “Devlesko drom”, followed by the Paįstrio Cultural Center Bernatoniai branch’s […]
Training for Roma mediators
On November 28-29, the Department of National Minorities organized training for Roma mediators. The mediators were introduced to the “Metaphorical Question Cards” method, created by Nomeda Jerochova (www.patirtysiridejos.lt), based on the motivational interviewing method, systemic theory, and supervision practices. This method helps individuals view situations and people in a broader context, step out of preconceived […]
Activities of Roma youth from Kybartai
The first month of summer was very intenensive for Kybartai Roma youth: On June 10-14, the activities of the Erasmus+ project “Fast-tracking Digital Inclusion” were held at the “Rasos” school in Kybarta, aimed at deepening the digital literacy skills of Roma youth. June 15 The Roma girls’ dance ensemble “Paše yak” participated in the Kybarti […]
Moments from Kybartai ,,Rasos” school
At the end of the school year, we share moments from Kybartai “Rasos” school, which is attended by a large part of the town’s Roma children. During this year, the children traveled a lot, played sports, both in education and in various competitions. We thank the project mediator Biruta Rusevičienė for supporting the children and […]
Invitation to celebrate International Roma day in Kybartai
Rumina Bagdonavičiūtė- new Roma mediator in Vilnius
Foto- D. Umbrasas, LRT Rumina Bagdonavičiūtė, a new Roma mediator, has been working in Vilnius for more than a month. You can find Rumina at the address of the Roma Society Center at T. Ševčenkos st. 16B. We wish Rumina success in her work and are happy to join the team of mediators of the […]
Empowering Roma youth
Roma young people from Kybartai, together with their peers from Latvia, Estonia and Romania, participated in Erasmus+ training in Riga throughout the previous week. We thank our mediator Birute Rusevicienė for organizing a youth trip and the opportunity to chat with Roma from other countries!
Roma community from Suvalkija participated in the events in Trakai and Vilnius
On September 17 Project mediator Birutė Rusevičienė, who works in Marijampolė and Kybartai, organized an educational trip to TrakaiRoma from Suvalija participated at the vent in Trakai and Vilnius and Vilnius for the Roma community of the Suvalkija region and specialists working with Roma. In Vilnius, guests from Marijampolė, Prienai and Kybartė participated in the procession […]
Roma youth summer school ‘Sir džives Baltija 2023’ in Tallinn
From the 19th to 22nd of July 2023, the Roma youth summer school “Sir džives Baltija 2023” was held in Tallinn, where young people from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland gathered. During the summer school, Roma youth studied the concept of “anti-gypsyism” and their personal experiences; visited the Roma Genocide Memorial in Kalevi-Liiva; improved their […]
‘Šukar Beauty’
Birželį antakių ir blakstienų grožio kabinetą „Šukar Beauty“ atvėrusios romės Rumina ir Kristina, netrukus klientes pakvies užsukti ir pas plaukų meistrę. Ši grožio laboratorija jos įkūrėjoms ir visai romų bendruomenei – įrodymas, kad romai geba siekti karjeros ir kurti verslą. Beauty salon ‘Šukar Beauty’ were opened by Rumina and Kristina in June. They will soon […]