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About the Roma Education Fund In the face of widespread and persistent segregation against Roma in schools, classrooms, and society at large, the Roma Education Fund offers grants, programs, and scholarships to alleviate segregation and to contribute to Romani children’s access to quality education in Central and South Eastern Europe. Based in Budapest, REF works across the breadth of the educational field, whether early childhood education and care, mentoring and tutoring for secondary school students, scholarships to undergraduates and postgraduates , professional development for young Romani graduates, or definitive research exposing inequalities in national education systems in the region. Having directly reached nearly 400,000 beneficiaries since its inception , REF is a successful developer of projects and programs that have set the stage for positive changes to national education policies which far too often segregate Romani students and discourage them from learning. In step with the Decade of Roma Inclusion (2005-2015) targeting housing, education, health, and employment, REF brings together a consortium of international donors and local NGOs in its mission to close the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. In order to achieve this goal, the organization supports policies and programs which provide quality education for Roma, including the desegregation of education systems. REF’s desegregation projects, acknowledged as worthy and successful interventions by many different social actors and policymakers, in parallel with its publications, aim to put desegregation on the agenda of educational systems in the region as a hurdle that must be overcome. For the latest information and research, as well as philanthropic opportunities , please visit: romaeducationfund.org ...

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