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Database of Good Practice - Roma Support Group - Advice Project, Mental Health Proejct, Education Support Project, Roma Mentoring Project, Art Proejct, Sport Project

Case Study - Roma Support Group - Advice Project, Mental Health Proejct, Education Support Project, Roma Mentoring Project, Art Proejct, Sport Project

Organisation:

Roma Support Group

Website:

www.romasupportgroup.org

Project/Scheme Name:

Advice Project, Mental Health Proejct, Education Support Project, Roma Mentoring Project, Art Proejct, Sport Project

Categories:

• Child Development, Education and Well-being
• Parental Support
• Housing
• BME Groups
• General Operation

Brief Description:

Roma Support Group is a community organisation working with East European Roma refugees and migrants since 1998.The origins of the organisation and its ethos are strongly based within the grass root movement of the Roma community in London. The RSG was established by the Roma people and it is led by them today.

Outcomes:

Since its humble origins of working from private kitchens and sitting-rooms, the RSG has moved on to become a Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee. We are now working with over 850 Roma families in London, (mainly in East London), offering them a variety of services, mobilising a community through volunteering schemes and promoting an understanding of Roma culture in the UK.

Running Time:

01/01/1998 to 01/03/2021 - running for 4634 days.

Cost

No cost incurred

Funded By:

various funders- please refer to the website

Boroughs:

• Barking and Dagenham
• Barnet
• Brent
• Bromley
• Croydon
• Ealing
• Enfield
• Greenwich
• Hackney
• Hammersmith & Fulham
• Haringey
• Havering
• Islington
• Newham
• Redbridge
• Southwark
• Tower Hamlets
• Waltham Forest

Additional Information:

Our aim is to improve the quality of life for Roma refugees/migrants and to advance the education of the public about Roma arts, history and culture. It is also our objective to make the public aware of the discrimination and problems faced by Roma through cultural and informative events, publications etc. In order to overcome prejudice and isolation we are offering the following:
• advice and support on welfare, debt, housing and employment matters
• organizing volunteers’ activities, which promote health and well-being of the Roma community
• providing education support in accessing primary, secondary and further education
• organising social inclusion schemes for Roma children and youths, i.e. indoor and outdoor sport activities, visual art workshops, performance art workshops and individual mentoring schemes
• running cultural activities and schemes for Roma adults and children
• promoting the understanding of Roma culture through organising events, workshops, publicity and the dissemination of information
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