Organisation Name Roma Support Organisation Overview The Roma Support Group (RSG) is a registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee. The organisation was established in 1998 in order to improve the quality of life of Roma refugees and migrants in London. At present the organisation delivers the following projects and services: a/ general advice for Roma families; b/ Roma Community Advocacy Project; c/ Aspiration Project for young Roma; d/ Early Years Project; e/ Roma Arts Development Project (e.g. Sounds Roma Youth ‘Bridging Orchestra’); f/ Karate classes; g/ Policy & Information Project; h/ Roma Support & Engagement Programme; i/ Promoting understanding of Roma culture through publishing and disseminating resources, organising conferences and seminars. The need and demand for our work is reflected in our casework statistics. At present we provide assistance to over 2,500 Roma refugees and migrants from Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Lithuania, Balkan countries, etc. Our centres are located around high concentrations of Roma people in the London Boroughs of Newham and Hammersmith & Fulham. Roma are amongst the most socially excluded communities in the UK. In the context of rising Romaphobia, it is more important than ever, to empower Roma to preserve and share their heritage in order to challenge negative perceptions and discrimination that are widely shared in British society. Project Overview The Project will focus on the unrecorded oral histories of Roma refugees and migrants from East/Central Europe living in London since the mid-1990s, exploring the themes of displacement, changing identities, and an emerging sense of belonging in their new country. The oral histories will be collected and archived by the Roma researchers with the assistance of volunteers. All of the collected oral histories will be audio-recorded, transcribed, translated, catalogued and archived at the London Metropolitan Archives and Redbridge Museum, making them available to the wider public for the first time in UK. Researchers and volunteers will be also engaged in organising educational workshops and creating educational materials bases on recorded oral histories. Role title Roma Oral History Project Volunteer
Organisation Name Roma Support Organisation Overview The Roma Support Group (RSG) is a registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee. The organisation was established in 1998 in order to improve the quality of life of Roma refugees and migrants in London. At present the organisation delivers the following projects and services: a/ general advice for Roma families; b/ Roma Community Advocacy Project; c/ Aspiration Project for young Roma; d/ Early Years Project; e/ Roma Arts Development Project (e.g. ‘Bridging Sounds Roma Youth Orchestra’); f/ Karate classes; g/ Policy & Information Project; h/ Roma Support & Engagement Programme; i/ Promoting understanding of Roma culture through publishing and disseminating resources, organising conferences and seminars. The need and demand for our work is reflected in our casework statistics. At present we provide assistance to over 2,500 Roma refugees and migrants from Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Lithuania, Balkan countries, etc. Our centres are located around high concentrations of Roma people in the London Boroughs of Newham and Hammersmith & Fulham. Roma are amongst the most socially excluded communities in the UK. In the context of rising Romaphobia, it is more important than ever, to empower Roma to preserve and share their heritage in order to challenge negative perceptions and discrimination that are widely shared in British society. Project Overview The Project will focus on the unrecorded oral histories of Roma refugees and migrants from East/Central Europe living in London since the mid-1990s, exploring the themes of displacement, changing identities, and an emerging sense of belonging in their new country. The oral histories will be collected and archived by the Roma researchers with the assistance of volunteers. All of the collected oral histories will be audio-recorded, transcribed, translated, catalogued and archived at the London Metropolitan Archives and Redbridge Museum, making them available to the wider public for the first time in UK. Researchers and volunteers will be also engaged in organising educational workshops and creating educational materials bases on recorded oral histories. Role title Roma Oral History Project Volunteer
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