Declaration of conference on Policies and Romani Women in CEE

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Declaration of conference on Policies and Romani Women in CEE


DECLARATION
of the international conference
"Public Policies and Romani Women in Central and East European
Countries"
3 - 5 December 1999
Bucharest, Romania
 
The conference, organised by the Association of Romani Women in
Romania with the support of the Open Society Institute brought
together more than 20 Romani women from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary,
Macedonia, Yugoslavia and Romania.
 
The conference addressed the participation of Romani women in public
life, and issues related to health and education. The discussions
focused on the status of Romani women at different levels of society,
the existing resources on national and international level for
promoting the rights of Romani women, and elements of a future
strategy for Romani Women in civil society, governments and
international organisations. Participants stressed the fundamental
role of discrimination and racism confronting Romani women.
 
The following priorities for future work have been identified:
 
- organisation of a broader study and inventory of the projects
addressed to Romani women, with the aim of elaborating a methodology.
 
- to integrate Romani women's issues in the Romani movement; women's
rights movement; ecumenical movement, and the agendas of governments
and international organisations.
 
- to lobby for the inclusion of Romani women's issues in the national
strategies concerning Roma, and in the state policies concerning
women's rights;
 
- to increase the participation of Romani women in decision-making
bodies related to public policies concerning Roma and in political
life;
 
- to improve the level of leadership skills amongst Romani women;

- to promote policies that create more individual choices in relation
to migration, family planning, culture and education.
 
- to strengthen already existing Romani women's organisations, and to
support the creation of new organisations throughout the region.
 
To implement these priorities, the participants decided to create a
European network, which has the main aims of establishing the means
for regular communication and promoting the rights of Romani women.
This network with function horizontally, on the basis of equality of
all participating organisations and women.

Undersigned,
 
Agnes Daroczi,
Romedia Foundation - Hungary
Fundacia Romedia - Hungaria
 
Atanaska Ivanova,
Bulgaria
 
Cristinela Ionescu
Open the Doors - Romania
Phrav o Udara - Rumunia
 
Jelena Jovanovic,
Association of Young Roma Researchers - Yugoslavia
Asociacia Terne Romenqi pal o Rodipe
 
Kozma Blanka,
Association of Roma Women in Public Life - Hungary
Asociacia le Romane Giuvlenqi and-o Publikano Givipe
 
Letitia Mark,
Association of Gypsy Women for their Children
Asociacia le Romane Giuvlenqi andar pesqe Chave
 
Lilli Kovacheva,
Bulgaria
 
Mariana Buceanu,
Romani CRISS ( Roma Center for Social Intervention and Studies) -
Romania
Romani CRISS ( O Centro le Romenqo andar Intervencia Socialno thaj
Studie) - Rumunia
 
Mihaela Zatreanu
Association of Roma Women in Romania
Asociacia le Romane Giuvlenqi andar i Rumunia
 
Nicoleta Bitu,
Romani CRISS ( Roma Center for Social Intervention and Studies) -
Romania
Romani CRISS ( O Centro le Romenqo andar Intervencia Socialno thaj
Studie) - Rumunia
 
Remiza MEMEDI,
Roma Women's Association for a Better Future - Croatia
Asociacia Romane Giuvlenqi andar jekh maj Lacho Anglunipe
 
Sali Ibrahim,
Roma Mather - Bulgaria
Romani Daj - Bulgaria
 
Salomeea Romanescu,
Romania
 
Sarita Jasarova,
European Roma Rights Centre - Macedonia / Hungary
Evropaqo Centro andar o Hakaja le Romenqe -  Makedonia / Hungaria
 
Slavca Rusinova,
Association of Romani Women "Unia" - Bulgaria
Asociacia le Romane Giuvlenqi  "Khetanipen" - Bulgaria
 
Stanka Dimitrov,
Young Romani Researchers - Yugoslavia
Romane Terne Roditorea - Iugoslavia
 
Jnejana Ivanova,
Romani Mother - Bulgaria
Romani Dai - Bulgaria
 
Violeta Dumitru,
Association of Roma Women in Romania
Asociacia le Romane Giuvlenqi andar i Rumunia
 
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