Equal Access: Integrated Education for Romani Children in Bulgaria
By: WITNESS Media Archive
Posted: Jul 15 08
Witnessed: 1877 times
Regions: Bulgaria, Europe
Issues: Discrimination, Education, Minorities
Running Time: 16 Minutes.
Throughout Central and Eastern Europe, racially-based segregation denies thousands of Romani children equal academic opportunity as they attend substandard schools in Romani ghettos. In the year 2000, Romani activists from the Bulgarian town of Vidin spearheaded the first initiative for educational desegregation in Europe.
Equal Access tells the story of two seventh graders who met and became friends only when Romani children joined their peers in mainstream schools. The video calls on authorities to fully endorse nation-wide policies in support of educational integration of Romani children.
Copyright 2006 DROM / WITNESS
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