Decade of Roma Inclusion

The Decade of Roma Inclusion (Deshbersh le Romengo Anderyaripnasko in Romani) was an initiative of 12 European countries to improve the socio-economic status and social inclusion of the Romani people across the region.

The countries that took part in the project were: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Spain.

Each of these countries has developed an action plan that specifies goals and indicators in the project's priority areas: education, employment, health and housing.

The founding international partner organizations of the project are the World Bank, the Open Society Institute, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Council of Europe (CoE), CoE's Development Bank (CEB), the Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the European Roma Information Office, the European Roma and Travellers Forum, the European Roma Rights Centre and the Roma Education Fund.

REF receives funds from governments, multilateral organizations and private sources.