This case study looks at the Roma Community Outreach project in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which aimed to increase parenting skills among Roma parents and grandparents with young children, and promote leadership and professional development opportunities for the Roma community.
Roma people are devoted to their children: to be with the community you have to work with the children.
Romanian Roma woman and Assistant Community Development Worker
This publication is part of a collection on the empowerment and support of young Roma families, produced together with the International Step by Step Association (ISSA).
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