A mentor is like a shadow. A mentor is like a shadow. She always walks two steps behind her mentee.

In May 2022, training of UPre Women mentors took place in Dobšiná and Veľký Krtíš. Mentors learned not only what the mentoring programme entails, but also how to build a relationship with their mentees without losing professionalism and how to deal with established work stereotypes. Experienced mentors will be available to Roma women during the […]
The international online conference focused on the status, power and increasing employability of Roma women

The international online conference entitled How to make the labour market accessible to women from marginalised Roma communities? was organised by Carpathian Foundation on the 4th April 2022 in the virtual studio of the Promiseo agency in Košice. The four-hour stimulating programme focused on the challenges and solutions to achieve higher employability of women from […]
A training for UPre Women’s partners

UPre Women’s partners met at an all-day training to share experiences with each other and share best practices in community work, empowering women from Roma marginalised communities and connecting them to the labour market. The programme UPre Women is implemented by the Carpathian Foundation in cooperation with the Community Centre of Minorities from Veľký Krtíš […]
Conference: How to make the labour market accessible to women from marginalised Roma communities?

We invite you to the opening online conference of the UPre Women – Capacity building and employability programme for women from the marginalized Roma communities: How to make the labour market accessible to women from marginalised Roma communities? When? Monday, 4. April 2022 1-5 pm CET Where? Online REGISTRATION open till 28th March Why are […]
How does the majority perceive co-habiting with the Roma community?

Under the UPre Women programme, between January and March 2022, we carried out a survey on the share of the majority population in the area of intervention, accepting roma. illustrative photo (pexels.som, Olya Kobruseva) “One of the aims of UPre Women is to change the persistent stereotypical attitudes of the majority towards the Roma community […]