Roma Education Fund Foundation
Ciprian Necula serves as the Chairman of the Roma Education Fund Foundation since April 2020 and as an Associate Professor at Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative (SNSPA) since October 2015, focusing on Romani Studies and Gender, Minorities, and Politics. With experience as a Managing Partner at KCMC, Necula also held the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Central European University from June 2017 to September 2022 and worked as a consultant and researcher for the World Bank Group Family Network from March 2016 to September 2022. Previously, Necula served as State Secretary at the Romanian Government's Ministry of EU Funds between May 2015 and December 2016. Necula obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sociology from SNSPA from 2010 to 2014.
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Roma Education Fund Foundation
The mission of Roma Education Fund (REF) is to contribute to closing the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. The REF Network includes four legally separate foundations that have been established in Switzerland (2005), Hungary (2006), Romania (2009), Slovakia (2014), Serbia (2019). How does REF achieve its mission? Grants REF provides grants to civil society and public institutions to implement education projects for: • expanding Roma children's access to quality early childhood education and care. • improving primary education outcomes for Roma children ages 6-14. • boosting academic performance and graduation rates from secondary education for Roma pupils. • improving graduation rates and strengthening the identity of Roma students in tertiary education • enhancing employment prospects for young Roma and adults through second chance programs for adult education and training Tertiary education scholarships REF provides merit-based, open competition academic scholarships for Roma students pursuing Bachelor, Master or Doctorate degrees at state-accredited universities. Advocacy and research REF promotes evidence-based models of good practice and advocates for innovative methodologies, curriculum reform and renewed policies targeting Roma students. External support REF implements large-scale projects funded by European Structural Funds, EU Instruments for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), EEA/Norway Grants and the German Development (KfW) to amplify its mission. Investing and innovating in Roma education: Toy Libraries - learning by playing Your story sessions - empowering mothers School desegregation - enrolling children in mainstream schools Tutoring and mentoring - improving grades and preventing dropouts Secondary and tertiary education scholarships - financial and academic support to complete their studies RomaVersitas student centers - transitioning to employment info@romaeducationfund.org