The aim of this initiative is to motivate young Roma people to access higher education and to increase Roma representation in all areas of public life.
We are very grateful for the kind and generous support from Near Neighbours organisation that had enabled us to launch the project.
Erika Hradecka-Orackova
Erika is from eastern Slovakia and moved into the UK when she was 19 years old.
Erika studied law at Anglia Ruskin University and has been practicing family law at Sheffield’s law firm.
Watch Erika’s video HERE
Denisa Gannon
Denisa is from the Czech Republic and moved into the UK to seek better work opportunities.
Denisa studied law at university and has been practicing law since then.
Watch Denisa’s video HERE
Miriama Cechova
Miriama is from Eastern Slovakia and is running her own business in Derby, where she provides advice to clients from all walks of life.
You can watch her video HERE
Artur Conka
Artur is from Kosice in Eastern Slovakia and has been living in the UK since his childhood.
Artur studied at a uni and is working as a film maker.
You can watch his video HERE
Ladislav Demeter
Ladislav is from Eastern Slovakia and came is currently studying at a university and working as a Special Constable for Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
You can watch his video HERE
Ana-Maria Ion
Ana-Maria is from Romania and is working as a teaching assistant, an interpreter and is studying at a university.
You can watch her video HERE
Martin Dudi
Martin is from the Czech Republic and works in city Pisek as a basketball Head Coach for youth and is studying at a university.
You can watch his video in Czech language HERE
Florentina Chiriac
Florentina is from Romania and for the past six years has been working as a Police Constable in Surrey.
You can watch her video HERE
Tomas Pollak
Tomas is from the Czech Republic and is a professional boxer.
You can watch his video HERE
Lenka Kandrova
Lenka is from the Czech Republic and is working as a Dental Assistant in Peterborough.
You can watch her video HERE
Peter Pollak MEP
Peter Pollák is a Slovak politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
He offers his vies on education from the parent’s perspective.
You watch his video HERE
Stanislav Torak
Stanislav Torak is a Czech Roma who immigrated into the UK in 1999. Torak speaks about his experiences as a parent who motivated his children towards higher education.
You can watch his video HERE
Barbara Turtakova
Barbara is a Slovak Roma from Kosice, currently living in Bradford and working as an assistant in a law firm and is also studying at a university.
You can watch her video HERE