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Report on education and professional realization of Roma to be presented

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An online conference starts on January 12 at 10.30 am on education and realization of the Roma community in Bulgaria. The conference will be attended by Sara Perrin, Executive Director of Trust for Social Alternative, the Executive Director of “America for Bulgaria” Desislava Talyokova, the President of the Bulgarian Union of Teachers, Yanka Takeva, and others.

The number of young people of Roma origin graduating from higher education has increased 6 times. A study shows that the share of higher education graduates is twice as high as those who attended kindergarten. However, the share of Roma graduates remains too low - below 1%, BTA has reported.



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