The Ombudsman and the National Human Rights Commission (NCHR) received the report on the violation of the rights of Roma women of Drama, which was prepared by the project team of “Time to Learn”.

The report includes the findings of the teachers of the “TIME TO LEARN” project from the recording of the incidents reported during the interventions with Roma women in the settlements of Filippou Street and Ampelokipi of Drama, Roma beneficiaries of the urban area of the city of Drama and Roma women of the settlement of Kalampaki. The report also takes into account the relevant complaints of incidents to the charitable body “Union of Ladies of Drama – Open Hospitality House”. The reporting period is from March 2024 to December 2024.

The Ladies’ Union of Drama – Open Hospitality House with the partner Alysos Alert, is implementing from March 2024 the new 12-month project “TIME TO LEARN”. The aim of the project is the training of 30 Roma women living in the settlements of Ampelokipoi and Filippou in Drama, in human rights, the treatment of anti-gayism, the strengthening of the implementing agency, the exchange of know-how and good practices with a Slovakian agency, and the delivery of a report on human rights violations to the Ombudsman and the National Commission for Human Rights.
The project “TIME TO LEARN” is implemented in the framework of the BUILD programme, with the “Ladies’ Union of Drama – Open Hospitality House” as implementing body and “Alysos Alert” as partner. The project “Building a robust and democratic civic space” (BUILD) aims to protect, promote and widely recognise the fundamental rights and values of the EU, through supporting Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Greece and Cyprus and strengthening their capacities and sustainability. BUILD is co-funded by the European Union, through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, the Bodossaki Foundation and the NGO Support Centre Cyprus with a total grant amount of €2.9 million.BUILD is coordinated by the Bodossaki Foundation (Greece) in partnership with the NGO Support Centre (Cyprus).

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