"Open Society Foundations Launch €100 Million Roma Foundation Initiative"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News
Open Society Foundations (OSF) has announced plans to launch the Roma Foundation for Europe, an independent foundation dedicated to supporting Europe's Roma communities. OSF has pledged €100 million ($107 million) for the new foundation, which will be based in Brussels and led by Zeljko Jovanovic, director of OSF's Roma Initiatives Office. The foundation aims to address the discrimination and economic exclusion faced by the Roma community, focusing on skills development for employment in the digital economy and the green transition. OSF will continue to support existing organizations working with the Roma community, and the new foundation aims to expend the entire pledge by 2030.