Partner Information Form
Federación de Asociaciones Gitanas de Cataluña - FAGiC /Federation of Roma Associations in Catalonia
Barcelona, Spain · NGO / Association
1. Organisation
2. Contact person
Contact details are not published. Network members see them with their access link; everyone else can write to the organisation through its profile page.
3. Profile
FAGiC develops local, national and European projects to improve the lives of Roma people, promote equality and social inclusion, and combat antigypsyism and discrimination. Our work focuses on youth empowerment, employment, community intervention, health and gender equality, Roma culture and historical memory, working directly with Roma communities, grassroots organisations, public authorities, universities, civil society organisations and European networks. FAGiC has extensive experience in European cooperation, advocacy, exchange of good practices and transnational networking. We are looking for reliable and committed partners to develop European projects based on human rights, meaningful Roma participation and a strong community-based approach. We are particularly interested in long-term partnerships in the fields of Roma inclusion, youth, equality and non-discrimination, employment, health, culture and historical memory.
4. Fields of expertise
International networking · Inclusion · Human rights · Employment · Culture · Civic involvement and participation · Sexual education · Health · Holocaust education · Lobby and advocacy · Healthy lifestyle · Housing · Community development · Civil society development · Fighting discrimination · Youth education · Adult education · Voluntary work · Policy
5. Target groups
6. Programme experience
Which projects go into the PDF?
7 of 7 selected — only these are printed.
6. Projects delivered
Erasmus+ Adult education
- TRANSFORM.E.ER (Trasformazione Ecologica Resiliente) /Resilient Ecological Transformation2021–2024Partner · Cooperation partnerships2021-1-IT02-KA220-ADU-000035323The project aims to develop educational and training tools to promote the ecological transition and sustainability within organisations and among minority groups experiencing social exclusion.
- SMART4Inclusion – Skills, Motivation, Assessment, Responsibility, and Training for vulnerable people to improve their basic skills and key competences and enhance their social inclusion.2019–2022Partner · Cooperation partnerships2019-1-UK01-KA204-062116SMART4Inclusion – The project aimed to improve the key, transversal and digital skills of vulnerable people through innovative training methods, enhancing their employability and social inclusion.
CERV
- CHACHIPEN – Truth and Reconciliation on Antigypsyism2021–2023Partner963370CHACHIPEN addresses antigypsyism through truth, recognition, justice and reconciliation, promoting research and advocacy on historical and contemporary discrimination against Roma people.
- RADRIGHTS – Roma and Sinti Rights in the EU2022–2024Partner101081281RADRIGHTS is a European project that combats antigypsyism, hate speech and disinformation against Roma and Sinti people, particularly in digital environments, while promoting their rights and participation across the EU
- MOVING ON – Beyond prejudices and antigypsyism, promoting inclusion through sport2022–2024Partner101084712MOVING ON promotes Roma inclusion through sport, tackling prejudice, discrimination and antigypsyism, with particular attention to young Roma women. It uses sport, awareness-raising and educational activities as tools to foster equality and social inclusion.
- JEKHIPE – Reclaiming our past, rebuilding our future2024–2026Partner101144481JEKHIPE addresses historical injustices and antigypsyism against Roma communities, promoting recognition, remembrance and justice. It brings together Roma organisations and partners across Europe to strengthen advocacy and contribute to more inclusive public policies.
- ROVA – Roma CSOs promoting EU Values2024–2027Partner101182543ROVA strengthens Roma and pro-Roma civil society organisations across Europe through financial support, capacity building, mentoring and networking. It promotes EU values, fundamental rights, equality, social inclusion and civic participation, while strengthening cooperation between Roma communities and public institutions.
8. Background and experience
Please briefly present your organisation.
FAGiC (Federation of Roma Associations in Catalonia) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1991 to defend and promote the rights of Roma people, combat discrimination and antigypsyism, and strengthen the recognition of Roma culture, history and identity. Today, FAGiC brings together 87 Roma associations from across Catalonia and works directly with Roma communities, particularly young people, women and families, while cooperating with public authorities, educational institutions, universities, civil society organisations, companies and national and European Roma networks. FAGiC is governed by a Board composed of representatives of the Roma community and supported by a multidisciplinary professional team working across its different areas and projects. Its work combines grassroots community action with institutional advocacy at local, regional, national and European levels, ensuring that Roma people are not only beneficiaries of initiatives but active participants in the decisions and actions that affect their communities.
9. Activities and experience
What are the activities and experience of your organisation in the areas it works in?
FAGiC has extensive experience in designing and implementing local, regional, national and European programmes aimed at improving the social inclusion, equality and participation of Roma communities. Our work covers five main fields: equality and community intervention, employment and training, health and women’s empowerment, youth and international cooperation, and Roma culture and historical memory.
Our programmes target Roma people of different ages and backgrounds, with particular attention to young people, women, families and people at risk of social exclusion. Activities include community mediation and social support, access to housing and public services, support for victims of discrimination and antigypsyism, personalised employment and training pathways, health promotion, women’s empowerment, youth participation and leadership, and the strengthening of Roma grassroots organisations.
FAGiC also has significant experience in European and international cooperation, developing projects on youth empowerment, historical memory, sustainability, discrimination, hate speech and political participation, while promoting exchanges of good practices and cooperation between Roma organisations across Europe. We combine direct grassroots intervention with advocacy and cooperation with public authorities, universities, schools, civil society organisations and European Roma networks.
Our territorial reach extends across Catalonia through our network of federated Roma organisations and professionals working directly with communities, while our European partnerships allow us to contribute to transnational initiatives and policy processes. In 2024 alone, FAGiC reached more than 4,000 people through its programmes and services, alongside more than 95,000 digital interactions. This combination of grassroots presence, institutional advocacy and European cooperation enables FAGiC to bring both professional expertise and the direct perspectives of Roma communities into the design, implementation and evaluation of projects.