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The funding for the Roma Education Project has been secured through the original term. This outcome demonstrates the value of persistent advocacy for educational equity. We will maintain our focus on these students to ensure the program delivers the support they require.

January 20, 2011

Keep the Roma Education Project

Keep the Roma Education Project

🏆 Won — 220 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 1 month ago
Roma Support Group has been running the Roma Education Project since June 2009. The post has been funded by the London Councils in order to address inequalities in the education system for the Roma community. The Roma community has the lowest educational attainment and the highest level of permanent exclusions of all ethnic groups in the UK. Due to the new government’s decisions to reduce funding, we have been informed that the funding for this project may not continue further than March 2011 even though we were granted funding until November 2012. Please sign the petition to prevent this from happening!

Updates

January 5, 2011

We are approaching two hundred and fifty signatures as we work to secure the future of the Roma Education Project. Please extend the reach of this campaign by directing your networks to our page before the next review period begins.

Reached 100 supporters

September 30, 2010

September 28, 2010

The campaign is approaching one hundred signatures which will serve as a vital marker for our proposal. Please consider directing others to this page so that we reach this threshold before the upcoming budget discussions.

6 Comments

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Mark Mansour
16 years ago Featured

Absolute disgrace. Cutting education support for the most vulnerable is just short sighted and cruel.

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Sarah Alvarez
16 years ago Featured

This is so unfair. These kids need all the help they can get to stay in school and succeed. Don't cut this funding.

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James Bryant
16 years ago Featured

FUND THE PROGRAM. Why hit the most marginalized people first?

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Elena Lloyd
16 years ago Featured

Keep the project going! My cousin works with these families and the difference he sees is huge.

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Tracey Lyons
16 years ago Featured

Education is for everyone. Without this project so many kids will just fall through the cracks.

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David Holt
16 years ago Featured

Ridiculous to pull the plug early. They already promised the money until 2012. Honesty matters!