„Ally is a person who wants to support a marginalized group of persons, but is not part of this group.“ (chescaleigh). How can this ally-concept change the way we work in the Phiren Amenca network? My task as intern in Phiren Amenca was to include the gender guidelines developed by the spring seminar 2014 “Beyond [...]

Seminar: “Volunteer experience”
Volunteering abroad is a fascinating experience, where one can learn new skills and knowledge by being in an unfamiliar environment, meet people from different cultures and see new places of the world. However, there are those sides of international volunteering that we also need to be prepared for: it can be challenging, tiring and difficult [...]

Adèle – Volunteering in Uzhgorod, Ukraine
My name is Adèle, I am French and I am doing a volunteering in Uzghorod, in Ukraine, for nine months. I studied Psychology in Paris, Lyon and Brussels, with a specialisation in Social and Intercultural Psychology during my master’s degree. My objective was to work in the social field or international cooperation. I had the opportunity [...]

VIDEO: New Wave in Roma Public Life
„New Wave in Roma Public Life” was a 20 months long youth democracy project supported by the Youth in Action Program, coordinated by Digonál Hungary and Phiren Amenca. Our goal was to overcome geographical distances and get information about the Roma integration system both in Hungary and in the European Union, learn more about the way [...]

VIDEO: My life as a volunteer – Andi’s EVS in Berlin
In my life, volunteering is really important. I started to volunteer 15 years ago. I like to be a volunteer because I like to help others, to think about solutions, and I feel really happy when I can support other people to take an opportunity. I have received a lot of help from everyone and I know [...]

Roma Genocide Survivor and Young Roma Activists meet Members of the European Parliament
40 Roma youth activists from around Europe and 90-year old Roma Genocide survivor Raymond Gurême met the Members of the European Parliament Soraya Post, Damian Draghici, Barbara Lochbihler and Péter Niedermüller in Brussels to address the importance of the recognition of the Roma Genocide and August 2 as Remembrance Day, as well as to stress [...]

WALL FREE EUROPE Photo Exhibition in Budapest
Wall Free Europe is an ERGO Network’s campaign which aims at ending Roma apartheid in Europe through visualising the existing physical and mental walls that divide Roma and non-Roma and raising awareness on Anti-Gypsyism. The campaign centres around the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The exhibition was organized in Budapest by [...]

Personal reflection about the seminar “Roma, Migration and Human Rights”
Phiren Amenca is a network of Roma and non-Roma volunteering organizations that organized, in cooperation with VISA L’Année Diaconalé as partner organization from France, the fall seminar of 2014 in Strasbourg. 40 Roma and non-Roma youth leaders and youth activists from all around Europe gathered for 6 days in Strasbourg, France. This seminar was an [...]

A Phiren Amenca – RGDTS Nonprofit Kft. részidős pénzügyi és adminisztrációs asszisztenst keres
A Phiren Amenca roma és nem roma önkéntesek és önkéntes szervezetek hálózata, akik elkötelezettek a rasszizmus és az előítéletek leküzdése mellett. A Pénzügyi munkatárs főbb feladatai: Pénzügyi-tervezési, projekt elszámolási feladatokhoz kapcsolódó adatgyűjtések, számítások A havonta létrejött számlák rendszerezése, szkennelése , bizonylatok rendezése, iktatása, előkészítése, egyeztetése a könyvelővel Pénzügyi elszámolások, statisztikák készítése Projektek költségvetéseinek kontrollálása Kapcsolattartás [...]

Job vacancy in Budapest
Phiren Amenca – RGDTS Nonprofit Kft. is looking for a part-time financial and administrative assistant for its coordination office in Budapest . Phiren Amenca is an international network of Roma and non-Roma voluntary service organizations creating opportunities for non-formal education, dialogue and engagement in order to challenge stereotypes and racism. Main tasks: Financial planning, data [...]