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Bulgaria Child Welfare Reform

The two Roma settlements in the environs of Stara Zagora municipality – one rural and one urban – share grinding poverty, lack of proper medical care, and little hope of securing a proper education for their children.

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Bridging the Gap by 2015


Why is the Bank engaged with Roma in Europe? Some Bank Staff Explain:

Tamar Manuelyan Atinc, ECSHD Sector Director
"Equalizing opportunities for everyone are key words. Roma are disadvantaged from the start. It is essential to give them better chances for success through early child development. . ."
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The word "Roma" meaning the collection of groups, also know as gypsies, orginates from:

Rome, the capital of Italy
Romania, where the largest number of Roma live
Plural of "Rom," the Roma language word for Man
Modified from "to roam" reflecting their nomadic roots




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