Project Roma MATRIX won “Human of the Year 2014” Award
Human of the Year Annual Awards of
the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) were announced on 10th December
2014 (Human Rights Day) at an official ceremony in Sofia. It recognizes
contributions to human rights in Bulgaria.
Project Roma MATRIX - Mutual Action
Targeting Racism, Intolerance and Xenophobia was awarded with special prize for
Overall Contribution. The Award is a result mainly from activities aimed at
facilitating the equal access to education and health care for Roma. Health
mediators more than a year identify and report cases of discrimination. The
project activities are also aiming to challenge the stereotyped image of Roma in
mainstream society. The campaign “WE
ARE NOT AN EXCEPTION” shows Roma
students in medicine and Health mediators.
The big award “Human of the Year
2014” was awarded to the volunteers and donors during the floods in Bulgaria
this summer. Health
mediators were part of the volunteer teams in Asparuhovo
(Varna),
Dobrich and Mizia.
“Integrated Roma
are invisible” said Dimitrinka Borisova, who is former Health mediator, now student in Medical university - after graduation next
year she will be a nurse.
“Open your senses!” is the messageof Tsveta Petkova, Roma MATRIX project coordinator for Bulgaria, member of the Managing Board of
National Network of Health Mediators.
We are very proud and happy with the Award won by the Network of Health mediators - this is an appreciation for the devoted work of all the members of our big team!
For more information
about Roma MATRIX project click
here.
