The Europe Challenge

The Local Challenge

The Romanja Feminist Library is a global platform for Roma Feminism. It offers a curated collection of resources and an online magazine for Romani women and girls to publish their work. The challenge is to address gaps in accessing Roma feminist knowledge and to decolonise the dominant system that perpetuates structural and systemic discrimination and violence towards Roma – the biggest minority in Europe. To tackle rising xenophobia, sexism and racism across Europe, it is an urgent challenge to create a space for Roma women and girls to produce knowledge based on their own perspectives and experiences. 

 The Initiative  

The Romanja Feminist Library initiative is creating a space for Roma women and girls who want to make their voices heard. By establishing an online Romanja Magazine, they are amplifying the perspectives and experiences of Roma women and girls across Europe. They are growing a community of authors and creators with experience in writing and publishing to help guide and mentor younger Roma women, with the aim of creating spaces of sisterhood and producing new knowledge that empowers Roma women and girls with intersectional identities.  

After The Europe Challenge

The Challenge team is proud of having created a vibrant, inclusive space where Roma women from various backgrounds can contribute their voices to knowledge production. Romnja Magazine has become a space for critical exchange and mentorship, providing Roma women the opportunity to publish their work in a field that is typically dominated by non-Roma perspectives. To quote the team,”Participating in The Europe Challenge has pushed our library outside of its comfort zone by challenging us to create a transnational network and encourage mentorship across borders, in an online environment. It enabled us to innovate in terms of digital access and community-building”. 

Contact theeuropechallenge@culturalfoundation.eu if you have any questions or want to be connected with the team behind the project.