Improvement of lives of Roma people in South Zemplin Region - (Project # 27-0368-10)
Lastovce, Slovakia — Roma children of various families — all are HPI project # 27-0368-10 beneficiaries.
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Improvement of lives of Roma people in South Zemplin Region - (Project # 27-0368-10). In the village of Lastovce, Heifer is supporting this livestock breeding project with an eventual goal of assisting 56 families. 20 original families have been provided hens, sows, and cows. Through POG, the goal will be met. Roma or “gypsy” people of Central Eastern Europe have been targets of prejudice and are often marginalized from society living without employment or proper means. The Roma came to Europe from India. Socioeconomic changes on a national level in the 1990s brought mass layoffs and Roma people were highly affected. Many man moved abroad to look for work. Many Roma used to work on the state farms and have their own wealth of experience working with livestock, such as pigs and cows.Photo by Geoff Bugbee, courtesy of Heifer International
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