Coronavirus Information
Roma Support Group public statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Roma Support Group has issued a public statement raising awareness of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Roma communities in the UK. This statement reflects the concerns of Roma communities in the period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click on one of the headings below for more Coronavirus information:
General information
- Doctors of the World have issued this useful information on the Coronavirus in many languages
- #HelpNewham Coronavirus support: information about how to refer vulnerable and high risk people for help from Newham Council
Messages from Roma community members
INFORMATION for the SLOVAKIAN community
INFORMATION IN ROMANES
INFORMATION for the ROMANIAN Community
- VIDEO: The RSG's video explaining about the Coronavirus
- Video explaining social distancing in Romanian (produced by Community Renewal Scotland)
- Video explaining social distancing in the Romanian Romanes dialect (produced by Community Renewal Scotland)
- VIDEO: "Coronavirus information for the Roma community: How to keep ourselves healthy!" - Child-friendly Coronavirus information in Romanes with English subtitles. Video developed by City of Vienna Council and Pakivalo Groupo Berlin
- VIDEO: Stay-a-home and social distancing guidance in Romanian (produced by the Romanian Roma Community Association for Northern Ireland)
- VIDEO: PC Cristian Dumitru, a Romanian MET Police officer, gives guidance relating to the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions (May 14th).
REsources for home education
- Free educational resources for children to use while schools are closed (courtesy of Travellers' Times)
- Free children's audiobooks in different languages (provided by audible.com)
Reporting Hate Crime
Since the Brexit vote incidents of hate crime are unfortunately on the increase. To report an incident, phone 101 or see the guidance on the Association of Chief Police Officers’ website.
Do you need to apply for the right to reside in the UK?
Brexit means that every EU national living in the UK will have to apply to be able to stay here, with full rights of residence. This is called the “EU Settlement Scheme”. See our guide to the EU Settlement Scheme and how to make an application on our Roma and Brexit page. (Click on the first of the four headings on this page).
The Roma Support Group has set up a new European Union Settled Status advice and support service to help Roma people in London to apply for Settled Status. See this video in Romani language:
Children and Parenting
Click on one of the headings below:
CHILDREN'S HEALTH ADVICE IN SLOVAK
Listen to health advice on the Roma Slovak Health Resource – audio in Slovak with text available in English and Slovak – produced by Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Gives advice for Roma Slovak parents about common childhood health problems. Includes resources on:
- Bronchiolitis
- Diarrhoea and vomiting
- Fever
- Iron
- Looking after your child’s teeth
- Safer sleep for your baby
- Scabies
- Seeing
- Hearing
- Healthy Start vitamins
- Head lice
MULTIMEDIA TOOLKIT FOR ROMA PARENTS
This Law for Life project aimed to address a significant need for knowledge and understanding about the legal framework of child protection among Roma parents living in the UK.
If you have been contacted by Children's Services you may feel confused or scared. You may be worried about what could happen to your children. Law for Life, in partnership with the Roma Support Group, Clifton Learning Partnership (Rotherham) and Roma Community Care (Derby) have created this guide to help you. The guide is primarily aimed at Roma families but is also relevant for any other parents living in England who are contacted by Children's Services about their children.
If you have been contacted by Children's Services you may feel confused or scared. You may be worried about what could happen to your children. Law for Life, in partnership with the Roma Support Group, Clifton Learning Partnership (Rotherham) and Roma Community Care (Derby) have created this guide to help you. The guide is primarily aimed at Roma families but is also relevant for any other parents living in England who are contacted by Children's Services about their children.
The Multimedia Toolkit for Roma Parents consists of:
- a Survival guide to child protection for Roma parents
- a short film Keeping our children safe
- training on child protection.
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A Survival guide to child protection for Roma parents
The training package A Survival guide to child protection for Roma parents was developed to help Roma community champions and advocates working with Roma families involved with Children's Services gain a better understanding of the child protection process in England. It also aims to support Roma champions to disseminate relevant information to Roma families so that they feel more informed and empowered to navigate this process. The Survival guide to child protection for Roma parents is also available for printing in pdf format. Click on the image opposite. |
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Keeping our children safe
This short film, Keeping our children safe, looks at key elements of the legal framework of child protection in England and the skills you need to fully meet the requirements. The film is aimed specifically at Roma parents living in the UK and addressing their needs but it may also be useful to social workers and other professionals in helping them understand UK requirements. The film is narrated by Roma community members in Romanes and was created by Law for Life and the Roma Support Group.
This short film, Keeping our children safe, looks at key elements of the legal framework of child protection in England and the skills you need to fully meet the requirements. The film is aimed specifically at Roma parents living in the UK and addressing their needs but it may also be useful to social workers and other professionals in helping them understand UK requirements. The film is narrated by Roma community members in Romanes and was created by Law for Life and the Roma Support Group.
Training
Roma Support Group staff can deliver training on child protection in relation to Roma families. Please see the information on our page on Customised Training for Organisations and contact us at rsep@romasupportgroup.org.uk to make a request for training of this kind.
CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AWARENESS
See this video (in Slovak), produced by Roma young people, about the risks of the sexual exploitation of children.
Roma Women talk about breastfeeding
In this video, Roma women from the Slovakian community in Kent talk about breastfeeding. The film was produced by the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) at University of Kent and has been selected by Public Health England as an offering for National Breastfeeding Week, #CelebrateBreastfeeding. The film is ten minutes long.
This blog on the Institute of Health Visiting website gives the background to the making of the film.
This blog on the Institute of Health Visiting website gives the background to the making of the film.
