The event was meticulously organized, comprising three interactive segments. Firstly, a session on Roma active citizenshipengaged participants with exercises, including a debate barometer on dividing issues, small group exercises mapping theircurrent and past actions. Following this, a Romaversitas colleague delivered a concise presentation on key project outputs,focusing on policy recommendations and introducing the e-course, followed by a Q&A session. The final segment employed aWorld Café format, where participants discussed various topics like obstacles to Roma youth participation, best practices,and campaigning for Roma active citizenship.
To promote the event, a consultant collaborated with Romaversitas alumni through email and phone outreach. Theparticipants, all current or former Romaversitas students aged 18-30, were selected based on their prior interest in activecitizenship topics. Feedback was positive, with participants expressing satisfaction with the participatory methods and theperceived importance of the topic. On-the-spot evaluations included suggestions for e-course modifications and highlightedadditional topics for future debates, such as narrative-building against anti-Gypsyism.
