With the essay "Roma people in history" by Roberto Malini
A collection of experiences, themes of study, project models and work proposals exposed by the participants to the support actions in favor of the Roma people.
Since 150 years Red Cross Italy is involved in realizing programs and activities in favor of the most vulnerables: minors, the elderly and the sick, the homeless, the migrants, the disabled, the drug addicts, the victims of war and violence. All these people get a direct, personal, free and disinterested help – either in social structures or at their home, in peace and war time, from more than 145.000 active members and 4.250 employees of Red Cross Italy. Not to count the necessary support of more than 30.000 ordinary members of Red Cross Italy. More recently, due to some local Red Cross committees, a major attention has been devoted to assist Roma and Sinti people, historically suffering persecutions .
In Rome there are almost 7.000 persons pertaining to “nomads”; they live in regular camps or else in some “tolerated” camps. In some cases, they live in illegal settlements, which is a particularly critical situation. For the most part, they come from Bosnia, Serbia, Rumania or Macedonia and live in a situation of no safety, both as far as electrical and hydraulic systems are concerned. Sewerage systems are also often lacking...
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