Romina Grigore

Romina Grigore is a 19 year old Roma activist. She volunteers at E-Romnja, a Romanian NGO whose mission is to fight for the rights of Roma women and girls and she is also a member of the Romani youth group in her city that helps Roma people make their voices heard.

She likes to write poems about feminism, about her experiences as a Roma girl and one she’s especially proud of is “It’s me. I resist.” published by Romani Gender Experts NGO as it's about her struggle between her gender and her ethnicity. One of her dreams is to do research in the neurological field to educate the public. She was selected by Oxford for Romania to participate at a summer school in Oxford, a program for students with academic potential.

Last year, together with the girls from the Roma youth group, she made a video for International Day of the Girl which got 100k views. They wanted to show everyone how they wanted to be seen, not as poor girls who don't go to school, who are forced to marry or can only have children, but as independent, brave and smart.

One action you’d like people to do to help your work

“I would like people to learn to truly support disadvantaged communities and teach them the art of courage and give them the space they need to be heard.”

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