Ruhama Foundation

The Ruhama Foundation has nurtured structured projects of community developmentamong very poor communities,primarily Roma communities . The organization's course of action was targeted towards issues of health, public involvement, housing and infrastructure, it gradually crystallized into an integrated approach to the community, that addressed other fields interweaved in-between the fabric of poverty: education and employment. The Ruhama Foundation has nurtured structured projects of community development beginning with the year 2002, among very poor communities, primarily Roma communities in Bihor County. If at that time the organization's course of action was targeted towards issues of health, public involvement, housing and infrastructure, it gradually crystallized into an integrated approach to the community, that addressed other fields interweaved in-between the fabric of poverty: education and employment. Today’s course of action regarding disadvantaged communities put together by the organization is a very clear and systematic one, placing Education at the core of every other programme of community development. The years of work within these communities have substantiated the importance of education over all other aspects of life. Starting with 2006, Education has become the prime interest in our programmes of local development, and we have focused on increasing the level of school attendance in children that come from disadvantaged communities and also on reducing the alarming rate of school drop out among Roma children.