Amaro Drom e.V.

Amaro Drom e.V. — whose Romani name means "Our Way" — is a nationwide, grassroots-democratic youth self-organization of Roma and non-Roma based in Germany. It describes itself as an intercultural youth association whose central aim is to open up spaces for political and social participation for young people through empowerment, mobilization and self-organization. The organization is structured as a federal association (Bundesverband) with member associations and youth groups at local and regional level, and it maintains a broad network for exchange and mutual support among its regional branches as well as cooperation with other youth associations, in particular the djo – Deutsche Jugend in Europa and the migrant youth self-organizations (MJSO) organized within it. Amaro Drom's work is carried out through member associations and youth groups, which are the central places where young people become active in self-organized groups. These groups offer young people, especially young Roma, a free space to exchange ideas, develop new projects and carry out joint activities such as music, theatre or film projects, empowerment and anti-racism workshops, visits to places of political and historical education, street festivals or sports events. One of its member associations is Amaro Foro e.V. ("Our City"), the Berlin regional association of Amaro Drom, which promotes the political and social engagement of young Roma and supports a youth group and a children's programme. The association runs a wide range of projects and campaigns. These include the Bundesjugendtreffen (federal youth meeting), the Kooperationsverbund gegen Antiziganismus (cooperation network against antigypsyism), the Upre Kethane! action weeks, the project "Sinti Roma Empowern – Vernetzen – Wirksam werden" (Empower – Network – Become Effective), "Jugend gegen Antiziganismus" (Youth against Antigypsyism), international projects such as GREM, Get Well Together and Together Against Antigypsyism Online, educational work, and completed projects including Amen tumenca ko Berlin, Intersektionale Akademie, Jekhipe – Gemeinsam, Dikhen Amen! – Seht Uns!, Opre Romnja!, Amaro Dikhipe – Unsere Sicht, Romane Krla – Die Roma-Stimmen, Jugend 2014 and ROMANISTAN – Crossing Spaces in Europe. It also publishes materials, a practical handbook, the youth magazine E Terne vakerena, and videos, and maintains a press area with press releases, newsletters and photos. Amaro Drom is led by a board (Vorstand) and a team. The board includes Ajriz Bekirovski (chairperson), Melissa Sejdl and Alen Kurteshi (deputy chairpersons), Violeta Balog (treasurer) and board members Advija Bekirovska, Amella Ajvazi, Leila Jovic and Seribana Mucista. The team includes Merdjan Jakupov (managing director), Thomas Erbel (project management, Kooperationsverbund gegen Antiziganismus), Denisz Petrovity (education officer), Paula-Lucia Rosenheimer (officer for intercultural cooperation), Vahide Berisha (educational officer, general educational work), Konstantinos Gkantinas (education officer, international youth work), Büsra Akdogan-Pamfil (officer for international youth work), Safi Ul Haq (officer for international youth work and finances), Emran Elmazi (project manager, action weeks against antigypsyism) and Emma Karlotta Bartels (student assistant, public relations). The organization is active in Germany and internationally, with a focus on youth participation, anti-racism and the fight against antigypsyism. It is a registered association (eingetragener Verein) and is part of the djo – Deutsche Jugend in Europa network. Its website serves as a hub for news, projects, materials, press and contact information, and it regularly calls for donations and participation in its activities.

Amaro Drom e.V. is a nationwide youth self-organization of Roma and non-Roma in Germany. Its Romani name means "Our Way". The organization was founded as a grassroots-democratic structure to give young people, especially young Roma, spaces for political and social participation through empowerment, mobilization and self-organization. As a federal association (Bundesverband), it has built a broad network for exchange and mutual support among its regional member associations and for cooperation with other youth associations, in particular the djo – Deutsche Jugend in Europa and the migrant youth self-organizations (MJSO) organized within it. Over the years, Amaro Drom has developed a wide range of projects and campaigns. These include the Bundesjugendtreffen (federal youth meeting), the Kooperationsverbund gegen Antiziganismus (cooperation network against antigypsyism), the Upre Kethane! action weeks, the project "Sinti Roma Empowern – Vernetzen – Wirksam werden", "Jugend gegen Antiziganismus", international projects such as GREM, Get Well Together and Together Against Antigypsyism Online, and educational work. Completed projects include Amen tumenca ko Berlin, Intersektionale Akademie, Jekhipe – Gemeinsam, Dikhen Amen! – Seht Uns!, Opre Romnja!, Amaro Dikhipe – Unsere Sicht, Romane Krla – Die Roma-Stimmen, Jugend 2014 and ROMANISTAN – Crossing Spaces in Europe. The association also publishes materials, a practical handbook, the youth magazine E Terne vakerena, and videos, and maintains a press area with press releases, newsletters and photos. Amaro Drom's member associations and youth groups are the central places where young people become active in self-organized groups. These groups offer young people, especially young Roma, a free space to exchange ideas, develop new projects and carry out joint activities such as music, theatre or film projects, empowerment and anti-racism workshops, visits to places of political and historical education, street festivals or sports events. One of its member associations is Amaro Foro e.V. ("Our City"), the Berlin regional association of Amaro Drom, which promotes the political and social engagement of young Roma and supports a youth group and a children's programme. The organization is led by a board (Vorstand) and a team. The board includes Ajriz Bekirovski (chairperson), Melissa Sejdl and Alen Kurteshi (deputy chairpersons), Violeta Balog (treasurer) and board members Advija Bekirovska, Amella Ajvazi, Leila Jovic and Seribana Mucista. The team includes Merdjan Jakupov (managing director), Thomas Erbel (project management, Kooperationsverbund gegen Antiziganismus), Denisz Petrovity (education officer), Paula-Lucia Rosenheimer (officer for intercultural cooperation), Vahide Berisha (educational officer, general educational work), Konstantinos Gkantinas (education officer, international youth work), Büsra Akdogan-Pamfil (officer for international youth work), Safi Ul Haq (officer for international youth work and finances), Emran Elmazi (project manager, action weeks against antigypsyism) and Emma Karlotta Bartels (student assistant, public relations). Amaro Drom is active in Germany and internationally, with a focus on youth participation, anti-racism and the fight against antigypsyism. It is a registered association (eingetragener Verein) and is part of the djo – Deutsche Jugend in Europa network. Its website serves as a hub for news, projects, materials, press and contact information, and it regularly calls for donations and participation in its activities.

Grassroots-democratic, intercultural youth self-organization of Roma and non-Roma focused on empowerment, political participation and anti-racism.

• Bundesjugendtreffen

• Upre Kethane! Aktionswochen

• Kooperationsverbund gegen Antiziganismus

• Jugend gegen Antiziganismus

• E Terne vakerena

• Praxishandbuch

• Upre Kethane! Aktionswochen

  Nationwide action weeks in October with the motto 'Empowern – Vernetzen – Wirksam werden'.
• Jugend gegen Antiziganismus

  Project to empower youth against antigypsyism.

1. 1Amaro Drom e.V. official websiteamarodrom.de
2. 2Über uns - Amaro Drom e.V.amarodrom.de
3. 3Mitgliedsvereine - Amaro Drom e.V.amarodrom.de
4. 4Team - Amaro Drom e.V.amarodrom.de
5. 5Wikidata Q132901802wikidata.org