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Forum Europeen pour les Roms et les Gens du Voyage (FERV)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Education Extreme poverty Governance Human Rights International Law Media Migration Minority Rights Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Policy advice Research Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and health Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Population: International migration Social Development: Employment Poverty Social policy Youth
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Portugal Netherlands North Macedonia Austria Albania Republic of Moldova Spain Ukraine Hungary Switzerland Bulgaria Türkiye Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Russian Federation Italy Slovakia Montenegro Croatia Poland Slovenia Finland Czechia Denmark Germany France Serbia Greece Sweden Romania
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women
Mission statement:	The European Roma and Travelers Forum (ERTF) and its members are committed to the achievement of equal rights and equal opportunities for Roma in Europe, including political participation. The ERTF takes an active part in the fight against anti-Tziganism and for the full realization of human rights. The ERTF goals are:To establish a fair and democratic representation of Roma in Europe;To achieve a fair and equal participation of Roma at all levels of policy making at national and international level;To achieve an improvement of the living conditions of Roma and related groups; To achieve the social integration of Roma on the basis of full equality and mutual respect;To make governments and international organizations more aware of their responsibilities toward Roma as their citizens and more responsive toward their needs;To become recognized as the key political partner and interlocutor by national governments and international organizations on any issues affecting Roma;To achieve official recognition of the Roma as a European people and of Romanes as a European language;To achieve official recognition of the Romani Holocaust
Year established:	2004
Year of registration:	2004
Organizational structure:	- NGO’s and grassroots organizations: ERTF is an umbrella organization based on a thematic oriented membership to simplify the procedure for obtaining membership. Any grassroots initiative (local/national/international) or NGO can apply for a membership directly to one of the seven founding international Romani organizations. The organizational structure focuses on the proactive participation of the Roma NGO’s in the ERFT structure and possibilities that will enable the various NGO’s to play an active and effective role in contributing to the overall working success of ERTF. - The founding Romani Organizations: The founding organizations are the main pillar of the organizational structure, therefore the organization is based on wide consultation with these organizations. They are responsible for the establishment and the management of the thematic working groups. These founding organizations are: Roma National Congress (RNC), International Romani Union (IRU), International Roma Women’s Network (IRWN), European Roma Young People (FERYP), East meets West (EMW), Gypsy and Travelller International Evangelical Fellowship (GATIEF) and International Roma Evangelical Mission (IREM). - Delegates: Each member organization has seven delegates. The representation of these delegates has to support the geographical balance and the gender/youth balance of the ERTF. By 2018 ERTF wants to reach a full gender balance. - The Plenary Assembly The delegates are also part of the Plenary Assembly, which contains 56 members: seven seats per international organization and seven seats for the group of politicians. The Plenary Assembly is linked with the Secretariat, the group of founding members and the Executive committee. - The Executive committee: Exists of 8 members that are nominated by the international Organizations and confirmed by the Plenary Assembly. One seat is reserved for Women Representation, two seats are reserved for Youth organization. - The group of founding members: They have clearly defined roles and responsibilities. They need to solve disputes between member organizations within the ERTF and they safeguard the implementation of the Statute, the Rules of procedures and the youth/women quota in the structure. - President: The leadership of ERTF is implemented by the President, elected by the Executive Committee. The secretary and the treasurer are elected by the President.
Number and type of members:	64 NGO members of ERTF 56 Delegates 8 members of the executive Committee 4 International Observers (Holy See, Fundamental Rights Agency, OSCE, Council of Europe)
Affiliation with NGO networks:	n/a
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other:	n/a

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