Foundation for regional development 
"ROMA" - Plovdiv
 
Foundation For Regional Development Roma - Plovdiv has been found on 31.03.1995 as a response of a group of enthusiasts gypsies to the difficult situation of gypsies in the Stolipinovo district. 

The foundation is registered as a non-for-profit organisation and works on the principles of charities. 

The aims and objectives of the foundation has been formed as a result of long-lasting activities  

organised by its founders and their desire to improve the way of life of their gypsy brothers and to guarantee them the status of Bulgarian citizens enjoying full rights.  

The main objective of the foundation is to help gypsies in the Plovdiv region and to improve their social, cultural, economic and education status through  which developing  new opportunities for them. It will be achieved by implementing  

different initiatives through which they can integrated into the Plovdiv community as full right members. 

The foundation is managed by Managerial Board and a Chairman. The controlling body is its General Assembly. 

The propety of the foundation forms by grants and charities from Bulgarian and foreign organisations and individuals and from membership fees.

 
MAIN ARIES OF ACTIVITIES
1. Developing projects in diffrent which lead to achieving the main aims of the Foundation.  

2. Improving the social, cultural and economic status of the gypsies in the Plovdiv region. 

3. Helping low-income families, handicapped, lonely mothers and other people in need. 

4. Encouraging and helping talented gypsy children to develop in the field of arts, sports and science. 

5. Stimulating scientific and artistic works dealing with Gypsy problems and recognising the traditions of the Gypsy ethos. 

6. Motivating and stimulating 

Gypsies for education, additional training and active participation in 
the development of the Plovdiv region and the forming of open citizen society. 

7. Organising seminars and training people inthe field of economics, social sciences, business etc. 

 
For archiving these aims the Foundation For Regional Development Roma started the following social projects: The second area of activities entitled "Helping the families that received land" aims to support in different ways the Gypsy households that have been given land from the state on the lang way to become its real owners. A team of specialists and Gypsies from the Foundation has been formed who helps the new Gypsy farmers to develop necessary skills and knowledge and cultivate the land efficiently.