The organisation’s themes: Being Included/Social Inclusion, Citizenship/Community Development, Equality and Diversity, The Arts/Arts and Crafts, Unemployment/Employment, Digital inclusion
Who the organisation is for: Families (Parents and Children Together), People from minority ethnic communities, People experiencing housing issues, People experiencing mental health issues, People experiencing Unemployment
Organisation description: KaskoSan, founded by East European Roma living in the UK, works with the East European Roma community both digitally and offline since 2009. In collaboration with dedicated partners, we produce cultural content and consultancy. Our films, dramas, art performances and Romani language and cultural workshops aim to inspire critical thinking in terms of Roma inclusion and develop ways to maximize engagement. Most Romani speakers and their descendants are subjects of anti-gypsy views and remain disengaged by Roma inclusion initiatives, while an overwhelming majority of Romani Gypsies carry on dealing with the multi-generational trauma of anti-gypsyism, isolation, mental ill-health, and intense poverty. KaskoSan has been nurturing ‘Romanipe’, the emerging global Roma identity, since 2009 in central and Eastern Europe and since 2014 in the U.K. We have been growing a pro-active and self-assertive community that is proudly reclaiming its culture to erase centuries of misinformation about Romani speakers and their descendants. At KaskoSan we are bringing a wind of change through the artists and organisations we engage and with the projects we deliver together. KaskoSan trustees recruited since 2014 are the compass points of our activities in the outsider world. With these approaches we aim to end the disengagement and lack of understanding of Romani Gypsies that remains present worldwide. We have been running projects to build the capabilities and life chances of Roma communities and to achieve their well-being in the UK since 2014. Our volunteers provide support to Romani speakers in their native dialects and to maximise engagement also respect and follow the Romani customary law. We run regular activities for Romani Gypsy families in Bradford, Bolton, Oldham, and Rochdale currently in collaboration with artists and art organisations, theatres, art galleries, museums, libraries, local councils, schools, NHS service providers, police and charities. These projects have been supported by funding from The National Lottery, Arts Council England, Bradford Council, Oldham Council, Rochdale Council, Action Together, CNET in Bradford and Greater Manchester Police. We nurture Romani language and culture nationally through collaborations with Ando Glaso Roma charity in Glasgow. KaskoSan also runs an international collaboration with United Nations Geneva as part of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. We are also an active member of the international European Roma Grassroots Organisations’ (ERGO) Network mobilizing and connecting local, national and international organisations and individuals to combat antigypsyism and Roma poverty. Now we keep building on the interest and positive feedback received after the national tour of the Romani language workshops in the U.K.
Where the organisation operates: Unsure
Location: 604 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 3NN, Oldham, OL4 3NN
Email: kaskosan@gmail.com
Phone: 07422617894
