Roma Influencers Network

01/09/2026

🗓️ ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ | ΜΗΝΑΣ ΠΡΟΛΗΨΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΤΟΝΙΑΣ
⏳ Η ΠΡΟΛΗΨΗ ΔΕΝ ΑΡΧΙΖΕΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΡΙΣΗ.
📍 ΑΡΧΙΖΕΙ ΠΟΛΥ ΝΩΡΙΤΕΡΑ.

📌 Σήμερα, 1η Σεπτεμβρίου, ανοίγει ένας μήνας αφιερωμένος στην πρόληψη της αυτοκτονίας.

📌 Όμως η πρόληψη δεν είναι υπόθεση μιας ημέρας ή ενός μήνα. Είναι μια στάση που χρειάζεται να υπάρχει πριν από την κρίση — εκεί όπου μπορούμε πραγματικά να αλλάξουμε την πορεία των πραγμάτων.

✅ Να βλέπουμε τον άνθρωπο πριν χαθεί μέσα στην κρίση.
✅ Να ακούμε πριν η σιωπή γίνει αδιέξοδο.
✅ Να αναγνωρίζουμε την ευαλωτότητα πριν γίνει κίνδυνος.
✅ Να παρεμβαίνουμε πριν φτάσουμε στο «δεν υπάρχει άλλη λύση».

📌 Αυτόν τον Σεπτέμβριο, μιλάμε περισσότερο για την πρόληψη.
Για την έγκαιρη αναγνώριση.
Για τη σύνδεση.
Για την ανθρώπινη παρουσία που μπορεί να κάνει τη διαφορά.

28/08/2026

🎬✨ We are delighted to announce another exciting achievement! 🏆🎉

We are truly happy to share that our Τransnational Documentary "Roma Influencers breaking the circle of early marriages & early motherhood in Roma communities", as well as the three Greek Short Docu Films — “Melpo,” “Ourania” & “Nikoleta” — have been officially selected by the MORPHÉ International Film Festival of Ukraine! 🌍🎞️

🇺🇦 The festival takes place in Kropyvnytskiy, Ukraine, and this official selection marks another beautiful stop in the international journey of our films.

❤️ Every new festival selection is a wonderful recognition and, most importantly, another opportunity for our stories, our people and our messages to travel across borders and reach new audiences around the world. 🌍✨

🙏 A big thank you to the MORPHÉ International Film Festival for this wonderful selection and for giving our films the opportunity to be part of its festival programme!

🎬✨ The journey continues… ✈️🌍

27/08/2026

From NOMINATED ➡️ to AWARD WINNER! 🏆The film "Breaking the circle of early marriages and early motherhood in Roma Communities", produced by Klimaka, was Nominated for an Award at the International Culture Festivals of Ierapetra & Crete 2026 🇬🇷🎬
And now we are absolutely thrilled to announce that… WE WON THE AWARD! 🏆🎉🥳
This recognition means so much to us and is a beautiful reward for the passion, dedication, hard work, and creativity that went into bringing this film to life. ❤️🎥
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has been part of this journey and supported our film along the way! 🙏❤️
Another beautiful milestone in our film’s journey! ❤️🏆

25/08/2026

24/08/2026

19/08/2026

🎬✨ The journey of Klimaka and partners of Roma Influencers Network project (CAIRDE, Cesis - Centro de Estudos para a Intervenção Social, COOPERACTIVA, Sastipen - Centrul Romilor pentru Politici de Sanatate) documentaries addressing early marriages and early motherhood continues with great momentum! 🌍💫

We are delighted and deeply moved to share the new national and European distinctions and selections received by our films, created as part of the Erasmus+ programme and the Roma Influencers Network project, with the financial support of the European Union. 🇪🇺🤝

🇬🇷🏆 NATIONAL DISTINCTIONS

🎞️ The transnational feature-length documentary “Breaking the Cycle of Early Marriages and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities” and the national short documentary “Name: Ourania. A Roma Influencer for Early Marriages and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities in Greece” have been selected for screening at the 14th Chania Film Festival, taking place from 21 to 31 October 2026. 🎬✨

🏅 At the same time, the short film “Name: Melpo. A Roma Influencer for Early Marriages and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities in Greece” received an Honorable Mention at the Karditsa International Short Film Festival 2026**. 👏🌟

🇪🇺🎥 EUROPEAN DISTINCTIONS & SELECTIONS
🏆 The three short documentaries “Name: Melpo,” “Name: Nicoleta”and “Name: Ourania” have been selected as award nominees at the RROMA Film Festival, taking place from 4 to 6 September 2026 in Brașov, Romania. 🇷🇴🎬

🌍✨ In addition, the transnational feature-length documentary “Breaking the Cycle of Early Marriages and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities” has been selected for screening at the 10th edition of the Ake Dikhea? International Romani Film Festival, taking place from 17 to 20 September 2026 in Berlin. 🇩🇪🎥

💜 Every screening, every selection and every distinction represents an important recognition of our efforts to **bring forward the voices, stories and experiences of Roma communities** and to help pave the way towards a world free from early marriages and early motherhood. 🌱🤝

🙏✨ We warmly thank the festival juries and selection committees for this honour, their recognition, and their trust in our work.

🎬 The journey continues…🌍 Stories travel.
💜 Voices are heard.✨ And change continues!

12/08/2026

📢 💬 Como prevenir o casamento e a maternidade precoces? Junte-se a nós para refletir e construir soluções.

O CESIS - Centro de Estudos para a Intervenção Social e a COOPERACTIVA promovem dois workshops participativos no âmbito do projeto europeu Roma Influencers Network:
📍 15 de setembro | Lisboa
📍 17 de setembro | Matosinhos

🤝 Queremos também ouvir quem trabalha no terreno. Venha refletir, partilhar experiências e contribuir para a construção conjunta de respostas e estratégias de prevenção.

🍽️ Participe e almoce connosco!
✅ Participação gratuita, mediante inscrição.
👉Saiba mais e aceda às inscrições através do link do perfil (CESIS|Notícias).

Klimaka CAIRDE Sastipen - Centrul Romilor pentru Politici de Sanatate

31/07/2026

🕯️ 2 August – Roma Holocaust Memorial Day

Historical memory reminds us that we must never allow such tragedies to happen again. 🤍🕊️

🌿💙 At KLIMAKA's Roma Day Centre, for the past 25 years, we have been working every day to empower, support, and promote the social inclusion of Roma communities by advancing equality, respect, and human rights. 🤝✨ At the same time, we strive to keep historical memory alive by highlighting significant figures and events from Roma history, because understanding the past is the foundation for building a better future. 📚🌍🕊️

🕯️ The Holocaust remains one of the greatest tragedies in human history. For twelve years, the N**i regime, aided by collaborators across Europe, sought to systematically exterminate entire groups of people. Among the victims were hundreds of thousands of Roma—victims of a genocide that remains less widely known, yet equally horrific. 💔

✍️🌹 The Polish Roma poet Bronisława Wajs, better known as Papusza("Doll"), became one of the most powerful voices preserving the memory of the Roma people. Through her poem "Tears of Blood," she gave voice to the fear, hunger, cold, displacement, and unimaginable suffering endured by Roma during the genocide. 😢🕯️

💬 "Oh, my good people, why do I sing?
Believe me, I do not wish to remember those dark days,
for my heart aches and fills with tears.
Yet I must speak, I must sing,
about those who bring war and destruction.
May no one ever know the horror of war,
the days of great misery,
when life is stained with tears of blood." 🕊️🩸

🌸 Papusza was the first Roma poet to publish her work under her real name. Self-taught in reading and writing, she left behind an extraordinary literary legacy that continues to inspire generations. 📖✨

🕯️❤️ Today, we honor the memory of Papusza and of all the victims of the Roma Holocaust. Their voices remind us that democracy, equality, freedom, and respect for diversity can never be taken for granted. 🤝🌍

🌹 We do not forget.
📚We learn.
🤍We remember.
✊ We stand together for a world free from discrimination, racism, and hatred.

09/07/2026

🎬✨ With great joy and pride, we announce another important international recognition for KLIMAKA! 🌍🏆
We have received the official congratulatory letter from the INNOVART Film Festival 2026, taking place in San Sebastiano Curone (AL), Italy 🇮🇹, informing us that the Festival Committee has selected KLIMAKA’s National Short Documentary Film, titled:
🎥 “Name: Ourania. A Roma Influencer on Early Marriages and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities in Greece”
(Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SopOpQfj_c0&list=PLQdMnzSMv5VYqIR9XMAHxgntkj00T4Ex1&index=6)
developed within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, to participate in the Official Competition Section of the Festival ✨🎞️, which will take place from 24 to 26 July 2026.
The story of Ourania sheds light on issues such as early marriages and early motherhood in Roma communities in Greece, giving space to the voices, experiences, and dreams of people who are often unheard. 🌱🎤
At the same time, we have been awarded the official Festival Laurel of the INNOVART Film Festival 🌿🏅, which now becomes part of our film’s journey and another meaningful moment of recognition for our work in highlighting social issues that deserve to be heard. 🤝💙
We warmly thank the Festival Committee for this honorary selection and their support. 🙏✨
We continue to believe in the power of stories that can raise awareness, inspire, and build bridges between people. 💙🎬

06/07/2026

🎬 Another International Recognition for Our Documentary! 🌍🏆Following its official award nomination at the International Film Festival of New York – Follow Your Heart, the transnational feature-length documentary "Breaking the Cycle of Early Marriage and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities", produced within the framework of an Erasmus+ project coordinated by Klimaka, in partnership with CAIRDE (Ireland) 🇮🇪, Cesis - Centro de Estudos para a Intervenção Social, COOPERACTIVA (Portugal) 🇵🇹, and Sastipen - Centrul Romilor pentru Politici de Sanatate 🇷🇴, has received another important international distinction. 🌟

📩 We are delighted to announce that we have received an Official Selection Letter from the 13th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra, Crete, informing us that our documentary has been selected as an Official Competition entry for the Festival, which will take place from 1 to 21 August 2026. 🎥🏅

🤝 This new recognition confirms that a project born out of European cooperation, scientific research, and the meaningful participation of Roma communities can resonate with international audiences and gain recognition at major film festivals, while contributing to the public dialogue on equality, human rights, and social inclusion.

🎖️ Along with the Official Selection Letter, the Festival also sent us its Official Selection Laurel, which will now proudly accompany our documentary throughout its international festival journey.