Uccu Budapest Roma Walking tours offer interactive, innovative Roma led walks in Budapest and Pécs in Hungarian and English. Participants will acquire a cultural experience, get a more authentic picture of the Roma by obtaining general knowledge about them. Also, they will be enriched by the personal stories of the Roma guides and can address their unanswered questions related to Roma
Uccu Budapest Romani Walking Tours
2,000 Euro Prize 2019
Country: Hungary
Region: throughout Hungary
Sector: Civil Society / Social Economy
Fields of action: Non-formal education, Art, Migration
Project owner: Uccu Roma Informális Oktatási Alapítvány
Responsible person: Szénási Szilvia
What is it about?
Appreciation of the Jury
Young people from the Roma community, due to their personal access, render tangibility to the information about the past and the present of the Roma people. Vulnerability as a factor: The participants can pose questions directly and may pose “difficult” questions. When room can be made to engage in direct dialogue, then stereotypes are usually harder to maintain. For the young Roma, these public tours are certainly good for their self-esteem, in both individual and social contexts. The tours for companies and embassies generate revenue and thus finance the social involvement.
