Date and place of birth:
12 May 1981, Ostrava.
Current place of residence:
Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Education:
Student at the Medical Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc.
Current job:
Student, and Rector of the “School for Everyone” project.
Achievements in life and work:
Passing the entrance examination to the medical faculty.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
Yes, I just hope that I will not live in the lap of Romany problems.
What are your plans for the future?
To complete my medical studies and, as a doctor, to manage a whole wing of a medical institution. Home, and to have many children. Becoming a doctor – meaning, helping people as well as Roma.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
I am Rom, but besides this, I am proud also of being Czech.
Wish: that my children avoid the negative experience I went through. I will do whatever necessary to fulfill this.
Date and place of birth:
16 May 1978, Náchod.
Current place of residence:
Praha, Czech Republic.
Education:
Secondary school.
Current job:
Editor and moderator at Czech Televison.
Achievements in life and work:
I have a fantastic partner.
My journalist career.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
Not yet. But I am very happy with what I have.
What are your plans for the future?
I would like to establish my own family and have at least five to eight children. I would like to improve my journalist experience, mainly in the area of camera and cut.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
Not to get lofty, to keep my own identity.
Date and place of birth:
04 May 1962, Włocławek.
Current place of residence:
Wrocław.
Education:
Primary.
Current job:
Dancer, musician, Director of the Dance and Song Ensemble “Romani Bacht”.
Achievements in life and work:
Family, professional recording studio.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
Yes, I am.
What are your plans for the future?
I would like to finish the renovation of the Romani Cultural Centre in Brochow district, Wrocław.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
The most important thing to me is the future of my family.
Date and place of birth:
27 February 1962, Wrocław.
Current place of residence:
Wrocław.
Education:
Primary.
Current job:
Singer, dancer.
Achievements in life and work:
Family, the Dance and Song Ensemble “Romani Bacht”.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
Yes, I am.
What are your plans for the future?
I intend to raise my grandchildren in Romani tradition.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
The most important thing to me is Romani cultural traditions.
Date and place of birth:
17 January 1950, Wrocław.
Current place of residence:
Wrocław.
Education:
Secondary.
Current job:
Field hockey coach, President of Association “Romani Bacht”.
Achievements in life and work:
Winning Junior Field Hockey Championships of Poland in 1983. I am proud of my Romani origin and I am blessed to have a wonderful family – my wife, children and grandchildren.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
Yes, I am.
What are your plans for the future?
I would like to finish the renovation of the Romani Cultural Centre in Brochow district, Wrocław.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
I would love to conduct professional, cultural and educational activities for the Romani community in Poland.
Date and place of birth:
04 July 1965, Otwock.
Current place of residence:
Pabianice.
Education:
Secondary.
Current job:
Assistant Director of the project “Education – better tomorrow”.
Achievements in life and work:
I am launching an important EU project at the moment. I succeeded in integrating the local Romani community and contributed to a wholehearted cooperation between Romanis and Poles.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
Yes, I am.
What are your plans for the future?
I want to conduct further projects empowering young people to become independent from others; promote educational attainment among youth and provide support in searching for employment in Poland.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
Be human.
Date and place of birth:
30 September 1981, Wałbrzych.
Current place of residence:
Wałbrzych.
Education:
Secondary; I am studying at the moment.
Current job:
Roma school assistant.
Achievements in life and work:
Work, family.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
I think I am. However, I continuously take up new challenges. Therefore, I will never reach perfection.
What are your plans for the future?
I want to finish my studies. Educate my children, and raise them to be decent persons, compassionate towards fellow human beings.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
“Don’t do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you”.
Date and place of birth:
5 April 1964, Włocławek.
Current place of residence:
Włocławek.
Education:
Primary, first level music school.
Current job:
Musician, director of the Gypsy Folk Dance and Song Ensemble ROMA
Achievements in life and work:
Successes of my group, performance in various films (however, the most important to me are: “Skrzypce przestały grać” and “Wiosenne wody “). Other achievements also include: concerts of Roma Ensemble in the USA and Canada; participation in the “Wiosenne wody” film premiere and concert in Cannes. Moreover, I have been operating an integrating afternoon club for children, teenagers, and the elderly. My family is very important to me – –my wife, children and grandchildren.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
No, I am not.
What are your plans for the future?
I would love to develop my recording studio, create professional music and encourage the cultivation of Romani talents.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
Love people!
Date and place of birth:
12 June 1990, Wieluń.
Current place of residence:
Lubań.
Education:
Secondary.
Current job:
Commercial representative, a student.
Achievements in life and work:
I am self-reliant and independent from my parents. I also have a steady job. I also won various awards in the declamatory contests, dance and song competitions.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
I would say so. However, it can always be better. I am trying to live my life with no regrets.
What are your plans for the future?
I want to complete my MA studies, manage my own company and score career success.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Date and place of birth:
20 August 1993, Kraków.
Current place of residence:
Wrocław.
Education:
Student of a catering college.
Current job:
Assistant chef.
Achievements in life and work:
I passed welding certification and completed catering course. I also succeeded in completing school in the UK.
Are you living your life the way you have always wanted to?
Yes, I am. I am very content with my life and never complain.
What are your plans for the future?
I would like to have a permanent job, my own house and family. I am dreaming about having two children.
Life motto, credo, dreams…
You can get anything you want in your life. Some people tend to complain. However, they do nothing to ameliorate their situation. I believe, you can achieve anything in your life if you want it badly enough.