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“Youth Agency for the Advocacy of Roma Culture “ARCA”
Roma non-governmental youth organisation that has been working in the public sector of Ukraine since 2018, focusing its efforts on developing the Roma youth movement, supporting and preserving Roma history and culture, and building intercultural dialogue in Ukraine.
Our mission
Promotion of the reinterpretation and change of perception of the image of the Roma community in Ukrainian society.
Strategic goals
- development and support of the Roma youth movement in Ukraine and in the international arena;
- development of intercultural dialogue, combating existing stereotypes, as well as the consequences they lead to – hate speech and hate crimes.
Tasks
In the conditions of a full-scale Russia-Ukraine war, our priority tasks are:
- evacuation of representatives of vulnerable groups from the zone of active hostilities;
- providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population;
- support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defence in frontline settlements;
- promoting the development of the volunteer movement;
- informational counteraction to the consequences of hostile invasion and related growth of xenophobia, inequality, gender-based violence, decline of a number of creative industries.
Values
Openness, mutual support, responsibility (for oneself and others), trust, freedom of expression, security, equality and tolerance.
Geography
We implement projects at the local, national and international levels. Our regional centres operate in Kremenchuk, Okhtyrka and Vienna.
Meet our team

Volodymyr Yakovenko
Chief Executive Officer

Tetiana Storozhko
Chief Visionary Officer

Nataliia Tomenko
Chief Visionary Officer

Marianna Maksymova
Communication manager

Chinara Majidova
Art-manager

Ruslana Polianska
Media coordinator

Dmytro Shatlov
Technical support manager

Diana Hryhorychenko
Project assistant
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