Friday we had our first day with the Roma Children's Center. It was an experience. There were at least 50 kids there and only one adult who spoke Serbian at first. Good times. Thankfully, some of the volunteers showed up later on and were able to help with containing the chaos. It was chaotic because they were having a party to celebrate the end of the school session and everyone came. I took a ton of pictures (which I will attempt to post with a very slow connection) and some video of the shows they put on. We got to hear some traditional Roma songs and watch the kids break dance as well. It was a riot!
Nena is the person who is in charge of the Roma Center and she asked us to come up with things we would like to do with the kids. However, we have been informed that they are losing the property that is used for the Center, so I don't know if they will still have that program. Right now I'm looking for funders to try to keep the Center programs open. I think I may have located one, but they'll need a lot more to sustain the programs. It's a good thing I have so much experience with grants!
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