Robert Matei, Country Facilitator (Romania)

20 February 2018

Robert started working with Roma communities in 2005 as a local expert for Roma issues, when he first observed the precarious environment Roma children live in and the absence of basic support in their struggle to achieve social integration. In 2006, he became a member of the Resource Centre for Roma Communities, where he has had the opportunity to work on local and national projects aimed at improving the situation of the Roma population. In 2012, he started his collaboration with, the ERRC, working as a human rights monitor and now the ERRC’s country facilitator in Romania. He is also currently studying public administration. He is based in Cluj-Napoca.