On World Children’s Day in the climate of COVID-19 we must highlight the urgent challenge to protect the rights of Roma girls across Europe. COVID-19 has marked a grim time in which Roma girls have experienced a significant loss in their closest networks, insufficient resources to continue their schooling at home, the...
Reference: Daniela E. Miranda, Ana Gutiérrez-Martínez, Emilio Vizarraga Trigueros, María J. Albar-Marin. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.09.002 Abstract: The objective of this study is to build advocacy capacity among a group of gipsy Roma neighbours living in contexts of risk of social exclusion. A Community Based Participatory Action Research design was used, in...
Funded by: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Coordinators: Manuel García-Ramírez and Virginia Paloma
Duration: Ongoing project
Reference: Manuel García-Ramírez, Belén Soto-Ponce, María J. Albar-Marín, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Dena Popova, Raluca Tomsa. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228498 Abstract: Aim: To present a protocol study directed at tackling gender discrimination against Roma girls by empowering their mattering so they can envision their own futures and choose motherhood only if—and when—they are...
Coordinator: Jennie Popay (University of Lancaster)
Duration: Ongoing project
Funded by: European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020)
Coordinator: Manuel García-Ramírez
Duration: Ongoing project
Reference: Daniela E. Miranda, Manuel García‐Ramírez, María J. Albar‐Marín. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12443 Abstract: The pervasive failure of policies aimed at overcoming health inequities suffered by European Roma reflects the oppressive and impoverished living conditions of many ethnic minorities in the Western world. The multiple social inequities that Roma experience and the cumulative...
Declaración de CESPYD sobre las condiciones inadecuadas de las viviendas de Torreblanca y Polígono Sur A través de esta declaración, desde el Centro de Investigación y Acción Comunitaria (CESPYD) de la Universidad de Sevilla, nos solidarizamos con la petición de la vecindad de la Plaza de Platanero de Torreblanca y...
Reference: Daniela E. Miranda, Manuel Garcia-Ramirez, Fabricio E. Balcazar, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193722 Abstract: Addressing health disparities and promoting health equity for Roma has been a challenge. The Roma are the largest disadvantaged ethnic minority population in Europe and have been the victims of deep social and economic injustices, institutional...
Reference: María Jesús Albar Marín. Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España. Daniela E. Miranda. Departamento de Psicología Social, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España. DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.07.010 Abstract: This article describes a workshop whose objective was to build Roma health advocacy capacity among a group...
En nombre de quienes componemos el equipo de CESPYD, queremos felicitar a la Red Equi-Sastipen-Rroma por el Premio Nelson Mandela de Promoción de la Salud 2020. El Premio Nelson Mandela de Promoción de la Salud se otorga a personas, instituciones, a organizaciones gubernamentales o no gubernamentales, que hayan hecho una contribución...
Seville, 16 May 2020. Following the meeting with the Mayor of Seville, Juan Espadas, on Wednesday 6th May, Roma women, CESPYD, Studio 41013 and other collaborators developed a policy brief with a set of recommendations that have been proposed to the City Council. Roma populations of Seville suffer a constant violation of their human...
Seville, 8 May 2020. CESPYD, together with a group of Roma women, leaders of community organizations, researchers and journalists are concerned about the consequences that the crisis of the coronavirus is having on the neighbors who live in the most unjust conditions during the confinement period in Seville (Spain). In...
La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha dejado al descubierto el alto precio económico y humano que soportan los colectivos en condiciones de mayor vulnerabilidad en Europa por la escasa inversión en servicios de prevención de la salud. El acceso desigual a los servicios sanitarios y de prevención, así como las...
Organizaciones ciudadanas, lideradas por el movimiento asociativo gitano, denuncian cómo se vive la crisis sanitaria en los asentamientos chabolistas de Sevilla Sevilla, 3 de abril de 2020. Las medidas de confinamiento, decretadas por el Gobierno para hacer frente a la crisis del coronavirus, han dejado al descubierto las extremas condiciones...
Our colleagues from FAKALI organize a gathering tomorrow to protests against the antigypsist declarations of Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. Join us!!
CESPYD has contributed with two presentations on Roma health to the congress celebrated in Edinburgh on May 17,18 and 19.
Reference: Escobar-Ballesta, M., García-Ramírez, M., Albar-Marín, M.J., & Paloma, V. (in press). Salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres gitanas: el programa de planificación familiar del Polígono Sur. Gaceta Sanitaria. doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.12.006 Full text: https://cespyd.es/a/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-Escobar-Ballesta-et-al-Salud-sexual-y-reproductiva.pdf Abstract: Objective: To describe the challenges, resources and strategies of the staff of the family planning programme of the Polígono Sur Healthcare Centre...
Escobar-Ballesta, M., García-Ramírez, M., Miranda, D.E., & Petrova-Benedict, R. (2017). Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
Funded by: Open Society Foundations
Coordinator: Manuel García-Ramírez
Duration: 2016 – 2018
The objective of this meeting was of an international nature to establish synergies and coordination capacity between the Roma civil society, the University and the public services responsible for guaranteeing an equitable process of social incorporation of the Roma population.
Today, FAKALI held a moment of silence in honor of three young Roma women who were victims of anti-gypsyism hate crimes. CESPYD members joined to denounce these hate crimes.
García-Ramírez, M., Lizana, T., & La Parra, D. (2017). IOM MHD RO Brussels
In February 2017, Open Society Foundation-Roma Integration Office’s planned a field visit to meet with CESPYD and FAKALI in Sevilla. RIO program officers had the chance to become more familiar with both organization’s work. RIO program officers visited both Polígono Sur Primary Healthcare Center and the Torreblanca Healthcare Center. We...
On February 2nd the official project kickoff meeting took place at the Universidad de Sevilla Nursing department. In this meeting partners presented the activities and objectives of each phase included in the project. Please see meeting agenda here: ROAD4HEALTH Kick-Off Agenda. Fakali’s staff, the advisory board and student collaborators were invited...
García-Ramírez, M. (Coord.) (2016). International Organization for Migrations.
Reference: García Ramírez, M., Escobar-Ballesta, M., Lizana, T., & Albar, MJ (2016). El Reto de la Equidad en las Políticas Sanitarias Dirigidas al Pueblo Gitano en España. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, vol. 7. Full text: http://gjcpp.org/en/article.php?issue=21&article=118 Reference: In this paper we address the contribution of the community psychology to the formulation of...
On the 6th, 7th and 8th of June, the University Residence Flora Tristan of the Pablo de Olavide University hosted the IV European Meeting of “Mediation in Romany Health”, organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and CESPYD, in collaboration with the University Pablo de Olavide and the Office...
Funded by: International Organization for Migrations
Coordinator: Manuel García-Ramírez
Duration: 2015 – 2016
García-Ramírez, M., Escobar-Ballesta, M., & Lizana, T. (2015) International Organization for Migrations
Funded by: the International Organization for Migrations and the DG SANTE
Coordinator: Roumyana Petrova Benedict (IOM Regional Office Brussels)
Duration: 2013 – 2015
