References: ApartTogether survey: preliminary overview of refugees and migrants self-reported impact of COVID-19. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020. Licence: CC BY‐NC‐SA 3.0 IGO. Abstract: ApartTogether is a collaboration between World Health Organization and a consortium of research centres led by Prof. Ilse Derluyn and Dr. An Verelst at Ghent University...
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: Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Floryana Viquez, Daniela E. Miranda, Amy R. Early. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22452. Abstract: Abstract Individuals migrate to improve their wellbeing and quality of life, and often experience adverse situations, both during the process of migration and once within the host country. The purpose of this paper is to...
A la opinión pública: El final del verano y el comienzo del otoño, que en muchos espacios se considera comienzo de nuevos proyectos y procesos, se presenta nefasto en general y especialmente denigrante para el colectivo de personas migrantes en España y Europa. Y aunque podemos seguir pensando que es...
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...
Funded by: Office of Development Cooperation of the University of Seville
Coordinator: Rocío Garrido
Duration: August-November 2019
Our colleagues from FAKALI organize a gathering tomorrow to protests against the antigypsist declarations of Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. Join us!!
Intercultural Networks (Redes Interculturales in Spanish) is a permanent network of communication, organization and institutional articulation between Junta de Andalusia and other public entities and social organizations working in the field of migrations in Andalusia. The objetive of this Network is coordinate and optimize efforts and resources in the consolidation...
Paloma, V. (Coord). (2017). Centro de Estudios Andaluces.
The Platform We Are Migrants aims to defend migrants’ rights (health, education, employment…) and to promote wellbeing in intercultural communities. On the contrary, the Platform rejects all kind of violence towards migrant populations by institutions, organizations, racist groups or people, etc. The Platform We Are Migrants was born from two...
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.
Funded by: WHO’s International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services (HPH)
Coordinator: Antonio Chiarenza (Health Authority of Reggio Emilia)
Duration: 2016 – 2020
Funded by: International Organization for Migrations
Coordinator: Manuel García-Ramírez
Duration: 2015 – 2016
García-Ramírez, M., Luque-Ribelles, V., Albar, M.J., Paloma, V., Garrido, R. (2015). CESPYD-US.
Paloma, V., García-Ramírez, M., & Camacho, C. (2014). American Journal of Community Psychology,
García-Ramírez, M., Balcázar, F., & De Freitas, C. (2014). Psychosocial Intervention, 23, 79-81.
Funded by: the International Organization for Migrations and the DG SANTE
Coordinator: Roumyana Petrova Benedict (IOM Regional Office Brussels)
Duration: 2013 – 2015
Paloma, V., & Manzano-Arrondo, V. (2011). Psychosocial Intervention,
Albar, M.J., Garcia-Ramirez, M., El Karkri, M., Luque-Ribelles, V., et al. (2010). Psychosocial Intervention
Luque-Ribelles, V., Garcia-Ramirez, M., & Portillo, N. (2009). In The Psychology of Liberation: Theory and Application.
Funded by: Ministry of Education and Science
Coordinator: Manuel García-Ramírez
Duration: 2006 – 2009
