Opportunity Fund (Roma Initiatives Office)

Opportunity Fund (Roma Initiatives Office) is sponsored by Foundation To Promote Open Society. The Opportunity Fund supports urgent, action-focused grants that promote structural change for the benefit of Roma or respond to anti-Roma events and trends.

Roma - Open Society Foundations The Open Society Foundations support efforts to promote equal opportunities and challenge all forms of discrimination faced by Roma, Europe’s largest and most excluded ethnic minority.

Inside the Archives: George Soros and the Fight for Roma Dignity For over 40 years, George Soros has been the leading private supporter of Europe’s Roma—the continent’s largest and most excluded ethnic minority—championing Roma leaders in their fight for equality and against deep-rooted discrimination. October 23, 2025 | Elizabeth Rubin George Soros speaks with Roma youth at a summer camp in Budapest, Hungary, in 1997.

A New Roma-led Vision of Power The new, independent, Roma Foundation for Europe is backed by a €100 million pledge that builds on Open Society’s over 30 years of support for Roma causes. September 7, 2023 | Zeljko Jovanovic Q&A: A Step Toward Justice for Roma Women In November, the Slovak Republic formally apologized to Roma women for a program of forced sterilizations that stretched out for decades.

How a Slovak human rights group helped hold the government accountable. Where Roma Rights and Environmental Justice Meet Leaders in the EU are confronted with a dual obligation—to restore healthy environments for Roma, and to do so with the full participation of Roma communities themselves.

June 8, 2021 | Marek Szilvási Q&A: Revolutionizing Roma Representation With fearless and bold photography, Open Society Foundations Community Youth Fellow Joci Marton is challenging how LGBTI Roma are perceived—by outsiders, but also by themselves. Q&A: A Media Haven for Europe’s LGBTI Roma Open Society Youth Fellow Laszlo Farkas is building a media company where his community can feel recognized—and welcome.

Celebrating 10 Years of Investing in Roma Health First established in 2008, the Roma Health Scholarships Program was intended to support young Roma trying to ensure their communities got the health care they deserved. More than a decade later, there’s no doubt it worked.

April 8, 2019 | Merziha Idrizi Roma Rights Are Human Rights Roma, Europe, and the Mission of Open Society For decades, Open Society has proudly supported Europe’s Roma communities in their struggle for equal opportunity and recognition. April 5, 2019 | Zeljko Jovanovic