4.  First born: 1/3 – under 18 2/3 – till age 20  number of live birth per 1000 women › Age 15-19: total population – 22,6 Roma – 120,8 › Age 20-24: total population – 67,1 Roma – 218,1

5.  Employment rate: Roma men – 29,2% Roma women – 16,3%  Activity rate:Roma men – 10% Roma women – 5%

6.  Presence of Roma in higher education: approx. 1%  Wáli István Reformed Roma Collegium, Debrecen  26 Students – 15 Roma  10 women and 5 men with Roma background  According to our experince: more Roma women have access to higher education

7. Madléna – 16  Budapest – slum area  Med addict and dominant mother – no father – lack of family support  Home schooled at 3rd grade due to „bad behavior”  After school program for years  Drug use at age 11-12  Primary school not finished  1,5 year-old baby  Couple with criminal background  Zero perspectives

8. Móni - 38  Small town – deep poverty  4 children 2 rooms – tidy room  Christian family  Community work projects  generational inheritance  Desire to break out but can’t

9. Zsuzsi - 28  Small village in a poorer area  Father and mother but lack of supporting atmosphere  Many struggles in her life  Role model: primary school teacher  Quality high school and a motivational atmosphere  University and supporting system from the Roma Collegium  Degree in physiotherapy  „Desire to break out” with success

10. Contact: Krisztina Nagy nagy.krisztina@reformatus.hu