Early childhood development in the shadow of COVID

Since its establishment, the Carpathian Foundation-Hungary has paid special attention to the development of disadvantaged, socially excluded, primarily Roma communities, and to supporting their social integration. In the 2019/2020 season, 13 non-governmental organizations received more than HUF 43 million in support of our program called "Building Capacities for Effective Early Childhood Development of Marginalized Roma in Hungary". 

With this publication, we would like to present good practices, projects and the work of non-governmental organizations implementing them, which carry out development work in the field of early childhood development in marginalized Roma communities in the North-Eastern region of Hungary. Through their personal experience, we can gain insight into the challenges faced by civic professionals working with disadvantaged communities during the 2020 pandemic.