Become a Memory Ambassador

What is “Memory Ambassadors”? “Memory Ambassadors” is an international training program for young people from Ukraine and Germany. It combines learning about the history of the Roma Genocide with non-formal education and practical skills development. 

You’ll discover how to share difficult stories with your generation – and how to turn knowledge into action by designing and implementing your own educational initiative.

Learn, travel, and take action by preserving Roma history and genocide remembrance

• 📅 May – October 2025
• 🌐 For Roma and non-Roma youth from Ukraine and Germany

Are you curious about Roma history and Holocaust remembrance? Do you believe that history has the power to change the present? Are you interested in organizing your own educational activity in your community? Are you looking to connect with peers from other countries who care about memory, justice, and inclusion?
👉 If yes – then this program is for you!

The program consists of:

✈️ Educational trip to Berlin (11-15th of May 2025)

• Thematic learning sessions on Roma history, the Holocaust, and ways of preserving memory
• Visit to Sachsenhausen Memorial – a key historical site that offers powerful insights into Nazi crimes
• Meetings with Berlin-based Roma organizations and cultural institutions engaged in memory work and Roma heritage preservation
• Creative collaboration on educational video content
• Space for reflection, intercultural dialogue, and building solidarity

Online Support & Your Own Educational Initiative

After Berlin, we’ll continue working together online — and this phase is all about practice and creation. You will:

• Receive guidance to design your own educational workshop
• Learn how to create educational videos on Roma history
• Take part in advanced sessions on facilitation and leadership
• Exchange ideas with peers and receive feedback from trainers

Who can apply?

• Youth aged 18–30 (exceptions up to 35 possible for active youth leaders)
• Based in Ukraine or Germany, Roma and non-Roma welcome
• Interested in non-formal education, history, memory, and human rights
• Committed to participating in both in-person and online activities

To apply fill out the application form until 07.04.2025

https://forms.gle/

💸 Participation is free of charge – all travel and accommodation costs are covered
📬 Got questions? Write to us: artur.ivanenko@kyrs.com.ua

Organizers: Kherson City Association of Young Roma in partnership with the Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma and ternYpe – International Roma Youth Network
Supported by the EVZ Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.