U.S. Embassy Supports the 5th Roma Spirit Award

Roma Spirit 2015 (photo Michaela Čejková)

The 5th annual Roma Spirit Award ceremony which took place to mark International Human Rights Day on 10th December to recognize and support advocates of improvement of the situation of Roma in the Czech Republic, awarded individuals and institutions in five categories.

The first place in the category Company-Employer supporting projects on social assistance and inclusion of Roma went to the elementary school in Trmice. Trmice school director Marie Gottfriedova is also the recipient of this year’s Alice Masaryk Human Rights Award, which was bestowed upon her by the American Ambassador Andrew Schapiro on the eve of International Human Rights Day at the American residence.

Ambassador Schapiro at the 5th annual Roma Spirit Award ceremony which took place to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10th (photo Tereza Havlínková)
Ambassador Schapiro at the 5th annual Roma Spirit Award ceremony which took place to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10th. (photo Tereza Havlínková)