Baripen - Roma Archive and Cultural Centre

This project is about identity, pride, remembrance and solidarity, and about informing, securing and sustaining Compas Charity’s guardianship of Paul Polansky archive which contains material connected to Roma people in the WWII era Lety concentration camp; and to the experiences of Roma people in Kosovo during the 1990s Balkan war.

Our aim is that by preserving, reflecting on and sharing their heritage, UK Roma people, young people especially, have pride in the shared and distinct heritage of their families; confidence to integrate into their local communities; and develop knowledge and skills to increase employability and achieve their ambitions, whilst the project also ensures that Compas Charity can effectively understand, preserve, and share access to the archive.