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Roma study visit to Ostrava

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25 June 2026

Roma study visit to Ostrava

FRA joined the EURoma Network study visit to Ostrava that focused on housing and residential desegregation. The study visit focused on the Social Rental Agency (SRA) model as implemented in Ostrava and the surrounding region with its two key elements. These were housing mediation on the private market and social support for tenants.

Participants learnt of the experiences of local actors like Romodrom (Housing First in Selezian Region), the City of Liberec (Liberec Rental Agency), Portavita (social housing in rental stock of private company Heimstaden) and Silesian Diakonie (Housing First - housing support). They were supported primarily by the European Social Fund in Czechia and resulted in the recently adopted Housing Support Act.

FRA provided a snapshot on Roma housing in Czechia using the results of Roma survey 2024, highlighting the benefits of desegrated housing.

FRA's LERI project contributed to pilot phases of the Housing First Program in Czechia through supporting the baseline data collection on housing needs in Brno in 2016.

The Fundacion Secretariado Gitano (FSG) organised the visit. It took place from 16 to 17 June.

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