EXPERTISE: Roma Inclusion & Minority Rights
Nadir Redzepi is a sociologist and policy expert with over two decades of experience in Roma inclusion and minority rights. His expertise spans Roma children’s education, participatory policy design, change management, organizational development and EU funding implementation for Roma initiatives.
KEY POSITIONS
Executive Director, Institute for Social Change, Macedonia (2022- present)
Capacity building programs for grassroots, advocacy, and community mobilization programs.
Executive Director, Roma Education Fund (2016-2020)
Led the premier international organization for Roma educational outcomes across Europe.
Senior Program Manager, Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma, Open Society Foundations (2010-2015)
Managed strategic EU funding initiatives for Roma inclusion programs.
LEADERSHIP AND CONSULTATION
Nadir served on the boards of the Roma Education Fund (2007-2014) and Roma Initiative Office at Open Society Foundations (2008-2009). As a delegate to Macedonia’s National Working Group for the Decade of Roma Inclusion, he represented Roma civil society organizations in national policy development.
He has consulted for the Council of Europe, UN Development Programme, OSCE, Minority Rights Group, and Open Society Institute as an analyst, researcher, and trainer. Currently, he is an active member of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) Alliance Group and has published extensively on Roma issues.