Announced the winners of the Fundación Secretariado Gitano 2025 Awards [editar]
The Fundación Secretariado Gitano is holding another edition of its Awards, with experts from different fields forming part of the jury.
A jury external to Fundación Secretariado Gitano, made up of José Antonio Montero, Director of Public Affairs & Institutional Relations at LALIGA; María Terremoto (María Fernández), flamenco singer; José Manuel González Huesa, Director General of the Servimedia agency; Lucio Calleja, Deputy Director General of Territorial Cooperation and Educational Innovation at the Spanish Ministry of Education; Manuel Bretón, President of Cáritas Spain; Luz Usamentiaga, Director General of Regulation, Public Affairs and Sustainability at Orange Spain; and Antonio Soto, First Vice-President of the FSG’s Board of Trustees, was responsible for deciding the winners of this edition of the Awards at a meeting held on 23 January in Madrid.
The Fundación Secretariado Gitano Awards highlight the social, cultural or humanitarian work of individuals, teams, organisations or institutions at national or international level related to the advancement of social inclusion and equality for Roma, in line with the values and lines of work promoted by Fundación Secretariado Gitano.
The winners in this edition in the five categories were:
- The Public University of Navarre (UPNA) in EDUCATION IS THE FUTURE. For offering a proposal of great value, which favours the education of Roma, promotes access to a university degree and reinforces the commitment to the promotion of Roma.
- The Public Television (RTVE) programme Aquí hay Trabajo (There's Work Here) in COMMUNICATION WITH AWARENESS. For promoting responsible and transformative communication that highlights, values and dignifies Roma talent in access to employment.
- The State Public Employment Service (SEPE) in TRANSFORMATIVE COMPANY. For promoting the Employment Plan for the Roma in Spain (2025-2028), a pioneering initiative and a benchmark for public policies, offering specific measures adapted to the Roma population.
- National police officer José Antonio Jiménez Giménez, from Zaragoza, in SOLIDARITY WITH ‘G’, INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY. For promoting professional policing practices based on equality and a human rights approach, as well as guaranteeing the dignity, protection and non-discrimination of Roma.
- The ONCE Foundation in SOLIDARITY WITH ‘G’, COLLECTIVE CATEGORY. For its sustained commitment to social inclusion, equal opportunities and improving access to employment for Roma in vulnerable situations.
- Loli Fernández, Roma activist from Granada, in ‘TÍO VALENTÍN’. For her career as a role model for the Roma in promoting equality and the empowerment of women, opening up paths of opportunity and justice.
The awards ceremony will take place on 24 February in Madrid.
Link to the website with all editions of the FSG Awards: www.premiosfsg.org/
