Jarovnice

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Jarovnice is a municipality in the Prešov Region, in the North-East of Slovakia. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants, of which more than 80% are from the Roma community, making it the largest Roma community in Slovakia. Most of the Roma in Jarovnice live in two large settlements, Jarovnice and Mocidlany, while others live in smaller villages.

Florian Gina, Mayor of Jarovnice, is a Roma community member and the majority of our Local Councillors are Roma as well.
The main integration issues relate to the lack of capacity in schools and an insufficient number of Roma teaching assistants and field health workers; a low level of skills combined with a lack of re-skilling and training opportunities: a high unemployment rate in the region; a lack of property documents; and a lack of leisure facilities for children, youths and adults.