Only a third of Roma minors have a computer and more than 40 percent of them do not have internet access or have it with limited data

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Covid-19's impact on Spanish Roma

EU Political

Health & Society

by Carolina Fernández and Belén Sánchez-Rubio, Madrid,

Only a third of Roma minors have a computer and more than 40 percent of them do not have internet access or have it with limited data

The first onslaught of Covid-19 has affected numerous Roma families across Spain.

In the beginning, the priority was to provide information and promote public health measures aimed at prevention and containment.

However, since the declaration of the state of emergency across the nation on 14 March, we have been facing a new, more complex scenario, in which new social risks combine with the public health crisis and with the situation of especial vulnerability which already affect...

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EU Political Health & Society Feature

Author Bio

Carolina Fernández is the deputy executive director of advocacy and Belén Sánchez-Rubio is the director of the international department at Fundación Secretariado Gitano, an NGO working with Roma in Spain.