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Programme officer — financial inclusion
Support the Fund pillar in Bucharest: prepare business files, liaise with partner lenders, and track facilitated loan applications.
- Romania
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Empowering Roma Entrepreneurs
REDI provides access to affordable finance, technical assistance, and business development resources for Roma entrepreneurs and communities across Central and Eastern Europe.
01Mission
We work with Roma entrepreneurs, and with the institutions that have overlooked them.
Roma entrepreneurs across Central and Eastern Europe run viable businesses without access to the credit, training and market channels that others take for granted. REDI addresses both sides of that gap: we prepare businesses for institutional finance, and we work with banks, funds and public buyers to make their products reachable.
We operate through local organisations in each country, so the work stays close to the communities it serves. Our entrepreneur-facing platform, redi.business, brings the same offer online.
The REDI ecosystem
REDI NGO
The non-profit network delivering mapping, training and facilitation on the ground.
REDI Fund
The microfinance vehicle lending to Roma-owned micro and small businesses.
REDI Network
Twenty-nine partner organisations across fifteen countries sharing one methodology.
REDI Recycling
A Skopje social enterprise formalising the work of Roma waste collectors.
02Core pillars
- P-01
Learn
Business and financial literacy training built for Roma entrepreneurs.
Micro-lessons & coursesEntreComp frameworkFinancial literacyredi.business - P-02
Create
Support from idea to registered, operating business.
AI business plansLogo & website builderCompany registrationredi.business - P-03
Connect
Access to networks, buyers, mentors and institutional partners.
REDI business clubMentors & networkingB2B & global partnersredi.business - P-04
Fund
Facilitated loan applications and microfinance through the REDI Fund.
Funding readinessREDI Microfinance FundBank referralsredi.business - P-05
Sell
Digitalisation and access to e-commerce and procurement channels.
PappoCrafts marketDigital & e-commerceProcurement channelsredi.business
03Our actions in numbers
- REDI Metric #013,600
Mapped entrepreneurs
- REDI Metric #022,500
Facilitated loan applications
- REDI Metric #03130
Trained Roma entrepreneurs
- REDI Metric #0490
Digitalised and mentored businesses
- REDI Metric #0540
Cadre placed in financial institutions
- REDI Metric #067
Countries covered
Roma Entrepreneurship & Impact
Success Stories
Discover real entrepreneurship journeys, economic impact, and video stories from Roma founders across Europe.
Romania • Healthcare & Dental ClinicWatch StoryWatch
"The REDI Fund guarantee allowed us to acquire state-of-the-art dental equipment, creating high-skilled healthcare jobs in our community."
Brussels, EU • European AdvocacyWatch StoryWatch
"REDI connected our network to European policy makers, securing institutional visibility and funding pathways for Roma businesses across 7 countries."
Vâlcea, Romania • Traditional CraftsWatch StoryWatch
"REDI believed in our artisan tradition when commercial banks turned us away. Today, our workshop employs 15 master craftsmen."
Bulgaria • Circular EconomyWatch StoryWatch
"With REDI's business incubator coaching and eco-finance, we scaled from a local waste collection team into an accredited green recycling network."
North Macedonia • Digital TechWatch StoryWatch
"Through the REDI Incubator, we digitalized our operations and accessed e-commerce platforms across Central and Eastern Europe."
04Footprint
Seven countries
REDI operates through local organisations, starting in Romania in 2016.
REDI European Footprint
Select a country on the map to explore local offices and impact metrics
Real European MapRomania
Eastern Europe
Est. 2016Romania
Supported Entrepreneurs0
Guaranteed Loans0
Strada Lipscani 12, București
Offices
3 Regional Hubs- BucureștiRomania
Str. Colonel Ștefan Stoica Nr. 29, Ap. 57, Sector 1, București
- SkopjeNorth Macedonia
Miladin Popovikj 4/1a, Skopje
- BelgradeSerbia
Majke Jevrosime 51, Belgrade
Latest Calls & Opportunities
View AllCareer Opportunity1 July 2026
Programme officer — financial inclusion
Support the Fund pillar in Bucharest: prepare business files, liaise with partner lenders, and track facilitated loan applications.
Public Tender1 June 2026
External evaluation of the 2023–2026 economic inclusion programme
REDI seeks an external evaluator to assess outcomes of its three-year economic inclusion programme across Romania, North Macedonia and Serbia.
Impact Story18 June 2026
130 Roma entrepreneurs complete REDI business training
The 2026 cohort closes with 130 entrepreneurs trained across Romania, North Macedonia and Serbia, and 90 businesses now digitalised and mentored.
05Partners and donors
Partners and donors
06Latest updates
Latest updates
NewsRO · EN
130 Roma entrepreneurs complete REDI business training
The 2026 cohort closes with 130 entrepreneurs trained across Romania, North Macedonia and Serbia, and 90 businesses now digitalised and mentored.
- Entrepreneurs
- REDI Romania
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Повик за практикантска работа за млади Роми
Објавува повик за ангажирање практиканти во компании, главната цел на практикантската работа е професионален развој на млади Роми кои ќе се стекнат со практично искуство и знаење за работата. Практикантите ќе бидат вклучени во…
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