The co-founder of the Roma women’s association Lachó Bají Calí in El Gornal and of the Federation of Roma Associations of Catalonia (1991), she was a touchstone of Roma women’s struggle for recognition. She grew up in a shanty settlement between Barcelona and l'Hospitalet de Llobregat. At just 18 years old, she started working at the Santa Coloma de Gramenet Town Hall as a family worker. Following that, she worked as a mediator and social facilitator, in the Vallès Occidental and Baix Llobregat as well. She was also one of the driving forces behind celebrating International Roma Day on April 8, and she supported a number of initiatives to recover the Roma language in Catalonia.

 

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Barcelona 1968 – 2021 ID 7197

The co-founder of the association of Roma women Lachó Bají Calí in El Gornal and of the Federation of Roma Associations of Catalonia (1991), she has been a touchstone in the struggle for recognition of Roma women.