The Youth Information Center (YIC) has been an active and respected non-governmental organization based in Humenné, Slovakia, since 1992. They support development teams across 60 municipalities in implementing small projects. In this initiative, One By One will assist YIC in the Roma municipalities of Ďurkov, Laškovce, Poša, Šamudovce, and Šarišska Poruba. Development teams work to resolve issues faced by residents in need. They develop initiatives in areas such as education, employment, housing, senior care, and anti-Roma racism to improve living conditions. The Roma have faced centuries of systemic racism, social exclusion, and state-sanctioned violence across Europe, culminating in genocide during World War II and continuing today in the form of structural discrimination and marginalization. The Roma community in Europe remains the most marginalized and discriminated group on the continent. They have faced persecution for centuries—including slavery, forced assimilation, and extermination during the Holocaust. Even after World War II, many European governments continued implementing policies like forced sterilization, segregated schooling, and denying them citizenship. Many of these policies are still in place today. According to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), as of 2023, 80% of Roma in the EU live below the poverty line, and 41% report experiencing discrimination daily.