Erasmus+ projects
Superheroes for Equality: Game, Friendship and Inclusion
The SocialSuperhero Erasmus+ project aims to strengthen social inclusion, promote cultural dialogue, and support young people in recognizing and addressing prejudice through game-based learning and storytelling. As part of the program, the Romoji mobile game was created — a globally unique initiative that places Roma children at the center of the story and presents their everyday lives and dilemmas in an innovative, pedagogically adaptable format.
A key focus of the development was the active involvement of young people: they participated in testing, providing feedback, and contributing ideas for the game’s design, ensuring that the final result truly speaks their language.
What is the game about?
ROMOJI is an interactive, narrative adventure game that tells the story of everyday life in Roma communities through the friendship of three young characters — Janó, Rolkó, and Emma. The game explores themes of acceptance, solidarity, and collective understanding, encouraging players to reflect on empathy and cooperation.
The story takes place in a fictional village called Határzug, where players’ decisions shape the fate of the characters. Along the way, they encounter questions that invite reflection on prejudice, friendship, and mutual understanding.
The unique feature of ROMOJI is its “two worlds” setting: players experience the same situations alternately through the eyes of Roma and non-Roma characters. This shifting perspective helps reveal how a single event can affect people differently depending on their background, experiences, and opportunities. In this way, the game becomes both a personal journey and a social mirror — allowing players to step into someone else’s shoes while discovering their own emotions and biases.
Where is it available?
The game is free to download on both the App Store and Google Play, and can be played on mobile phones and tablets. The game is available in EN, HU, SK.
Romoji Workshop, Teacher Training, and Guide
A teacher’s guide has been developed to accompany the ROMOJI game, helping educators explore its themes with students in a meaningful and reflective way. Upon request, interactive teacher training sessions are also available, led by experts from E-tanoda — giving teachers first-hand experience of how the game can be integrated into the learning process.
The program is also recommended for school communities and youth groups:
- For teachers and students, it supports more empathetic thinking about social issues, community, and cooperation
- For youth groups, it offers an inspiring shared experience where participants can, through their own reflections, discover what it means to think and act with empathy, openness, and social responsibility in everyday life.
The combination of playing together and guided discussion creates an inspiring environment — an opportunity to learn about and from one another in a playful, engaging way.
Awards and Media Recognition
The E-tanoda mentoring program and its related project, Romoji, won the OTP Fáy Foundation’s Educational Innovation Award in the secondary school category. In addition, the game was a finalist in the Best Roma Youth Project Award at the European level, recognizing its innovative approach to inclusion, representation, and youth engagement.
The Romoji game and its methodological guide were created with the financial support of the European Union and the Erasmus+ Programme, within the framework of the project “SocialSuperhero: game-based learning and storytelling for inclusion, social justice, and cross-cultural communication.” The information and views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the Tempus Public Foundation. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.