Svetlana Ilić works as a teaching assistant at the elementary school "Jovan Cvijić" in Belgrade, with the task of providing continuous support to Roma students and their families with a special focus on the prevention of dropping out of the school system. Since 2001, she has been engaged in various projects of the Roma Women's Center BIBIJA, including issues of education, health, economic integration, child marriage and early development, primarily focusing on work with women and girls. She attended various trainings dedicated to the development of advocacy skills, the protection of women, and the economic empowerment of Roma women.