Category Archives: community organizing

Koncept hrubého domáceho šťastia by pomohol i nám v Európe (Rozhovor)

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

­­­­Pochádza zo Slovenska, študuje v Česku (presnejšie na Morave) odbor Environmentálne štúdiá a udržateľný rozvoj, absolvoval semestrálne pobyty v Spojených štátoch amerických aj v Nórsku. So spolužiakmi na pôde svojej alma mater založil spolok Udržitelný Palacký a v rámci jeho … Continue reading →

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Become community organizers and help your own community!

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

Great Lakes Consortium (GLC) for international training and development invites professionals from any region of Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia to apply for participation in a 42-day fellowship in the U.S.A.. Program’s manager, dr. Elizabeth Balint, encourages submissions by … Continue reading →

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Professional Fellows Alumni create incubator for community organizing reflection and initiatives

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

Fifty inspiring leaders from four European countries shared their small victories at the ‘Professional Fellows Alumni Reunion’ in the High Tatras in order to get professional feedback and support from U.S. mentors, as well as other Professional Fellows Alumni in … Continue reading →

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Presence of community organizing in Slovak practise

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

In Slovakia we observe and experience in practice several fundamental strategies of work with communities to address their issues – social service delivery, advocacy and community development. Community organizing (the fourth strategy of community work) is still very rarely used … Continue reading →

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Do Moldavska – overiť si čísla

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

Ročne vraj navštívi Moldavsko len jedenásť tisícok turizmu-chtivých ľudí. Možno polemizovať o tom, či je toto číslo vysoké alebo nízke – na krajinu s 3 a pol miliónovou populáciou, ležiacou za dverami Európskej únie. Alebo pred jej dverami – záleží od uhla pohľadu. … Continue reading →

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The beginning of Community organizing in Moldova

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

Moldova is one of the poorest European countries trying to enter European Union (with a lack of job opportunities and estimated wage around 220 Euros/month). At the end of August Romanian community organizer, Iustina Neagu, conducted the training in Moldova … Continue reading →

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Demokratizačné snahy nie sú kratkodobá záležitosť. Ani v Moldavsku

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Koncept zapájania verejnosti do rozhodovacích procesov je v moldavských mestách a obciach stále nový. Možno je to aj tým, že si stále časť ľudí a starostov či miestnych poslancov myslí, že voľby sú jediná forma interakcie medzi občanmi a ich volenými zástupcami. S akými problémami … Continue reading →

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Keňu nemožno neľúbiť (hoci to má jeden háčik!)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

Vo východoafrickej krajine, kam sa za dobrodružstvom vydáva čoraz viac Slovákov, žije polovica populácie pod hranicou extrémnej chudoby. Ako asi vyzerá život ľudí v Keni – čím sa zaoberajú vo dne a v noci, v období sucha i dažďov, bez … Continue reading →

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Put a b*t of sh*t on your head in order to grow

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

Last days at Chicago coalition for the homeless were full of field experiences, listening and also awareness-raising activities in different areas of diverse Chicago city. As a natural part of it few important life-truths (connected to Community organizer’s job) were … Continue reading →

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European fellows – part of ‘Taking back Chicago’ history

Posted on October 21, 2013 by

How was the second week of our internship in Chicago? Full of meetings, de)briefings and direct actions – towards social changes. What an interesting dynamics within ‘Chicago Coalition for the Homeless’. My host organization: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) is … Continue reading →

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