Category Archives: leadership

Can cooperatives cross Soviet shadow and boost Georgian agriculture?

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

Although cooperatives are efficient structures for small-scale producers, they are perceived very negatively in the post-Soviet countries. Instead of the democratization, sovereignty and economic benefits, Soviet cooperatives (or kolkhozes), delivered rather land grabbing and nationalization of private sector. While European … Continue reading →

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Koncept hrubého domáceho šťastia by pomohol i nám v Európe (rozhovor s Tadeášom Žďárským)

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

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

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Ešte viac rozdelená Keňa po prezidentských voľbách

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

Začiatkom augusta 2017 si Keňania vyberali okrem prezidenta aj nových členov parlamentu, guvernérov a ďalších zástupcov ľudu. Najväčšiu pozornosť však na seba (tak ako v roku 2013) strhávala voľba prezidenta. Nezaobišla sa bez konfliktov medzi obyvateľmi, resp. medzi príslušníkmi konkrétnych … 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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Eastern partnership youth forum vo Varšave naplnilo očakávania

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

V druhej polovici júna sa v poľskej Varšave vďaka podpore z programu Erasmus+ uskutočnilo podujatie “Eastern partnership (EaP) youth forum”, na ktoré som zo Slovenska (ako zakladateľka OZ DocUnion a koordinátorka OZ Pluto) vycestovala. Ako mládežnícka pracovníčka, novinárka a pedagogička, venujúca … Continue reading →

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Sedm stovek adeptů z více než sto zemí světa chce studovat rozvoj v Olomouci

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

Na studijní program Mezinárodní rozvojová studia (pod projektovým označením GLODEP) se v rámci evropského projektu Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) přihlásilo 758 uchazečů ze 105 zemí světa. Dvacet nejlepších začne na Katedře rozvojových a environmentálních studií (KRES) v Olomouci studovat již tento … Continue reading →

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