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Pre-election Civic Lobbying Accelerator
Peripheral regions exhibit the lowest voter turn-out (40 % in Karlovarský and Ústecký in 2017 general election). Citizens there often distrust parliamentary democracy and feel overlooked by politicia…
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Environment and sustainability
Islands of Hope
Small islands are renowned sources of natural richness and cultural diversity. Yet their fate is often decided in urban political centres, while community voices, untrained in structured dialogue, ar…
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Social inclusion
Roma Voice 2021
We aim to make sure Roma voices are heard in the upcoming parliamentary election in 2021. The initiative will strive to ensure political committment towards the Roma community on behalf of people fro…
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Community development
Banská Bystrica - women friendly city
Even in the 21st century, women experience discrimination in Slovakia, as the results of the survey done in 2019 showed. We will support women from various social groups to develop and strengthen th…
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Community development
Trailblazers: Local LGBT+ Activists and Allies
Our vision is Poland where LGBT+ people can feel fully at home in every community. At last. Meanwhile, in the last months, 80 Polish local governments declared to be “LGBT free zones.” We are bringin…
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Community development
Taking the fear out of local politics
Engaged citizens who want to serve their communities as local representatives often know little about how local government works. They want to use their vision and goodwill in local office but they a…
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Community development
Sicilian Democracy Funds: let’s spend the unspent!
From 2016, according to a regional law, every year Sicilian municipalities must implement participatory democracy projects. Available resources are about 5 millions euro per year. About half is unspe…
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Social inclusion
PEACEBUILDERS of LESVOS
PEACEBUILDERS is a hands-on peacebuilding program, where multicultural, cross-generational and gender-inclusive local and refugee children, unaccompanied minors and youth, co-create actions, policies…
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Social inclusion
Regional Center for Deinstitutionalization
In Museum of Madness we share the story about Slovenia being one of the most institutionalised countries in the world. We aim to raise awareness on the right of people with disabilities to live indep…14 ideas found