Breaking Barriers – Driving Change - Case studies of building participation of people experiencing poverty is the second publication by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) highlighting members’ initiatives to strengthen the direct participation of people experiencing poverty in organisations and in policy-making.
Thirteen organisations contributed with their case studies to this publication, coordinated by Tanya Basarab, Development Officer for EAPN.
Contents
- Introduction to this book
- Reshaping Democracy for a Cohesive Social Europe
- EAPN Austria: Inform – Make Visible – Don't shame! Working with the Media on Poverty-Sensitive Reporting
- EAPN Czech Republic: First Czech National Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty and Social Exclusion
- EAPN France: Policy Action to Tackle Poverty and Exclusion: from Consultation to Consensus. Introducing the Social OMC Tools and Methods at National and Regional Level
- EAPN Ireland: Supporting Participation in the National Social Inclusion Forum
- EAPN Poland: Testing the Waters with Participation: Small steps in Poland
- EAPN Portugal: National Consultative Council of People Experiencing Poverty – Bringing Direct Experience in the Work of the Network
- EAPN Spain: Local and Regional Actions Bringing About the Participation of People Experiencing Poverty and Social Exclusion
- The Poverty Alliance (Scotland): Evidence, Participation, Change (EPiC) Project – Putting Participation into Practice in Scotland
- Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres: Nothing About Us – Without Us. Involving Unemployed Persons in Campaigning and Service Delivery
- ATD Fourth World: Developing an Approach with People Experiencing Poverty. The Fourth WorldPeople's Universities and the Merging of Knowledge
- AGE Platform Europe: ‘INCLUSage’ – A Project Debating Older People’s Needs
- Eurochild: Giving a Voice to Children and Young People
- Eurodiaconia: Developing a Toolkit on the Participation and Empowerment of Service Users
- Key Messages from the Case Studies
- Useful Resources and Tools for Further Reading
