We are entering year two of the pandemic, not knowing what we can and cannot do in 2021. Nevertheless, we don’t let that stop us from planning. A number of interesting projects are underway this year, of course always considering the possibilities that the pandemic allows us. For the time being, the European Youth Forum…
EAPN Portugal celebrates its thirty years of life, a life full of challenges and obstacles to overcome. We celebrate the Pearl Wedding, because the pearl is an object that takes time to gain solidity, so it is used as a metaphor of firmness and perseverance. This analogy makes perfect sense to explain and translate also…
EAPN Greece is active within the “Foundations for Futures Europe” project. This 6-member partnership (Ireland: Maynooth University, Sweden: URKRAFT, Ireland: EAPN Ireland, Hungary: Pécs University, Serbia: Novi Sad University, Greece: EAPN Greece aims to develop a network of Higher Education and Civil Society (NGOs) Partners to engage citizens in debates and discussion groups around the future…
What is the EAPN Poverty Watch Report? The EAPN Poverty Watch Reports do not attempt to provide a comprehensive academic report on poverty. They start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of the NGOs that support and work with them: our 31 EAPN national networks and 13 European Organization members. Their…
Instead of hunger and homelessness, Estonia’s poverty is increasingly expressed as inequality, remoteness, loneliness, lack of opportunities and uncertainty about the future. Poverty isn’t only material nor is it only expressed in income disparities. It also means being deprived of freedom of choice. Poverty Watch Main Findings Main challenges Those in need do not receive sufficient services prescribed…
2021 Serious material poverty is the reality for almost 2% of Sweden’s population. This means that 184,000 people live in such circumstances that they may not be able to put food on the table every day or that they cannot meet other necessary costs. Poverty Watch Main Findings Most Affected Groups Jobseekers Foreign-born population Refugees…
2021 Poverty Watch 2020 overview In 2019, 17.1% people were living on 9,212 euros a year; this compared to 16.8% (i.e. an increase of 4,073 people) the previous year. Women, especially single mothers, remain the most vulnerable group at risk of poverty in Malta. Poverty Watch Main Findings Most affected groups WomenSingle parentsThe unemployedThe…
In 2010, the JournalismPrize for respectful and profound poverty reporting was developed. The aim of the prize is to promote good journalism and poverty reporting which reflects the different aspects of poverty, treats people experiencing poverty respectfully and deals with the background and structural reasons of poverty. The jury is exclusively made up of people…
2021 In 2008, the number of people at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion in France was 11 150 000, or 18.5% of the population. In 2019, there were 11 120 000 people or 17.9% of the French population. Between 2008 and 2019, there was a reduction of 30 000 people at risk of poverty…
2021 Read the latest Finnish Poverty Watch 2020 Finland was doing fairly well in poverty assessments compared with other countries, and yet there were individuals in this country – deemed the happiest country in the world – who struggle for survival. In spite of efforts, the number of people in the low-income bracket or at…
