The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland)
- Need to spread the Living Wage Campaign message!
- Time to Stop the Stigma! Media needs to base benefit reporting on facts not fiction
Slovak Anti-Poverty Network holds its 2nd Public hearing on Poverty
{jathumbnail}On 28 February, the Slovak Anti-Poverty Network (SAPN) will hold the second Public Hearing on Poverty in Slovakia, in the National Council of the Slovak Republic, under the auspices of the Chair of the National Council, Pavol Hrušovský. About 80 people with experience of poverty, NGOs working with them and members of Parliament will take part.
EAPN Spain: the Third-Sector Platform is born!
10/01 – 7 major social organisations have launched the creation of the Third-Sector PlatformAhmed at reinforcing cohesion and action unity, to defend the welfare State and social rights andto enhance the collaboration in the fight for the most vulnerable people.
EAPN Portugal developing national and transnational projects in different fields and organising a seminar
EAPN Portugal is currently developing national and transnational projects in different fields:
- Project ROMI (July 2011- November 2013) – National project aimed at the Roma Communities, to promote equal opportunities for Roma women through the exercise of their full citizenship.
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): new Anti-Poverty Review on ‘asset based’ approaches to tackling poverty
The latest edition of the Scottish Anti-Poverty Review is now available to download from the Poverty Alliance website: http://www.povertyalliance.org/publications_detail.asp?pubs_id=83
This edition focuses on the issue of ‘asset based’ approaches to tackling poverty.
EAPN Spain: 10,000,000 people in poverty
Around 10 million people (22.5% of the population) live experience ‘relative poverty’ in Spain, living with 500 € or less per month. 2 millions of them experience extreme poverty, with…
EAPN Ireland: Dramatic rise in inequality highlights that the burden is not being shared equally
30/11 – The latest report on income and poverty published today shows that inequality in Ireland has grown dramatically. The preliminary results from the Central Statistics Office Survey of Income and Living Conditions 2010 shows that the at-risk of poverty rate grew from 14.1% in 2009 to 15.8% in 2010.
Events from EAPN Portugal
Training sessions on active aging and seminar on management of NGOs
EAPN Estonia participates in professional volunteering project
EAPN Estonia is currently participating in a professional volunteering project ran by Estonian Ministry of Interior (http://www.siseministeerium.ee/8189/).
EAPN Ireland
- Review – Progress Towards Europe 2020
- Government needs to act immediately to protect the most vulnerable or it will condemn people to live in poverty for decades