BAPN get highly involved on 17 October World Day against Poverty
{jathumbnail}The Belgian Anti-Poverty network is always very active on 17 October. See http://www.17octobre.be/ (in Flemish and French).
EAPN Poland meets Polish Presidency representatives
On 1 October, in Warsaw a consultation meeting took place between Polish Presidency and NGOs. There were 4 parallel workshops divided by 4 priorities: 1. Foreign policy; 2. An energy policy; 3. Internal economy, innovation; 4. Intellectual capital, voluntary services.
FNARS (member of EAPN France) issues survey on minimum income recipients
A year after the creation and implementation of the Revenu de Solidarités Actives (RSA), ie new form of French minimum income system, FNARS carried out a survey with social workers in order to indentify the malfunctioning of the recently reshaped system. Results of the survey can be found on FNARS’ website.
EAPN Ireland: videos, seminars, briefing!
- Say No to Cuts: 2010 Campaign Videos from the Poor Can’t Pay
- EAPN Ireland Skills Seminars on Lobbying & Funding
- Policy Briefing on Europe 2020, Poverty Targets, National Implications
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): Benefits are a life line, not a lifestyle!
In response to the increasing attacks on so called ‘welfare cheats’, a new campaign is being launched calling for the end to the unfair portrayal of people living in poverty in the UK.
EAPN Spain: 3rd Sector of Social Action Statement on a Strategy for Social Inclusion 2011 to 2020
The Third Sector of Social Action, represented by the Platform of NGOs of Social Action, the Platform of Volunteers in Spain and the Spanish European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN – ES) gathered on September 30th and October 1st 2010 at the Convention of the Third Sector of Social Action: “Proposals for a Strategy of Inclusion…
EAPN contributes to educational game on poverty
PING ‘Poverty Is Not a Game’ is a ‘serious’ game to be used by schools as a teaching tool, and is accompanied by a handbook for teachers which draws extensively on the EAPN ‘Poverty explainer’. EAPN Portugal also contributed to the testing phase of the game earlier this year with a group of young people in Lisbon.
Report of the 9th meeting of People Experiencing Poverty is out
{jathumbnail}The report of the 9th meeting of people experiencing poverty is now available in English, French and Spanish, and sumarised in other languages.
EAPN and other stakeholders send a clear message during the 9th Round Table
EAPN and other stakeholders who participated in the 9th Round Table sent a clear message that the National Action Plans on Inclusion, are crucial for coherent integrated strategies and national stakeholder participation, i.e. participation of people experiencing poverty, NGOs, regional and local authorities.
9th Round Table on Poverty – Participation of stakeholders and the social dimention of Europe 2020 at risk if National Action Plans for Inclusion are dropped!
{jathumbnail}Brussels
, 15 October 2010 – Today, EAPN sends its Key Messages to EU decision makers and stakeholders, prior to the Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion on the 18 and 19 October.