We are happy to present you our Poverty Explainer on the Multidimensionality of poverty. “The problem is not that we run out of money occasionally, the real problem is that we live our entire lives this way and our children grow up in this too”. For EAPN, the concept of multidimensional poverty is essential in…
EAPN has a long-standing interest around the issue of education and its many aspects of access, affordability, quality and equal opportunities, which are crucial in the empowerment of people experiencing poverty and their integration in society. The links between education, training, lifelong learning and poverty and social exclusion are manifold. EAPN advocates for the right to universal,…
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…
EAPN and its members are concerned at the social and economic consequences of Covid19 on people at risk of poverty and social exclusion, their families, and other highly vulnerable groups, who are hit the hardest by the current crisis and need urgent support. We released a statement on 17 March, calling on all governments to…
The Austrian Anti Poverty Network (“Die Armutskonferenz”) organised their 12th Austrian Poverty Conference in Salzburg from 9 to 11 March. The initial conference topic was Voices against Poverty – Because social inequality and exclusion endanger democracy but given the current situation, there was also an exchange about the consequences of the Corona virus on people…
EAPN Spain created a microsite (in Spanish) on the social impact of the Coronavirus crisis that includes: a detailed analysis of the various social and economic consequences of the Corona virus, very well also highlighting the gender dimension. The statement includes recommendations to the Spanish government and the Autonomous Regions in Spain. It has been shared by social media and was picked…
As one of the members of the European Stakeholder Committee, EAPN participated in the kick-off meeting of a new Horizon 2020 project “Closing gaps in social citizenship – New tools to foster social resilience in Europe” (EUROSHIP) that took place on 27 and 28 February 2020 in Oslo. EUROSHIP Project The project aims at:…
119 organisations came together to express, in an open letter, their deep concerns regarding the unlawful and inhuman developments at the Evros border and the Aegan islands.The handling of the situation, by the Greek Government and the European Union, is a clear violation of their legal obligations towards asylum seekers and of the right to…
EAPN President Carlos Susias, Director Leo Williams and Policy Coordinator Sian Jones met with Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss a coherent social and sustainable post-2020 strategy, an economy which works for the people to reduce poverty and inequalities and an action plan on the implementation of the Pillar of Social Rights! One of the key…
After three years of hard and successful efforts in tackling energy poverty, the ASSIST project is approaching its end. It is therefore the right time for the partners of the project to organise a conference to discuss the challenges and the solutions to tackle Energy Poverty at the European and local level. The event “From…