Family Group Conferencing to preserve Families and prevent Child Institutionalization

Karen Smith Rotabi, Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Helping families and their kin develop care plans for orphaned and vulnerable children was the objective of the family group conferencing (FGC) training that took place in Guatemala City from July 10-12, 2012. (more…)

China-Europe-Forum

The China-Europa Forum is an independent initiative launched in 2005. (more…)

Report: The contribution of NGOs to the fight against poverty in Europe

The NGO-Grouping “Extreme poverty and social cohesion” at the Council of Europe has published a report on the role of NGOs in the fight against poverty in Europe. This note summarizes some of the work undertaken in the Grouping Extreme poverty and social cohesion. (more…)

Support for Children from Beslan

Valery Mitrofanov, Stavropol (Russia)

An example for international solidarity in helping traumatized children: a small NGO in Stavropol, which works in arena rehabilitation with Beslan children from Osetia and its partners from the RNC (Regional Network NGO) Lithuanian College of Democracy and Social Communication Institute co-operate and prepare social educators support for children from Beslan and their families to support victims of Beslan. (more…)

Contemporary forms of slavery - UN Voluntary Trust Fund to support victims

One of the social challenges is to give humanitarian, legal and financial aid to individuals whose human rights have been violated through contemporary forms of slavery. The UN Fund helps non-governmental organizations from all around the world seeking to undertake projects in their countries, which assist victims with psychological, medical, legal, educational or other help. (more…)

The Third Sector in Russia: Problems and Challenges

O.I. Borodkina / A.N. Smirnova, St. Petersburg (Russia)

The third sector in Russia has been developing very rapidly during the last 10-15 years. The process of the structural, institutional and legal establishing of this sector is rather difficult and of course reflects of the specificity of transformation in the Russian society. (more…)