Land use plan, working with diaspora and integration of migrants
ViabilityNet 3.0 is a program that supports local community leaders in Central and Eastern Europe and their ideas. Participants take part in four meetings and four study visits over a one-year period. We also support participants with grants and mentors to make their community projects sustainable and successful going forward and we provide opportunities for inspiration…
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Different ways of connecting people across Europe
ViabilityNet 3.0 is a program that supports local community leaders in Central and Eastern Europe and their ideas. Participants take part in four meetings and four study visits over a one-year period. We also support participants with grants and mentors to make their community projects sustainable and successful going forward and we provide opportunities for inspiration…
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Working together to reduce divisions in society: inspiration from Belgrade
How can we respond to the new divisions emerging in society? How can we address conflicts between neighbors in our communities? A total of 18 people from seven non-profit organizations in Central and Eastern Europe came together in late September for a four-day inspirational meeting in Belgrade, Serbia. The meeting was part of our international…
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How to address polarisation in communities
John Page is a British community organizer. He shared his experience with the Hope Not Hate campaign in the 2015 election, the organisation More in Common and ways of addressing polarisation in communities.
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“The energy and power we give and take from our community cultural work feels like a gift,” say artist activist couple in Lithuania
Lithuanian community artist Vita Gelūnienė is Alumni of the international program ViabilityNet 3.0. Vita used to work as a studio artist and teacher at the Vilnius Art Academy. She was one of the founders of the ‘Kaunas Biennial’ international art festival. Ten years ago, when Vita met Irish artist Ed Carroll, the focus of her artistic practice…
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From Fundraising to Painting Signs
The CEE partner organization network is a new regional grouping of seven civil society support organizations from six CEE countries. The main objective of the CEE partner organization network is to strengthen and develop local communities in the Central and Eastern Europe region. The member organizations seek to improve their support of local communities by…
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Improving everything around me seems natural, maintains young Latvian NGO founder
Ieva Lāce says she has always been driven by humanitarian projects and initiatives. This passion of hers has taken her to various destinations around the world. For example, as soon as she finished her BA degree, she and two friends founded an international NGO that helps women and children in Sierra Leone. “I remember the…