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Milan Simecka Foundation / Nadacia Milana Simecku

National Network
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Address

Svoradova 747/5
81103 Bratislava
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Telephone
(+421) 2 54 43 35 52
Fax
(+421) 2 54 43 35 52
E-Mail
nina@nadaciams.sk
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1991
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. Research
  4. Youth and education
General Information

1. Milan Simecka Foundation is a mid-size Slovak NGO. The staff includes executive director, programme director, 6 project managers, lawyer, community worker, labor counselor, 2 assistants and accountant, in total 11 full-time positions. 2. Our budget in 2006: 270.000 EUR 3. Sources of funding: the European Union (40%), Slovak Government (20%), private donors (20%), other (20%). 4. Every year we implement approximately 20 projects, including the organization of conferences, education seminars and community activities. 5. In regard to partnerships, we have wide contacts from the local to the international level: People in Need Slovakia, Bratislava Jewish Community, Regional Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities, Faculty of Education at the Comenius University, National Democratic Institute, Open Society Foundation, European Roma Rights Centre, Anne Frank House, Multicultural Centre Prague. We are members of the European Anti-Poverty Network and the European Network for Human Rights and Citizenship Education.

Mission and Objectives

Milan Simecka Foundation is one of the oldest NGOs in Slovakia. Since its establishment in 1991 we have been focusing on human rights education, capacity building of democratic institutions and minority issues. Currently major areas of our work include multicultural education, Roma issues and Holocaust research and education. In our projects we employ principles of interactive learning and elements of peer education and drama education. In our research we use the method of oral history. Recently, we have engaged in community activities in Panenská Neighborhood, the seat of the Foundation located in a traditionally multicultural environment.

Main Projects / Activities

Development of the teaching manual on multiculturalism (February 2005 – December 2006) Conference Multiculturalism in Slovakia – the first conference on the issues of multiculturalism in Slovakia with four main panels: 1. Global trends – local impacts, 2. Roma and Non-Roma, 3. New Minorities and “Us”, 4. Multicultural education. (November 2006) Migration and the New Minorities – project comprising the development of a teacher’s manual on migration, organization of the weekend school and a series of public events to raise awareness about migrants in Slovakia (May – December 2007) School on Stage – Playfully to Tolerance – project on intercultural issues including seminar for teachers, development of a puppet play and a school tournament (May 2007 – March 2008) Cultures around the Block: Panenská Neighborhood – flagship project of the 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. Milan ?ime?ka Foundation is the Slovak implementing partner of the project. (January – December 2008)

Contact (1) Full Name
Nina Galanská
Job Title
Head of organisation
Head of the organisation
Nina Galanská

Mind the Gap

National Network
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Telephone
00 421 48 41232 88
Telephone (other)
00 421 48 41538 68
Fax
00 421 48 41538 68
E-Mail
anadachin@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
benesovska@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
00 421 903 550 243
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Our organization currently consists of four members (two experts) and one president. It relies both on private and institutional funding. Our actions varies from organizing lectures and workshops attended by public to organizing festivals presenting tworks of the contempoary artists. Our partners are usually embassies of the respective country and local cultural centres.
Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to eradicate prevailing stereotypes in the civil society and to facilitate cooperation in the cultural, religion and good practices sphere. Our objective is to mobilize both youth and experts to engage themselves in the intercultural/interfaith activities thus contributing to better knowledge of "the Other" and help to prevent arising conflict that might be triggered by the aforementioned clashes.

Main Projects / Activities

Our projects aim at bringing two shores of the Mediterranean closer, using art, organizing workshops and festivals and promote intercultural understanding also via translating the crucial literary works.

Contact (1) Full Name
Marek Brieska
Head of the organisation
Marek Brieska
Contact (2) Full Name
Hana Benesovska

Nasser Diarbakrl i . Phd

National Network
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Telephone
00421903676075
Telephone (other)
00421944261783
E-Mail
tony.suliman@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
tonytony_1984@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
00421903676075
Mobile Phone (other)
00421944261783
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
biznis man promoted arabic culture and food and human rights in slovak republic open for cooperation between other cultures around the world. Buddget is created only from private business activities at the moment and trey are limited because no donnors about fundraising for bigger and quality better activities and projects at the moment, i´m open for cooperation for better understanding of arabic culture in this part pof Europe and for intercultural projects between other culutre centres, non profit organisations or countires activizm. I cooperate with cultural mediator and promotor of culture Roman Kozák - Civil association KELTIEG, International Migrants Centre and many small comunities of arabians in Slovakia
Mission and Objectives

Be helfull fgoír better understanding differencies and evaluation of arabic culture here in Slovakia and be helpfulôl for international respect between nations and their culutures

Main Projects / Activities

The exchanging of student for special parts of studying for example - Syria, Libanon, Palestine
The multicultural and sport´s centre in Bratislava´s part Petržalka
The religion undeestanding conferencies with respected partner in middle east
exchanging of restaurant and hotel´s chefs between middle part of Europe and Arabic countries
the senior centre with daily program of helping for old people in Bratislava
other cooperated projects and programs of other members from Anna Lindh foundation network

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

succesfully promote acitivitiesa of Foudation supported our projects , succesfull realisation of these projects and proméotion araud Slovakia from good experience with Foudation

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

for realisation of these projects and for cooperation with other members of foundation network

Contact (1) Full Name
Nasser Diarbakrl I . Phd
Head of the organisation
Nasser Diarbakrl i . Phd
Contact (2) Full Name
Tony Suliman

Na´conxypan Civic Assiciation

National Network
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Telephone
+421 903 778923
E-Mail
vigo2@stonline.sk
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Heritage
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
Our non-profit organization is led by the chairman, who is elected by the three member administrative board for four years. The whole activity of the association is controlled by the three member supervoisory board. The association has no emloyees, every member is a voulenteer. Our yearly budgetary resources are the 2% of the profit taxes of corporate bodies and persones, applying for financial backing, subsidies to different organizations, sponsoring.
Main Projects / Activities

Our main projects:
The music of the Carpathian Region
Workshops of handicraft
Are You Free? Music Festival
Music Network - international workshop
Publishing of a periodical and a book
Organizing of different concerts, exhibitions and other cultural events

Contact (1) Full Name
Igor Vida
Head of the organisation
Peter Kevicky
Contact (2) Full Name
Zsolt Beke

Nezisková organizácia NEO

National Network
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Address

Blagoevova 9
851 04 Bratislava
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Telephone
+421 (0)944 369 453
E-Mail
tomas.kelley@cirkulart.sk
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Media
General Information

Structure of the organization, including number of staff employed and/or partners - board of trustees (3), director, external collaborators (12) Budgetary resources available in a year - 170 000 eur Sources of funding - Ministry of Culture of Slovak Republic, Central European Foundation, Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (Slovakaid), SPP foundation Modalities of action (concrete projects, exchanges, seminars, scholarships etc.) - Children charity event "Europe, we are your children" - Slovak developement aid for Serbia "Cooperation without boarders" - Charity football match "NHL stars for kids" - European festival of humour and satire "Kremnica´s gags" Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities - Minstry of Culture of Slovak Republic - Delegtion of European Commision in Slovakia - Custom Administration of Republic of Serbia - Custom Administration of Slovak Republic - Art Agency GaG - Kremnica town municipality - Institute of Polish Culture - Cultural Institute of Hungary - Czech Cultural Centre - Centre of Bulgarian Culture - Open Society Foundation - Slovak media and press agencies - Bratislava - Belehrad Fund

Mission and Objectives

Generally benefcial services: - Production, developement, preservation and presentation of cultural and intelectual values - Creation of cultural, media and communication projects - Projects implemented in order to support the construction of civil society - Artistic and cultural projects - Participation of Slovakia in international projects - Cultural exchange projects - Projects of Slovak developement aid - Networking of cultural operators - Publishing - Annual humour and satire awards - Media campaigns - Social programs

Main Projects / Activities

Cooperation without boarders The project anticipates a creation of conditions for a transef of know-how for the purpose of building an internal control and inspection system in the customs administration of Serbia. The objectives of the project rely on creation of Serbian´s trainer´s network. The projects intentions will carry-out the proposal of internal service regulations for the performance of controlling and inspectory activities in practise reflecting the performance of customs administration as a complex unit. The project sets the pressure accelerating the process of accession of Serbia to norms and regulations of EU. European Festival of Humour and Satire Project is an international event presenting cultured humour, free satire and lively practical jokes' fun with long-lasting tradition (*1981). It is held annually in the centre of Europe, in Kremnica town. For about 300 successful authors, musicians, puppeteers, artists, mimes, clowns, reciters and street artists from European countries perform their best productions. The newest humoristic productions and performances from last season are evaluated by international jury which awards prize Golden gander in particular genres.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mgr. Tomáš Kelley
Head of the organisation
Mgr. Pavol Kelley

Občianske združenie Festival Meteorit/ Civic Association Festival Meteorit

National Network
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E-Mail
production@festivalmeteorit.com
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
The Meteorit International Theatre Group (MITG) manages the Meteorit theatre, a space for contemporary art in the form of theatre, dance, music, visual art exhibitions and multi-genre events. We are a nonprofit organization and our space – office and stage - is located in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. MITG staff is composed by four people working in full-time basis, one intern and two regular collaborators. Before every performance one international casting is held and the actors are chose according to the needs of the project. MITG productions are always multilingual and performed in as many countries as possible. MITG funding is a mixture of grants, corporate and individual contributions and income-generating activities. At the moment MITG has three main donors: ZSE (the electric company), the European Commission and the International Visegrad Fund. Other money comes from individuals who make small contributions and from renting out our space to others who want to use it to hold events. MITG makes only a little money from ticket sales (prices are low in Slovakia for culture). MITG budget for the previous year was sixty four thousand seven hundred euros (64.700). MITG main partners are: The Cultural institute of Hungary in Bratislava, The Cultural Institute of Poland in Bratislava and The Czech Institute in Bratislava and in Budapest.
Mission and Objectives

Meteorit International Theatre Group’s (MITG) goal is to create a centre of international arts in Bratislava with its own permanent troupe, which provides a forum for creation, cooperation and enjoyment on an international level in all artistic genres. Among the results of MITG’s activities are new cooperative projects and increased mobility for artists from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and other countries. The target audiences for this project include: young and adult performing arts audiences and children from Slovakia, as well as visiting and local artists of all disciplines.

Main Projects / Activities

Since its opening in March 2008, the Meteorit theatre has held almost 70 performances of various genres and enjoyed audience attendance 9,480. During the 2009 season, it plans 45-50 performances of theatre, dance and music.
MITG is also responsible for the prodution of Meteorit’s Town of Tales week of fairy tales and theatre for children in Kolarovo, Slovakia and during the summer helds performances and drama workshops for children.

Contact (1) Full Name
Miguel Robin de Andrade
Head of the organisation
Róbert Csontos
Contact (2) Full Name
Nora Czuczorová

PDCS, o.z. (Coordinator of Slovak Network)

National Network
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Address

Štúrova 13
81102 Bratislava
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Telephone
00421252925016
E-Mail
katarina@pdcs.sk
E-Mail (2)
pdcs@pdcs.sk
Mobile Phone
00421915738477
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Youth and education
General Information

PDCS is an independent non-governmental organization. We provide professional training, consultancy, and facilitation services, and publish books. PDCS has operated from Slovakia since 1991 as a member of the international network Partners for Democratic Change International based in Brussels. PDCS is a group of core trainers and consultants with a team of about 10 contractual trainers, consultants, and experts dealing with specific areas. Our activities in 2012 were funded by variety of donnors: EuropeAid (EC), SlovakAid, International Visegrad Fund, Meridian (US gouvernment), Nadace Via/ Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Nadácia Tatrabanky, Nadácia Intenda. Our annual budget for 2012 was around 400 000 EUR. You can find more details in Annual Report available at our website. Over the last 20 years, the training courses of PDCS have been attended by over 25,000 participants. PDCS published 25 books of which The Reader for Nonprofit Organizations met with greatest response and was translated into English, Russian, and partly into three other languages. To our clients we provide: Training related services, Facilitation, Evaluation,Consultancy services and Study visits. Services of PDCS have been used by over 800 nonprofit organizations, state and local government institutions, cross-sector groups, communities, international organizations, and companies. We have worked in 40 countries all over the world in English, French, Russian, Polish, and Slovak languages.

Mission and Objectives

The mission of PDCS is to help develop and promote culture of democracy, expand democratic approaches and mechanisms for dialogue and conflict prevention. We fulfill our mission by working with nonprofit organizations, public administration institutions and cross-sector partnerships in development programs and by arranging cultured dialogue among various interest groups.

Main Projects / Activities

Main areas of PDCS work: • Training of trainers and training of facilitators • Conflict transformation, development and peacebuilding • Development of civil society organisations, businesses, and their partnerships • Public participation and European citizenship

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We would like to share our experiences of 2 years collaboration with Tunisian partners and contribute to Slovak - MENA dialogue. At the same time we have already started collaboration with members of ALF Network in Czech Republic within our Tunisian project, so it could be also an asset for our Slovak ALF network. We hope to join ALF community soon.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

From 2012 PDCS has implemented capacity-building projects for Tunisian civil society leaders. Currently, we are implementing the 3rd project and we think that our membership in ALF Network could even reinforce our partnerhip and exchange of experience with countries from MENA and EU region.

Contact (1) Full Name
Katarina Bajzikova
Head of the organisation
Karolina Mikova
Contact (2) Full Name
Karolina Mikova

People in Need Slovakia

National Network
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Address

Baštová 5
811 03 Bratislava
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Telephone
+421 (0) 2 5542 2254
E-Mail
lukas.osvald@clovekvohrozeni.sk
E-Mail (2)
info@clovekvohrozeni.sk
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
General Information

People in Need Slovakia (PIN SK) was established in 1999. Since then we have been operating in 27 countries, combating poverty and helping people live in dignity. We provide humanitarian aid in critical regions around the world to support people in crises and help individuals overcome challenging circumstances, so they can get back on their feet.

Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to provide emergency assistance in crises, support most vulnerable and marginalised persons, contribute to community development and reinforce human rights and good governance.

Main Projects / Activities

Examples of our support include that of vulnerable persons affected by armed conflicts in Ukraine, the poorest and most marginalised in Slovakia, and promotion of human rights and civil society activities in Moldova and Cuba. We work directly on the ground and promote systemic change by addressing root causes, such as discrimination in accessing education and safe environments for disadvantaged children, youth and women in Lebanon, Iraq or Afghanistan. As the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, it has become clear that in addition to our activities we must also include long-term humanitarian assistance into our activities. Therefore, we have provided WASH installations for healthcare and elderly facilities, distributed food and hygiene vouchers for most vulnerable families, strengthened and remotely provided educational, protection and various psychosocial programmes in multiple countries and played an advisory and coordinating role in a national pandemic planning and response for marginalised Roma communities in Slovakia.

Contact (1) Full Name
Lukáš Osvald
Job Title
Coordinator of Global Education and Human Rights Department
Head of the organisation
Andrea Najvirtová

PHOS

National Network
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Telephone
+421 902 240 402
E-Mail
ivana.pastorova@phosphotos.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
PHOS Civic Association (Photography of society) has risen from the idea of four photographers (Michal Fulier, Andrej Lojan, Laco Maďar, Matúš Zajac) and art theorist (Mgr. Marián Paukov, PhD.) in order to point on the power of documentary photography in the modern world of contradictions and its inseparability from everyday life, the photography, which bears the message about the human and expresses its views on various social aspects of society. A graduate of the European cultural studies (Ivana Pástorová) helps to further develop this idea within this association. We are just at the beginning in the making projects but already we have 3 projects which are devoted to the various social issues. We have already done many presentations of our work in the form of photographic and intercultural dialogue. We want to use the form of dialogue also in the future because we think that this is the way how to develop and enhance the art of documentary photography. We cooperate with the non-govermental organization Depaul Slovensko which offers homeless and disadvantaged people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and move towards an independent and positive future because everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community. Our sources of funding: sponsorship, grants
Mission and Objectives

We are interested in a documentary photography because we think that the classic form of the document is the most viable way and concept how to express our views on social issues of the society. We also think that the documentary photography is very needful in that way the photography is a form of art and human medium.Works of the documentary photographers of this association are met in the way of finding the decisive moment of capture of the human story aiming to jointly honour the Henri Cartier-Bresson and the other founders of the principle of decisive art, but each of these photographers does it in his own way. The purpose of artistic value of their photographs is initiation of the association of perception and feelings from which the beauty of expression is resulting. Black and white, but also color documentary photography essays of these four photographers are interpretations of the apparent reality of the objective world which is flowing in the inner depths of intense emotions, relationships that will determine their further interpretation in the perceiver. By this they create the possibility of an open cultural dialogue.
We are also working on the project HOPE - Activity of the Nightshelter of St. Vincent de Paul and the Shelter of St. Louise de Marillac will be recorded by the sensitive photographic document with artistic tendencies and interpenetrations in the long term. Our goal is to show the importance of the work of people who every day consistently help those in need not only by nursing and social assistance, but mainly by psychological support. We want to portray the whole range of homeless´ immediate feelings, their relationship between the inside and the outside world, as well as the documentation of the active support of the shelter´s staff, sponsors and supporters of the shelter.

Main Projects / Activities

“SLOVAKIA“ (Untouched Metamorphoses of the Present Time) relates with the purpose of presentation the country of Slovakia. We want to portray the typological intersection of the present Slovakia with the fragments of cultural interferences on the basis of observation of events and features. Please, in attachment you can find more information about this project and about our association.
"City Confrontations" Portrayal of the paradoxes which are standing side by side. Flowering and poverty, modernization and tradition. City confrontations of West of Michal Fulier and East of Matúš Zajac. The project will be represented at the fourth exhibition European Month of Photography in Berlin from 11/4/2010 to 11/29/2010. More exhibitions of this project are planned in various foreign galleries.
"Lost Balance" Photographic essay of Michal Fulier and Laco Maďar portrays the deep impact of this tragedy on the lives of people of Nižná Myšľa. Natural disaster chosen its cruel tax and hit the hearts of the people.
on June 9, 2010 at 5.30 pm in the Central European House of Photography in the open cultural dialogue presented to the general public its mission and artistic work of four photographers in the form of documentary photographs which bear the human message about person and affect the social issues of society. They express their views on these issues from different aspects. In a large public participation a pleasant atmosphere was created in which the pleasant presentation was structured as an open cultural interview with photography and about photography, with art and about art, with people and about people.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ivana Pástorová
Head of the organisation
Michal Fulier

Pro Oriente

National Network
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Telephone
4.21E+11
Fax
4.21E+11
E-Mail
martinslobodnik@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
4.22E+11
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Religion
  3. Research
General Information
1. Pro Oriente is a NGO founded by Slovak scholars involved in Asian and African studies. The are ca 20 active members of Pro Oriente. All members of Pro Oriente are volunteers, we do not have employed staff. 2. Ca. 30 000 SKK (abou 1000 EUR) 3. Contributions from the members and supporters. 4. Lecture series on Asian countries (history, religion, culture, current issues) in Bratislava and other Slovak cities (together about 50 lectures). Co-organizing (with academic institutions) of seminars and roundtables on Asia and Africa. Small grant for the publication of academic monographs on Asia and Africa published by Slovak authors. 5. Cooperation with the Institute of Oriental Studies (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislav), Deparment of the Countries and Languages of East Asia (Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University, Bratislava). Cooperation with the BUBO travel agency (lecture series). Cooperation with the Museum of History, Slovak National Museum (lecture series).
Mission and Objectives

The main objective is to promote Asian and African cultures to general public in Slovakia through lectures and other activities. The members of Pro Oriente, who are actively involved in academic research on various aspects of Asia and Africa, strongly believe that it also the responsiblity of academic community to spread their knowledge to the general public and thus contribute to the prevention of xenophobia and racial prejudices, in order to esablish a fruitful intecultural dialogue.The second aim of Pro Oriente is to support Asian and African studies in Slovakia.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Series of lecture at the Museum of History on China (8 lectures, autumn 2006, spring 2007).
2. Series of lecture at the BUBO travel agency and 2 events introducing Arabic countries through lectures and music (15 lectures, 2 events, 2004-2005).
3. Coorganizer of a seminar on Slovak and Czech travellers in Asia, 2nd Half of the 19th Century - 1st Half of the 20th Century (13th of November 2007).
4. Small grants for printing cost of academic publications (5 books).
5. Cooperation with the Faculty of Philosophy in the creation of a course on Intercultural contacts for the students of the Faculty.

Contact (1) Full Name
Assoc. Prof. Martin Slobodnik, PhD
Head of the organisation
Assoc. Prof. Martin Slobodnik, PhD
Contact (2) Full Name
Henrieta Hatalová, PhD