CVEK

16. 10. 2014

Integration of migrants on the local level: capacity building of local actors

ZMOS in cooperation with CVEK experts provides assistance to five selected municipalities in the field of migrant integration. The project's main objective is to improve local actors' know-how and attitudes when implementing integration policies on the local level. Furthermore, the project facilitates drafting and implementation of local integration strategies in five selected...

Category: Finished projects

15. 01. 2014

Racial Prejudice and Discrimination in Foster Care – Time for a Change

The project analyzes the situation of Roma children in foster care with the emphasis on ethnicity, discrimination and violations of children's rights. It is focused on the process of removing children from their families, their placement in different types of institutional care and treatment of Roma children as a specific...

Category: Finished projects

28. 11. 2013

Minority Rights in Slovakia

The project seeks to improve protection of the rights of national, ethnic and religious minorities in Slovakia via monitoring, analytic and advocacy activities. The objective is to facilitate harmonisation of minority policy in Slovakia with international human rights standards.In the long run, the project aims to shift the public discourse...

Category: Finished projects

16. 10. 2013

Supporting the Equality of Opportunities for Roma generally and Romani Women through Temporary Equalizing Measurers (TEM)

The project builds capacities of public administration  in promoting Roma inclusion utilizing the groundbreaking amendment of antidiscrimination legislation that sanctions temporary equalization measures (TEMs) on the grounds of ethnicity and gender. Analytical activities entail designing of TEM schemes taking into account gender perspective in key sectors: education and employment. TEM schemes...

Category: Finished projects

9. 08. 2013

National Identities in Central-East Europe. Political Discourses – Educational Solutions

The project seeks to gain deeper understanding of political parties' communication of national identity in CEE countries and Germany.A thorough analysis of various documents (e.g. election manifestos, parliamentary debates etc.) will allow us to identify ways political elites use to conceptualize issues of national identity, national minorities or immigration. The project...

Category: Finished projects

2. 07. 2013

Slovakia: a Country for All?

The project seeks to create a broad civic platform - a public forum that will counter increasing radicalism and discriminatory and anti-minority rhetoric. The program also includes advocacy of measures aiming to improve human rights and inclusive education on all level of Slovakia's schooling system. Furthermore, the project is concerned with...

Category: Finished projects

2. 07. 2013

Present and yet (in)visible?

The project seeks to analyze social and cultural integration of third country nationals on the local level while using the method of case studies of three  selected localities. The methodolgy draws on anthropological research.Apart from a detailed analysis of social and cultural integration of third country nationals the project puts...

Category: Finished projects

2. 04. 2013

Developing inclusive policies: Housing and infrastructure of marginalized Roma communities in the use of EU funds in Slovakia

The project analyzes policies and the use of structural funds in the field of housing and infrastructure that are aimed at tackling social exclusion of marginalized Roma communities.We identify municipality policies employing intersectoral approach, i.e. they interconnect housing and infrastructure measures with other key areas (employment and edcuation). The project...

Category: Finished projects

31. 01. 2013

Social fieldwork research on implementation of LGBT equality and social policies by public authorities

As part of a continuous cooperation with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) CVEK conducts a research aimed at rights of LGBT people in Slovakia.The main purpose of this research is to collect data that can contribute to understanding of how national (public) law and policy aimed at protecting,...

Category: Finished projects

31. 10. 2012

European Modules and Integration at Local Level (EMILL)

The project consists of comparison and exchange of integration practices between regional administrations and research centres throughout Europe. The objective is to develop a common methodology of analysis and bench-marking of integration practices while taking into account the European Modules on Integration of Migrants, notably language courses and access to services. The project...

Category: Finished projects