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Vaalbeek , April 24 2014 Social Europe days

Vaalbeek , April 24 2014 Social Europe days. Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe ` Marit de Vries Jos Niemeijer Sharyn Rouw Evelien Wassenaar Emma Zagema. `. Contents. What poverty means according to us Poverty in the Netherlands Dutch solutions for poverty Social exclusion.

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Vaalbeek , April 24 2014 Social Europe days

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  1. Vaalbeek, April 24 2014Social Europe days Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe ` Marit de VriesJos NiemeijerSharyn RouwEvelien Wassenaar Emma Zagema `

  2. Contents • What poverty means according to us • Poverty in the Netherlands • Dutch solutions for poverty • Social exclusion

  3. What poverty means according to us

  4. Affected groups 3 high-risk groups: • Handicapts • Elderly & young people • Cultural minorities – immigrants Reasons: • Low education level • Low paid, easy jobs • Work ethics

  5. Figures The Netherlands • 7,6 % under the poverty line • 1,2 millionpeople • 671.000 peopleunemployed 8,8 % Europe • Risk of poverty 115 millionresidents • South and east of Europe

  6. Social reactions on exclusion & poverty • 1: Hiddenpoverty, taxpayers • 2: Campaigns • 3: Government • 4: Integration • 5: Unattached

  7. Dutch solutions for poverty • Unemployment benefit, social Assistance • Rental / healthcareallowance • Studygrant:- Basic- Supplementary • Foodbank / Clothing bank • Daycare Support

  8. Dress for succes • Typical Dutch • About the foundation

  9. Solutions for exclusion • Community centers • Activitiesfor the elderly • Partner-up-programmfor:- Elderly- Foreighners- Autisticchildren- Workoutbuddies

  10. Participation & Empowerment Youth/children • Youth centra/foundations (Make a Wish) ElderyPeople • Volunteering in senior centra Single Parents • Foster care, youth care • Law social support (municipal level) Ethnical/religousminorities • Churches & mosques - Christian & Islamicinstitutions

  11. EUROPE 2020 “Poverty should be reduced by lifting at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion” • European platform against poverty and social exclusion • Monitoring of economic and structural reforms • Scoreboard

  12. Vicious circle

  13. Questions ?

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