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What is SOLIDAR?

What is SOLIDAR?. Who are we. European network of 60 national NGOs. What we want. To advance social justice in Europe and worldwide. History. Created in 1948 as International Workers’ Aid (IWA) within the framework of the Socialist International (SI)

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What is SOLIDAR?

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  1. What is SOLIDAR?

  2. Who are we European network of 60 national NGOs

  3. What we want To advance social justice in Europe and worldwide.

  4. History Created in 1948 as International Workers’ Aid (IWA) within the framework of the Socialist International (SI) IWA changed its name to SOLIDAR in 1995 when it moved to Brussels

  5. Areas of work • 3 main areas of work • Social policy & social service provision • Development policy & humanitarian aid • Education and lifelong learning • Examples: • Silver Rose Awards Ceremony

  6. Social Affairs • A more social Europe • High quality, accessible social services for all • Social inclusion and non-discrimination • Decent work and quality jobs for all • Balanced approach to economic, employment and social policy • Strengthened Social dimension of EU enlargement • Examples: • Together for Social Europe Campaign • Making Industrial Relations work for Decent Work • Social platform for innovative social services • Decent work and social inclusion in the Western Balkans

  7. International cooperation • Rights-based approach to development, empowerment, social and economic justice: • Fighting inequalities: Decent work and social protection • Empower people: Democracy and freedom of association • Humanitarian intervention based on solidarity • Examples: • Active in more the 100 countries in the world (through its members and the Global Network) • Decent Work for Domestic Workers: organising and campaigning • Decent work, Decent life campaign • Mobilizing for social justice in MENA region

  8. Education • Empowerment and participation of (vulnerable) people through lifelong learning • Guaranteeing all individuals with the chance to fully participate in society • Promotion of the validation of non-formal and informal learning outcomes • Recognition of skills, competences and knowledge acquired through prior-learning. • Examples: • Investing in education: building inclusive learning societies • Individual skills and competences validation mechanisms

  9. Working methods EU policy analysis and evidence-based policy recommendations Ensuring the participation of members and practitioners in EU decision making Building progressive civil society networks in Europe and world-wide Capacity building of members and networks

  10. 2013: Dialogue for change • 6 Conferences: • Investing in education: building learning societies • Decent work and social protection • Quality employment in social and health sector • Promoting youth employment (NEETs) • Human rights and freedom of association • Innovative social services • Bringing together (vulnerable) people, practitioners, academics and decision makers related to EU policies • Providing policy analysis, case studies on social realities and evidence-based policy recommendations

  11. Alliances

  12. Relations with EU institutions

  13. Contact Rue du Commerce 22 1000 Brussels Tel: +32 2 500 10 20 solidar@solidar.org Keep up to date with SOLIDAR’s activities by subscribing to our online newsletter on www.solidar.org WWW.SOLIDAR.ORG

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