Slovakia

National website: svetbezchudoby.sk

National Coalition: svetbezchudoby (World without Poverty)

For more information about the campaign please contact:

Slovak NGDO Platform  
Danica Olexová 
danica@erko.sk 
00 421 25 73 852 50

October 17 Events

White Band March in Banska Stiavnica

In the very center of Slovakia, in medieval town Banska Stiavnica a march with white band was organized by Primary school of St. Andrew and eRko - Christian Children Community Movement.

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Extraordinary life with disabilities - Seminar on People with disabilities in Africa in the context of MDGs

Organized by eRko - Christian Children Communities Movement, on 12th - 14th of October 2007 in Donovaly, Slovakia

It is an annual seminar mostly for the people involved in eRko`s Dobra novena (Good news) - traditional Christmas Carol singing of our children connected with found raising for concrete projects of development cooperation in Africa.

With regard to the topic of the seminar it was also opened to people from different organizations working for and with people with different disabilities.

We had there also presentation about GCAP and campaigns we have here in Slovakia, so we decided to take a picture with white bands and with a GCAPwritten in Braille. Our visually disabled friends helped us to write GCAP in Braille "using" participants as Braille code.

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For more information: Danica Olexová, danica@erko.sk

Events in 2005

WHITE BAND DAY II

Wake-Up to Poverty! on Saturday 10th. September

This second day of global GCAP mobilisation will see activities begin on 9th September with the the official launch of a fair trade shop in the city centre. There will also be a postcard petition addressing the Slovakian PM and Blair.

On 10th itself, the national coalition have organised a Latino fiesta and a concert at Rybne Square in Bratislava. A white band will be also wrapped around the podium.

CAMPAIGN ACTIONS AND EVENTS UP TO SEPTEMBER 8, IN FIGURES:

Number of white bands sold: Cca. 200 Plus some hand-made by children, normally we have only 275 pieces for the whole WBDII.

Number of e-mails / postcards / petition letters: 654 plus 2500 postcards Those are hand made cards drawn by children to our prime minister and will be delivered on WBD III.; letters sent to our officials going to the Summit, Position paper of our Platform plus supporting org.

Number of campaign / website sign ups: 600 These are e-postcards made by children to our prime minister, those will be delivered on WBD III.