The death of Danica Olexova marked the entire Slovak development community
On the second Sunday in March, an Ethiopian airlines plane crashed on its way from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. None of the 157 male and female passengers survived the crash. A development worker, Danica Olexa, was on board. Her tragic departure has hit Slovakia particularly hard. The communications manager of ADRA Slovakia, Boba Markovič Baluchová, tried to write down the moments that most [...]
Capturing through the lens the lives of those in the relative safety of a neighbouring country (interview)
There are currently approximately 740 thousand Rohingya living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. They had to flee their homes in Myanmar (Burma) to this neighbouring Muslim country in 2017 to escape a brutal crackdown by the local army. The United Nations has described this crackdown on the Muslim minority as ethnic cleansing. Reportage photographer and traveller, Maroš Matoušek, who also works with ADRA [...]
Preparing for humanitarian volunteering in Zugdidi, Georgia
Our colleague has recently returned from a „preparatory visit“ from Zugdidi, Georgia. Together with partners ADICE and MONDO from the HVA (Humanitarian Volunteers in Action) project, she was checking with the NGO Merkuri the conditions for the first humanitarian volunteers (what will be their specific tasks, working environment, residence permit, etc.). They will travel there after a mandatory pre-departure [...]
Preparing for humanitarian volunteering in Istanbul, Turkey
Our colleague has recently returned from a „preparatory visit“ from Istanbul, Turkey. Together with partners ADICE and MONDO from the HVA (Humanitarian Volunteers in Action) project, she was checking with the NGO Small Projects Istanbul (SPI) the conditions for hosting the first humanitarian volunteers (what will be their specific tasks, working environment, residence permit, etc.). They will [...]
How to spot a manipulator in a relationship (invitation to a discussion in Nitra)
Members of the Crisis Intervention Team (KIT) of ADRA Slovakia have had several public discussions at the beginning of 2019. They entered the new year with a resolution: to continue to speak out about violence, to organize more awareness-raising activities and educational events for different target groups in Slovakia. Because in addition to crisis intervention, social rehabilitation and adaptation of [...]
It is difficult to listen to the stories of victims of violence who contact us. But there is no other way.
The number of reported cases of domestic and sexual violence has increased by 80 % in recent years. The number of victims seeking help has increased from 20 % to 54 %. The number of victims of domestic violence killed rose to thirteen a few months ago. These statistics also make it clear why the work of the Crisis Intervention Team is important, and why [...]
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