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Foreigners in Slovakia also make a date with their cities
Over 10,000 Slovaks and foreigners participated in the biggest volunteering event in central Europe.
Volunteers will help their cities again
The activities are aimed to improve the environment in which they live and work.
Kia: Our goal is to be a responsible member of the community
Carmaker Kia Motors Slovakia wins the main award, Via Bona, for a responsible large corporation.
Companies awarded for inspirational projects
The Pontis Foundation rewarded the companies whose activities are aimed at changing the society for the better for the 17th time.
Slovaks most generous on Mondays
The donors at ĽudiaĽuďom.sk website help ill children, disabled people, families with financial problems and non-governmental organisations, schools and municipalities.
Pontis Foundation trains teachers
They learn how to motivate children to do programming by using fairytale characters or figures from well-known computer games.
Banks donated to 1,200 projects
They supported mostly preservation of cultural values, sports, social assistance and education.
Good Angel celebrates 10 years
Thanks to its base of donors, the NGO collects and distributes some €400,000 every month.
More interest in fair-trade products
But Slovaks are still in the early stages when it comes to awareness about fair-trade products.
NGO sector needs to improve transparency
A register of NGOs could bring more order to financing the third sector.
Pro bono work as a way to assist NGOs
Free-of-charge aid to NGOs is on the rise, but lack of time cited as the main obstacle.
Whistleblower law underused so far
A total of 20 whistleblowers applied for protection and five protection performances expired between early 2015 and late September 2016.
Blog: Can small Slovak NGOs help solving global challenges?
A small gesture in the beginning can have a huge impact in the end, especially when workshops and educative tools are used on a weekly basis.
Volunteers helped in the floodplain forests
Collecting rubbish, painting fences or repairing castles is a way to improve the life across Slovakia.
Nearly 9,500 volunteers will help across Slovakia
The biggest volunteering event in central Europe offers more than 500 activities to improve the life in towns and cities.
Homeless help with baggage
They earn money to settle their debts.
Law on volunteering ‘needs change’
The amendment violates the basic principle of volunteering.
Slovakia pursues a circular economy
Two-thirds of waste still ends up in a landfill.
Volunteers of the Year awarded
The Volunteer 2015 award in the main category went to Ján Šlosiar of ADRA Moldavia organisation who offered his time to help “street children” in Moldova.
Poll: Low trust in companies
Slovak society seems to be distrustful of corporations: more than half of its citizens (52 percent) do not trust firms or what they say.
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