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7 April Apr 2016 1107 07 April 2016 Aviva Community Fund winners announced
18 Italian non profit organisations have won the Community Fund competition, receiving donations from 3,000 to 10,000 euros, in order to carry out projects at local level.
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6 April Apr 2016 1457 06 April 2016 European Social Innovation Competition 2016 focuses on refugees
This year's 2016 European Social Innovation Competition focuses on social innovation for refugees and migrants. The 3 winners of the competition will each receive a prize of €50,000, and the competition is open for entries until 8 April 2016.
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31 March Mar 2016 0953 31 March 2016 Can a government regulate happiness?
The new edition of the World Happiness Report 2016 showed that people are happier living in societies where there is less inequality of happiness. It also found that happiness inequality has increased significantly (comparing 2012-2015 to 2005-2011) in most countries, in almost all global regions, and for the population of the world as a whole.
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30 March Mar 2016 1139 30 March 2016 5.8 million people prevented from going blind
The association Light for the World, has just reached a milestone in the fight against trachoma, which is the leading global infectious reason of blindness.
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10 March Mar 2016 1425 10 March 2016 End workplace cancer
No one should get sick from doing their job. For 12 years the EU has done nothing about it. It is about time to take action. Support the #StopCancerAtWork campaign!
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3 March Mar 2016 1645 03 March 2016 Different. Just like you
A handbook designed for professionals and volunteers who engage with persons with disabilities in their work. A guidance in planning and implementing activities in relation to psychosocial support and inclusion.
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29 February Feb 2016 1339 29 February 2016 We need more inclusion for people with disabilities
Over one billion people in the world live with disabilities. According to a recent report, for 1/7 of our global population, inclusion in society is made more difficult by physical barriers such as inaccesible buildings, and mental barriers of stigma and discrimination. Promoting a psychosocial approach to inclusion through empowerment might be the solution.
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29 February Feb 2016 1104 29 February 2016 Rough times for democratic change
The state and challenges of democracy and market economy in the world according to the findings of the Bertesmann Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI) which has analyzed 129 developing and transformation countries biennially since 2006.
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26 February Feb 2016 1340 26 February 2016 Putting the social and environmental in business
The Social Enterprise World Forum 2016 will be taking place in Hong Kong this September 2016. By bringing together social enterprises from all over the world, the forum aims to support and enhance those engaging in business that puts communities and the environment at the centre of their mission.
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24 February Feb 2016 1520 24 February 2016 Tax treaties contribute to fuelling inequality in the world's poorest countries
Inequality is one of the buzzwords of 2016, and tax treaties are contributing to global inequality. By using this little-known mechanism, richer countries and multinationals rob poor and developing countries of valuable tax revenue that could otherwise go towards funding healthcare and education, especially for women and children.