New Faces of Slovenia

NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA – STORY OF MIGUEL FROM PUERTO RICO

The BODE+ project (#BrezOvirDoEnakostiinpravic), implemented together with ADRA Slovenia and the Gmajna Cultural Association, is committed to empowering people with a migrant background in the field of advocacy, as they often do not have the right opportunity to present their side of the story. This time, however, it is different – by sharing real stories, […]

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NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA – STORY OF HASAN FROM PALESTINE

NEW FACES – True story: ‘We need to understand that most foreigners here in Slovenia are educated and are just looking for a safe life. In my opinion, as I said before, learning the local language is the key to integration and this is the biggest problem for foreigners in Slovenia right now, because there

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PUBLIC INITIATIVE FOR LEARNING SLOVENIAN

On 1st July, together with our local partners ADRA Slovenia and the Cultural Association Gmajna, we presented our project BODE+! Launched in 2023, the BODE+ project aims to support democratic advocacy for rights and integration in Slovenia. After several years of field work, personal interviews and focus groups with people with migration experience and contributions

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ADVOCACY WORKHOP – PROJECT BODE +

On Wednesday, May 8, we organized a workshop on rights advocacy and innovative methods in rights advocacy with ADRA Slovenia and Gmajna Cultural Association, our partners in the BODE + project, at the office of ADRA Slovenia. In the program, Furkan Güner from the Intercultural Dialogue Association talked about advocacy and what was done in

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Informative Presentation for Newcomers in Slovenia – Project BODE +

Yesterday under the project BODE+ in which we focus on advocacy and equal treatment for newcomers in Slovenia we had a presentation about “Migration – Law and Practices in Slovenia” held by PIC Urša Regvar. We talked about different migration statuses such as international protection, family reunification, and work permission in Slovenia, and the latest

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NEW FACES – STORY OF KSENIJA

New Faces – Real Story: “When I moved to Slovenia, finding a room/apartment was also a barrier. Because I did not speak Slovenian, I had difficulties communicating and in some cases, unfortunately, I also experienced discrimination based on where I was from.” Ksenija from Belarus Projekt BODE+ (#BrezOvirDoEnakostiinpravic), implemented together with ADRA Slovenia and the

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New Faces of Slovenia – STORY OF WAFA FROM PALESTINE

9. True story ‘Creating a quality Slovenian language teaching program is definitely the best way to support migrants and refugees to integrate well, find jobs and become more independent’ (Wafa from Palestine, 41 years old). The BODE (#BrezOvirDoEnakosti) project, which we run together with ADRA Slovenia, is committed to empowering people with a migrant background

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NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA – STORY OF SVETLANA FROM UKRAINE

8. The Real Story ‘I came here as a professional volleyball player for the Slovenian national team. However, I have witnessed many very unkind comments. Ever since I can remember, people have asked me if I work in a nightclub and if I am a dancer’ (Svetlana from Ukraine, 50 years old). The BODE project

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NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA – STORY OF ABAS FROM IRAN

7. The real story: ‘There is a need for better quality education for immigrant families and people with permanent residence in Slovenia. At the same time, more support from the media would be used to facilitate integration” (Abas from Iran, 33 years old). The BODE project (#BrezOvirDoEnakosti), which we are implementing together with Intercultural Dialogue,

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