New Faces of Slovenia
About Project
Project New Faces of Slovenia is a part of another project entitled Brez Ovir Do Enakosti (BODE), which means “No Barriers to Equality.” It is a fruit of cooperation with humanitarian organization ADRA Slovenia. and is funded by the Active Citizens Fund in Slovenia. In this project we are focusing on the advocacy of migrants’ and refugees’ rights in Slovenia.
The most important 3 targets of the project are:
- Increase ability to advocate (self-advocacy)of individuals from the migrant and refugee community.
- Gain access to the rights that affect their quality of life.
- Improve language skills of migrants and refugees in terms of advocacy.
What are the main problems for migrants and refugees in Slovenia?
- DISCRIMINATION: The biggest problem in society is that migrants and refugees experience unequal treatment, social injustice, stigmatization, and discrimination. They want to be able to fight against it on their own.
- Lack of Competences: The implementation of these initiatives lacks competence in strategically oriented advocacy activities and campaigns.
- Lack of Language Skills: The vulnerable group lacks language skills, knowledge of professional terminology, media tools, and correct ways of expression in the field of advocacy.
- Knowledge of the Rights of the Migrants: Migrants lack accessible and comprehensible information in this area to help them defend and assert their rights and achieve more social justice.
MAIN PROBLEMS
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
No Barriers to Equality / BODE + INVITATION: Workshops for persons with migrant background, BODE+ project On Monday, May 6th and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA – 6. Story of Clevis from Albania
NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA – 6. True story: “Slovenians can learn a lot about new cultures and other interesting things from…
NEW FACES OF SLOVENIA – 5. Story of Adem from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Researcher Adem from Bosnia and Herzegovina True story: “I left my country for my career because I wanted to learn as…