CVEK is an independent non-governmental organisation that strives to contribute to building a more just and cohesive society through research, analytical and educational activities. The Centre was founded in 2005 and is based in Bratislava. Their common mission is to make a systematic effort aimed at creating an environment in which every person has every right to feel like a valuable and respected human being.
Their work is rooted in defending fundamental human rights principles such as respecting dignity of every person and promoting diversity of society. The activities of CVEK focus particularly on ethnic, language and religious minorities. Thematically, they place emphasis especially on education, housing, social status, interethnic relations and political participation. Their activities may be divided into three basic pillars: research, advocacy and education.
Projects:
Intercultural Guide to the Life in Slovakia
Period of implementation: February – May 2016
Donor: Open Society Foundation/NOS-OSF
Encouraging Municipality Stakeholders’s Engagement in Promoting Refugee Integration and Diversity
Implementation period: January 2016 – December 2016
Donor: U.S. Embassy Bratislava
Everyone should have a chance!
Partner organization: Roma Advocacy and Research Centre
Implementation period: 1 January 2016 – 30 June 2017
Donor: Think Tank Fund and Roma Initiative Office of the Open Society Foundations
Program to support Roma applicants for the University of Economics in Bratislava
Implementation period: academic year 2015/2016
More projects are available here:
http://cvek.sk/en/finished-projects/
They specialise in promoting inclusion of marginalised population groups, be it the Roma, migrants or other minorities.
CVEK is a member of Coalition of Children, an association of NGOs promoting and advocating
For children´s rights. For more information please see http://www.koaliciapredeti.sk/
New products/new services offered
X – an affirmative action program of supporting Roma students in enrolling into university studies of economy, implemented in partnership with the University of Economy, Bratislava (project “You also have a chance!”
X – integration of migrants and refugees on the
X – an affirmative action program of supporting Roma students in enrolling into university studies of economy, implemented in partnership with the University of Economy, Bratislava (project “You also have a chance!”
X – integration of migrants and refugees on the municipal level in cooperation with municipal offices
X – municipal offices and workers