On 7 July 2016, an event entitled ‘’Next steps for a sustainable European future: Reforming Europe - Implementing SDGs’’, took place in European Economic and Social Committee, with the presence of first Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans & the Senior Adviser for Sustainable Development Karl Falkenberg. In the framework of the event, ALDA [...]
An inspiring LADDER Special initiative on citizens’ participation for development was held in Hungary from the 4th to the 8th of July 2016 (Kumbabony). The Citizen Participation University 2016 edition was dedicated to the current societal challenges of democracy around Europe & the world, in an effort to make the world a more democratic and [...]
Maria Coleman In 2009 the Dalai Lama said “THE WORLD WILL BE SAVED BY THE WESTERN WOMEN”. He also said he is a feminist. I’m one myself. I had sort of forgotten until some sparks reignited recently. Despite PhD-level education, I have, due to child-rearing and geography, been loitering around the bottom of the career [...]
On 15 June 2016, a workshop of LADDER project was held in the framework of the EDDs (European Development Days) in Brussels. The event was entitled “Localising Sustainable Development Goals: Owning the global development agenda”. *** The event was opened with the projection of the winner video of the Slogan Competition initiative of LADDER, “Tolerance”, [...]
Given the increasing number of migrants arriving to European Union, ALDA and the LADDER consortium adopted, during the General Assembly, some recommendations following the “Migration Initiative” with the aim of addressing this issue. Due to various reasons such as conflicts, dictatorships, poverty, hunger, lack of jobs opportunities, increasing numbers of migrants are fleeing their countries [...]
In the framework of the project LADDER and of its General Assembly in Paris, ALDA launched a special initiative titled ‘’Capitalisation of the European Year for Development: The added value of Decentralised Cooperation to promote local governance’’. *** The event, organized by ALDA in cooperation with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the Art [...]
On 29 April 2016, an important meeting of the Med Path of LADDER project took place in Tunis, in order to further develop two key documents drafted by the coordinators of the group focusing on the Mediterranean area, Mr. Ben Slimane and Mr. Giordano. The event was organised by ALDA in cooperation with its [...]
Congratulations to all slogan competitions participants! The Slogan Competition, as an initiative of LADDER project, aimed to raise awareness on development topics and cultivate development education among youngsters and in schools. The competition gave the opportunity to many students to think and express their concerns on development issues through inventive and meaning-full slogans, videos and [...]
The European Year for Development (EYD2015) came to the end but the challenges still remain. ALDA , in the framework of LADDER project, welcomes you to a special initiative entitled: ‘’Capitalisation of the European Year for Development: The added value of Decentralised Cooperation to promote local governance’’, where speakers from different organisations and entities will [...]
December 2015, and the European Year for Development 2015 (EYD2015) came to an end after 12 months of actions. *** It represented an unparalleled initiative to inform European citizens on EU development policies, showcase EU’s role in development and inspire European citizens in getting involved. As contributing stakeholder, our Association supported the year with awareness [...]
