19.08.10 - Caritas Europa marks World Humanitarian Day with Pakistan in focus
Caritas Europa pays tribute to all humanitarian workers worldwide and renews its commitment to helping the vulnerable and suffering people

 
 

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16.06.10 - "Zero Poverty is possible", says Caritas Europa in view of forthcoming European Council
Economic growth and social solidarity are not mutually exclusive. The Lisbon Treaty has created the conditions to add a stronger social dimension to the EU policy. Will the European Council be bold enough to build on them?

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Latest


Speeches

09.06.10 - "Poverty is a scandal. 'Zero Poverty' is possible if there is political will. LET'S BE TOGETHER ACTORS OF CHANGE...."

Closing speech of Erny Gillen, President of Caritas Europa, at the European Poverty Congress (Madrid, 4-5 June 2010)

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Press reviews

20.07.10 - 'The State cannot cope with the situation'
Caritas Europa President, Prof. Erny Gillen returns from a 3-day visit to Haiti and shares his impressions with La Voix du Luxembourg [FR]

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Focus


IT literacy - a way out of poverty and social exclusion





Caritas Europa 2010 Zero Poverty campaign reveals that 1 person in 10 with a job in the EU nonetheless lives in poverty.

Strong of it experience in serving vulnerable or socially excluded groups such as immigrants and long term unemployed, Caritas organisations in Europe are well aware that in today’s digital society, no e-skills very often means no job and social exclusion.

To address this problem, and since 2005, Caritas Europa and Microsoft have been working together, among others, to facilitate IT trainings across Europe targeting disadvantaged and socially excluded people in order to help them find employment and integrate back into mainstream life.


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Publications


Home Care, Everyone's Care

Brochure about Home Care and the work that Caritas organisations in Europe are currently doing in this field

Content: April 2010
Printed in July 2010


Available in : [EN]

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Events


Ecumenical Conference on Poverty: "New Ways of Solidarity: A joint commitment to combating poverty and social exclusion"
30 September 2010, European Parliament (Brussels)
Deadline to register: 15 September 2010

Caritas Europa Home Care Forum
06-08 September 2010, Vilnius (Lithuania)

Nordic-Baltic transregional seminar
08-10 September 2010, Vilnius (Lithuania)

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