Improving everything around me seems natural, maintains young Latvian NGO founder
Ieva Lāce says she has always been driven by humanitarian projects and initiatives. This passion of hers has taken her to various destinations around the world. For example, as soon
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Connecting European community development foundations
Rural communities in Romania are facing a huge exodus of residents moving to cities or other EU countries, while in Poland there are concerns about the future of democracy. Although
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“I wanted to transfer the good things I saw around Europe to my hometown,” says Bulgarian lawyer and NGO worker
Lazarina Boneva’ s parents have always been active in the social and political life of Bozhurishte in Bulgaria. As a child, Lazarina hated it. Not only were her parents not
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“It was comforting to realize that a leader doesn´t have to be an extrovert,” says young Croatian activist
Dijana is from Croatia. When she was a little girl, Dijana lost her father during the Croatian War of Independence. Although she and her mother and brother left their home
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Slovakian inspiration: Cycling Kitchen and a Market that Offers an Alternative to Shopping Malls
What community projects in Slovakia can serve as sources of inspiration for the Czech Republic? We set off to see what engaged Slovakians are doing during a site visit in
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Friends of Via Board Trip Around the Czech Republic
This past May, Via Foundation invited the Friends of Via board of directors to participate in a week-long tour of community development projects supported by Via. From left: William Lafe,
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The Via Bona Awards recognized the most powerful stories of Czech giving since the Velvet Revolution
Through this year’s 20th annual Via Bona Awards, we recognized the most powerful stories of Czech giving from the last twenty years. This year’s awards were unique because the public