15/11/2011 - EUROPEAN AWARD - Energy poverty - CLOSED

The award ceremony will take place on 13rd december in Paris

21/09/2011 - The distribution of food products to the most deprived in danger !

A "little reprieve" for the European program for the distribution of food for the most deprived since the Council of Ministers of Agriculture held on Tuesday 20 September, merely postpone the decision to the end October. Remember that this program has existed since 1987, allowing humanitarian organizations to help the poor and that the budget of 500 million in 2012 will be reduced by 75% if an agreement is not found. Reason ? The decision of the European Court of Justice issued last April decalred this aid as illegal. Six European countries continue to block. ELISAN reacted very quickly and communicated its concern about this situation, by sending a letter to MEPs.
Press release European Commission
Mercedes Bresso, president of the committe of the regions
ELISAN letter to MEP's

01/03/2011 - European platform against poverty and social exclusion

The European Commission has published last December 2010 its communication on the European platform to combat poverty and social exclusion. It is one of the seven flagship initiatives of the strategy Europe 2020. This platform is not intended to create a separate organization, but to propose to member states a "framework " multifaceted and designed to achieve the targets of the 2020 Strategy is to say 20 million people living in precarious and less so by 2020.

 

Part of a strategy of smart growth, sustainable and inclusive platform aims to promote such innovation and social experimentation, the reduction of poverty in the various forms it may have, throughout the cycle life, it is also interested in new forms of "precariousness”. Member States will submit in the coming months their National Reform Program to the European Commission.

 

 The Commission wishes to promote innovation in social policy, using small projects to test new policies or reforms. This should allow each Member State to benefit from the experience of others, to improve its social policies and strengthen their impact.

 

For further information:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ....

08/11/2011 - Elisan 8 November social innovation - go to the synthesis and other documents

Find more about the ELISAN conference taht took lace in Brussels on 8th November 2011

NEW – ELISAN Announce the launch of a
European Prize « Energy poverty : how to get out ?”
 
Between 50 000 and 125 000 European households would be affected by energy poverty. The European local inclusion and social action network ELISAN, and the corporate Foundation GDF SUEZ commit themselves to fight against this problem and launch a call for European experiences. The call for experiences is aimed at collecting the most efficient and innovative initiatives launched at local level to fight against energy poverty : preventive measures, specific tools, trainings and so on. Failing to have a European common definition, ELISAN and the corporate foundation GDF SUEZ will support local preventive and awareness initiatives dedicated to our most vulnerable citizens.
 
Rewards
1st prize : 3 000 €
2nd – 3rd  and 4th prize : 2 500 € each
«Favourite » prize : 2 500 €
 
For further information, click here
To get to the application form, click here


Launch of a European Alzheimer Prize
«Living well with dementia in the community»
A group of European Foundations, composed of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Médéric Alzheimer Foundation, the King Baudouin Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, has decided to organize a call for projects together, in order to give 10 awards of up to 10.000 EUR. Awarding initiatives will have to promote the
integration and support of people with dementia and their care givers in the local community through a large range of activities.
Deadline for answers: 31st  August 2011
More information can be find here
For further information www.Nef-europe.org

Cities, regions : Become the new « Regiostars 2012 »
The Regiostars 2012 is launched
In 2012, there are five categories for the Regiostars awards :
 Smart growth
 Sustainable Growth
 Inclusive growth
 Citystar category
 Information and communication category
Deadline : 15th July 2011
For further information, click here