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VOKA – Rural organisation of community activities

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Generals Informations
Creation date: 30/11/1997
Structure type:
- NGO
- Independant service provider

Intervention type: Regional

Employement number: 6

Main objective:

To promote and support democracy, principles of equal opportunities, freedom of expression, to promote inhabitants and their participation in planning and decision-making process, to develop voluntary participation in community activities and to defend citizen’s interests at local, regional and national levels

To promote sustainable community and economic development, especially through local grassroots activity and making available other appropriate resources. Community and economic development includes identification and support of leaders, organizational development and economic activities to support small and medium enterprises in rural areas. Implementation of new ideas and methods should be based on the preservation of cultural heritage



Coordinate
Country:
Slovaquie
Adress:

Stefana Moyzesa 497404 Banska BystricaSLOVAKIA

Phone:
00 421 48 415 16 92
Contact:
jelatvrdonova_ANTI_SPAM_@yahoo.co.uk

Presentation

VOKA is a civic association serving members and non-members involved in rural development. VOKA started with implementation of rural development programmes in 1997 officially was registered one year later, in August 1998.

VOKA's mission is to activate local potential and to support, through technical assistance, the sustainable and democratic development of communities for the improvement of the quality of life of rural people.

Themes activities

To support of local rural community development

To support of entrepreneurship and employment in rural areas

To support of integrated territorial development of EU Leader type

Activities
  • Agriculture, environment and territory

      • Agriculture, environment and territory
      Covered topics:
      Biodiversity / wildlife protection
      Actions examples:

      Study tours to Austria, Finland and Czech republicConsultancy services for Bulgaria and SerbiaCommon projects with Polish FDPA on employment and entrepreneurship

      Europeans partnerships:

      FDPA, PolandNGOs in SerbiaBulgarian NGOsFinnish LAGs and SYTYAustrian LAGsCzech LAGs