[Cipp] Tájékoztatásul - FW: Links between Ireland and Hungary

[RenĂĄta Nyiri]

>From: "Geszti Judit" <geszti at soros.hu>
>To: <cipp at zpok.hu>
>Subject: [Cipp] Tájékoztatásul - FW: Links between Ireland and Hungary
>Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 15:11:31 +0200
>
>Kedves CIPP-tagok,
>
>Remélem, mindannyian jól vagytok és senkinek nincs nagyobb gondja, mint 
>szabályosan költeni az elnyert pályázati vagy egyéb támogatásokat...
>
>Az alábbi levelezésemet továbbítom Nektek azzal az ír szakértovel, aki a 
>decemberi Soros-konferencián eloadott nekünk.
>Most éppen tapasztalt magyarországi partnerszervezeteket keres írországi 
>munkájához, gazdasági fejlesztés - gazdasági nehézségekkel küzdo városi 
>régiók, munkanélküliség, kábítószer témakörében.
>Javasoltam a CIPP hálózatot ill. weblapot, lehet, hogy jelentkezni fog 
>nálatok vagy o vagy a magyar asszisztense.
>
>Üdv
>Geszti Judit
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Geszti Judit
>Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 3:01 PM
>To: 'Michael Leydon'
>Subject: RE: Links between Ireland and Hungary
>
>
>Dear Michael,
>
>I would then suggest that you should get in touch with the CIPP-group - a 
>group of nine NGOs of various fields that have won SF-Hungary's support to 
>create an interactive webpage www.cipp.hu containing a heap of well 
>structured information regarding civil society, NGOs and EU related issues.
>The web page has now an English version as well.
>I am sure you will be able (or rather your Hungarian assistant, Norbert - 
>?) to find an appropriate "thread" to further contacts in the fields you 
>have mentioned.
>I will forward this message-chain of ours to the CIPP-group as well.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Judit Geszti
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Leydon [mailto:mleydon at gmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:08 PM
>To: Geszti Judit
>Subject: Re: Links between Ireland and Hungary
>
>
>Thanks Judit
>
>Our focus is mainly economic development and only a small amount of 
>background work on social problems because we co-operate with specialist 
>NGOs and Agencies on this area.
>
>I hit some of the links on the URL you sent me and the focus seems to be on 
>drug abuse.
>
>We are focused on urban areas which have very high unemployment (maybe 40%, 
>60% or even 80%) and working with these communities to see what can be 
>done, for example, to:
>
>*	improve the economic situation,
>
>*	promote human empowerment, training and development
>
>*	encourage young people in particular that they can have a better life
>
>*	background awareness etc on drug and alcohol problems
>
>I suppose the main focus is using economic development to give people the 
>encouragement and resources to tackle these other issues
>
>Anything you could suggest would be very beneficial
>
>Regards
>
>Michael
>
>
>On 5/24/05, Geszti Judit < geszti at soros.hu> wrote:
>
>Dear Michael,
>
>Thank you for thinking of me.
>
>Do I understand well that you would be looking for Hungarian social NGOs 
>active in the field of human resources / unemployment / labour market 
>reintegration of marginalized members of society (meaning drug addicts)?
>This is a complex problem in Hungary, i.e. unemployment of poorly educated 
>youth leading straight to drug usage (often in the cheapest form) and at 
>the extreme, falling out of any form of state social care. In Hungary, 
>systemic change in the early nineties resulted in rapid polarization of 
>society which lead to marginalization of a number of families (especially 
>the Roma) the children of which now reach the adult age, facing this 
>problem.
>
>There is a link at the Ministry for Youth, Family and Social Affairs and 
>Equal Opportunities, enlisting most Hungarian NGOs (including web address) 
>active in the field of prevention of drug usage and rehabilitation of drug 
>addicts (including work therapy and the like).
>http://www.icsszem.hu/main.php?folderID=830 
><http://www.icsszem.hu/main.php?folderID=830&articleID=4197&ctag=articlelist&iid=1&accessible=0> 
>&articleID=4197&ctag=articlelist&iid=1&accessible=0
>The list is in Hungarian but some of the webpages might have an English 
>version plus at the webpage, there are always some coordinates, at least an 
>e-mail address.
>Focus of Hungarian national drug policy has been set on prevention.
>Drug mafia cases are strictly dealt by the police.
>
>If your focus is rather on unemployment issues, I can look into that as 
>well.
>Please let me know if this is helpful at all, I migh have misunderstood 
>your request.
>
>Regards
>
>Judit
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Leydon [mailto:  <mailto:mleydon at gmail.com> 
>mleydon at gmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:54 PM
>To: Geszti Judit
>Subject: Links between Ireland and Hungary
>
>
>Judit
>
>I hope you are keeping well and enjoying the beautiful weather in Budapest. 
>  I arrived here last night fro a two week assignment
>
>I am contacting you about a different matter than previously:
>
>I am involved with some NGOs in Ireland who work with disadvantaged 
>communities
>
>Despite the success of the Celtic Tiger   - it has not lifted all boats and 
>88 employment black spots were identified in the last census.
>
>One of the NGOs works in these type of areas in Limerick City which now 
>also has  serious organised crime (drug) problem in these areas
>
>We are trying to link in with NGOs and/or programs in Hungary where we 
>would share experiences and arraignge fact finding visits/joint programs 
>etc
>
>Can you give me any leads or contacts which I could progress this with
>
>Thanks for you help
>
>Kind regards
>
>Michael Leydon
>+353 86 223 0520
>
>
>
>
>
>--
>Michael Leydon
>+353 86 223 0520
>
>
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