STATEMENT : Poverty, extreme poverty and social
inequalities increasing more and more
with all its load of individual misery
and social exclusion that we all know
both at local, regional, national and
European level. Precarious health, both
physical and mental illnesses are the
inevitable corollary that increasingly
afflicts an entire part of the population
who, despite being citizens, cannot make use
of the same rights granted to all others.
https://www.eapn.eu/poverty-watch-latvia-poverty-watches-2020/
eapn-Latvia_EAPN-Latvia_Poverty-Watch_30082021_ENG-5269.pdf
WHY, in spite of the increase in the
number and diversity of services offered, in
spite of the professionalism and the
important training of the operators, in
spite of the increase in social and health
budgets, especially in many metropolis, a
certain number of homeless and mentally ill
people - seem to refuse - preferring
to stay on the street rather than accept the
solution proposed by the services ?
EMERGENCY SERVICES : Are the
interventions integrate social & health,
coherent with real request of person in
need, respectful of the dignity, accessible
to marginalized and excluded people
everywhere they are, congruent and
sustainable?
Are sufficient and adequate services in
emergency center ?
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AGENDA
February 15-18
draft |
WED
15
Feb |
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Arrival of
participants in Riga. Hotel “Monika”, 21
Elizabetes Street, Riga (N.B.: paid by each
participant himself / herself) |
18:00-19:30 |
Welcome and general info
introducing agenda by SMES-Europa president
Luigi Leonori and chairperson of EAPN-Latvia
Laila Balga
Short
presentation by EAPN-Latvia on shelters, day
care centres and emergency centres
questioned within the project in Latvia.
Elina Alere-Fogele, Consultant
Venue: Hotel
“Monika” conference room |
from 19:30 |
Free evening |
THU 16
Feb |
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9:00
9:30-11:00 |
Departure of
two groups (10-11 persons each) for study
visits
Visits of two
groups in 2 shelters and centres
EAPN-Latvia
provides a guide and transportation for each
of the groups
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11:00
11:30-13:00 |
Departure of
two groups (10-11 persons each) for study
visits
Visits of two
groups in 2 shelters and centres
EAPN-Latvia
provides a guide and transportation for each
of the groups
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch at
social enterprise “RB Cafe” (paid by EAPN-Latvia) |
14:00
14:30-15:30 |
Departure of
two groups (10-11 persons each) for study
visits
Visits of two
groups in 2 shelters and centres
EAPN-Latvia
provides a guide and transportation for each
of the groups
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15:30
16:00-17:30 |
Departure of
two groups (10-11 persons each) for study
visits
Visits of two
groups in 2 shelters and centres
EAPN-Latvia
provides a guide and transportation for each
of the groups
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17:30 |
Return to the
hotel |
18:00-19:00 |
Summary of the day’s study
visits moderated
by Luigi Leonori and
Ides Nicaise
Venue: Hotel
“Monika” conference room |
19:30-21:00 |
Joint dinner
at the restaurant “Sokrats” at the hotel
“Monika” (paid by each participant himself /
herself, menu for individual orders will be
sent prior to the dinner) |
FRI
17
Feb |
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9:00
9:30-11:00 |
Departure of
two groups (10-11 persons each) for study
visits
Visits of two
groups in 2 shelters and centres
EAPN-Latvia
provides a guide and transportation for each
of the groups
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11:00
11:30-13:00 |
Departure of
a joint group (~20 - 21 person) for study
visit
EAPN-Latvia
provides guide & transportation for thegroup
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch at
bistro “Lido Vērmanītis” (paid by each
participant individually) |
14:30-17:00 |
Seminar with
representatives of EU Partners, NGOs,
administrators and workers of local visited
associations, and Latvian decision makers.
15:40 – 16:00
Coffee table (paid by EAPN-Latvia)
Moderator
Luigi Leonori, Assistant Laila Balga.
Translation from English provided.
Venue: House
of the European Union, 2nd floor,
28 Aspazijas Blvd., Riga |
17:00-19:30 |
Free time |
19:30-21:00 |
Dinner at the
restaurant (planned, participants invited by
EAPN-Latvia) |
SAT 18
Feb |
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9:00-11:00
BUGET SMES 2022 |
Synthesis
and proposals for the next month webinar
(for those who can participate)
Check-out and
departure from Riga
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