The Polis Project

Bílina City, The

Info web of the Bílina city. The city is a partner of the POLIS Project and candidate applicant of the project "Community Planning of the Bílina City".

Center for Social and Economic Strategies

CESES is an independent department within the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, Prague, which aims to create the scientific and professional base for the formulation of long-term visions for the development of the Czech Republic. The website contains a number of publications on related topics, besides information on research projects, workshops and courses taught by the Center.

Centre for Integration of Foreigners

Providing information and counseling service to immigrants, asylum seekers and foreigners with long-term or permanent residence in the Czech territory.

Council of the Government of the Czech Republic for Roma Community Affairs, The

The Council is a permanent advisory and initiative body of the Government on issues related to Roma community.

Critical Thinking, the Czech NGO

The website of the Czech NGO Critical Thinking (Kritické myšlení, o.p.s.) contains detailed information on Reading & Writing for Critical Thinking program in the Czech Republic, and basic information on a journal published by Kritické myšlení in Czech language. The organization is a partner of the POLIS Project.

Czech Statistical Office

Official website of the Czech Statistical Office.

Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission

The homepage of the body of the European Commission in charge of the European Social Agenda. A crossroad to a number of reports, overviews and strategic documents on various domains of European social policy, including equal opportunities in the labour market, social inclusion and anti-discrimination.

European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

The primary task of the EUMC is "to provide the Community and its Member States (…) with objective, reliable and comparable information and data at European level on racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism in order to help them when they take measures or formulate courses of actions within the spheres of competence". The website contains e.g. annual country reports on the EU member states.

European Social Fund

The POLIS Project is funded by this Structural Fund of the European Union. The ESF is the EU's main source of financial support for efforts to develop employability and human resources.

Eurostat: Population and social conditions

The data on population and social conditions in the EU Member States are available free of charge on this website. The instruction on how to find the data on social exclusion can be found here. Eurostat is the Statistical Office of the European Communities. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level. By harmonising statistics from the European statistical system (ESS) to a single methodology, the statistics are made comparable.

Government Council for National Minorities

The website contains basic information on the Government Council for National Minorities and on its activities, as well as an overview of national minorities living in the Czech Republic and important documents relating to the latter.

Grammar School Břežánská in Bílina

The website of the Grammar School Břežánská in Bílina. The school is a partner of the POLIS project as well as of the Bílina city in the project "Community Planning of the Bílina City".

Institute for Information on Education

The website contains information on the Institute controlled by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic, and on its activities aiming to provide and disseminate information on national and international educational projects.

International Organization for Migration Prague

Founded in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. The website of the Czech branch of IOM contains publications, research reports and information on its projects.

Migration Policy Group

European expert group, committed to policy development on migration and anti-discrimination. Site gives overview of group's activities and publications, including country reports on Czech Republic and analyses of related Czech policies.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, The

The Ministry is the central authority of State administration for overall educational strategy and policy, drawing of appropriate legislative standards and executive and operational activities. It establishes upper secondary and special schools and appoints their school heads. It distributes the financial resources from the State budget and introduces the general scientific research and development policy as well.

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic, The

The Ministry is responsible for social policy (e.g. people with disabilities, social services, social benefits, family policy), social security (e.g. pensions, sickness insurance), employment (e.g. labour market, employment support, employment of foreigners), labour legislation, occupational safety and health, equal opportunities of women and men, migration and integration of foreigners, European Social Fund and other social or labour related issues.

Multicultural Center Prague

The Multicultural Center Prague is a non-profit organization interested in issues related to the coexistence of different cultures in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Navrcholu.cz: Education, schools, courses, training

Czech internet directory for education-related topics and organizations.

One World in Schools

Educational project of the Czech NGO People in Need, aiming to make use of documentary films in education.

Peer Review and Assessment in Social Inclusion Programme

Under the Community Action Programme to increase co-operation in combating social exclusion, the European Commission has launched a Peer Review and Assessment in Social Inclusion Programme, bringing together the management of the Network of independent experts and the Peer Review activity.

People in Need

Website of People in Need contains information on all projects implemented by this NGO in the Czech Republic as well as abroad.

People in Need Slovakia

The website of Slovak branch of the Czech humanitarian and development non-governmental organization People in Need. The Slovak branch implements multiple projects aiming at social integration of the members of segregated East Slovakian Roma settlements and is member of the Development Partnership ‘Local Labor Counseling Centers – a New Service for Marginalized Groups’.

Pilot project Selection of Qualified Foreign Workers

The homepage of the pilot project of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic. The project basically offers workers from several selected countries an easier opportunity to immigrate and settle in the Czech Republic legally

Plzeň Region, The

The homepage of one the regions of the Czech Republic which the POLIS Project is implemented in.

Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs

Analyses covering topics such as migration within EU etc.

Research Institute of Education

Information website of a departmental research institute of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic. Documents, articles, news, contacts and education-related links.

Social Integration Programs of People in Need

Information on Social Integration Programs of the Czech NGO People in Need, mostly providing services in socially excluded sites.

Statutory City of Plzeň

Info web of the Municipality of City of Plzeň. Statutory City of Plzeň is a partner of the POLIS Project.

Statutory City of Ústí nad Labem

Info web of the Statutory City of Ústí nad Labem. The city is a partner of the POLIS Project.

UNDP Reports Site: Roma - Human Development Challenges and Opportunities

Online report on the situation of Roma in human development terms in five Eastern and Central European countries, including the Czech Republic.

UNDP's Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global network, focused on helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of globalization and human development. UNDP's Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS (RBEC) helps countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Central Europe, the Baltic states, and the Balkans. The Bureau consists of RBEC's headquarters in UNDP-New York, RBEC's 24 country offices and its Regional Centre in Bratislava. The website contains number of regional and country-specific publications and reports on various topics including poverty elimination and social integration.

University of West Bohemia

Website of the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň. The university is a partner of the POLIS Project.

Ústí nad Labem Region, The

The homepage of one the regions of the Czech Republic which the POLIS Project is implemented in.

Variants

The varianty.cz webpage administered by People in Need provides topical information, texts and methodological materials that can be used for Intercultural Education, Global Development Education and Media Education. The webpage offers tools to reach the goals and contents of the Framework Educational Programs through interactive way of teaching.

Volunteer Centre, civic association in Ústí nad Labem

Website of the civic association The Volunteer Centre based in Ústí nad Labem. The centre is a partner of the POLIS Project.

World Bank Roma website

Contains various publications and informations on a number of  WB-funded or supported projects such as Decade of Roma Inclusion, Roma Education Fund etc.

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