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2008 highlights

Social Networks and Projects

Dianova 10 years Anniversary Celebration Under the Motto: “Together, Farther”

On November 7th and  8th, close to two hundred guests and delegates from Europe and the Americas reunited at the Rafael Atocha hotel in Madrid for a two-day event, including formal presentations, exchanges and a celebration party for the tenth anniversary of the Dianova Network.

An innovation example in the Dianova network – www. elboscanimat.com

Developed jointly by Dianova and "Catalunya en Miniatura" (Miniature Catalonia), the Bosc Animat (or Enchanted Forest)offers a wide range of different circuits both for school leisure activities and for associations, as well as for other publics (companies, etc.). Located close to Barcelona, the Bosc Animat is the chance for a fun and educational experience.

a new visual identity

New Logo

For its tenth anniversary, the Dianova Network decided to revamp its visual identity in order to reflect the evolution of the network, although maintaining a graphic continuity in the logotype.

New Motto

Learn | Grow | Achieve

Reading the new Dianova motto evokes the aspirations both of the network and of the people we help and accompany in their search for a solution to their problems.

International Relations

2008 was remarkable in terms of contacts and diplomacy. In-depth research was done by Dianova representatives in the area of international organizations, seeking to become more familiar with the area's main protagonists, as well as understanding the specific dynamics of the sector.

Invitations and association proposals were high, but only those were accepted that were considered interesting for Dianova and could be sustainable in the long term.

Participation efforts at international forums, done throughout 2008, helped Dianova weave together and secure, along with other actors in civil society, a network capable of giving voice and visibility to people at risk of social exclusion, for whom we work.

2008 Highlights

February 2008: Dianova becomes member of CoNGO in Geneva

March 2008: Dianova attends the CND annual meeting in Vienna. Dianova becomes a member of VNGOC, in Vienna. Starting in March, Dianova participated in New York in different permanent CONGO commissions on education, youth and drugs, which continued through December.

April 2008: Dianova attended the ECOSOC Forum on Sustainable Development in New York. During the same month the Dianova program for at-risk adolescents in Spain was presented at the UN headquarters in New York City. Presentation is available on the DESA web site.

July 2008: Dianova attended the assembly of the ‘Beyond 2008’ Commission that was held in Vienna. 300 NGOs from around the world were invited to this meeting. Dianova received two invitations – one as an NGO and another as a Network of NGOs, the latter being considered a distinctive added value for an international organization. ‘Beyond 2008’ concluded with a Resolution that was created by consensus and presented to the UNODC as the contribution of civil society for the preparation of the high-level segment to be held in March 2009. The objective of this meeting was to establish an international policy on drugs for the decade 2008–2018.

‘Beyond 2008’ asked participating NGOs to send letters to their respective authorities with a copy of the Resolution. The objective was so that members of the delegations that went to Vienna in March 2009 kept in mind the contributions of civil society when designing drugs policies for the next ten-year period.
Dianova, through its representatives in the countries in which it operates, had strong participation in this ‘political stage’ of ‘Beyond 2008’, as many high-level officials received letters and a copy of the Resolution, including them in their own resolutions.

August 2008: Dianova made contact with UNESCO in Paris to implement the establishment of ‘operative relations’ between the two international organizations.

November 2008: Dianova was nominated and elected to hold a two-year post as deputy secretary of the VNGOC in Vienna.

Glossary

• CONGO: Conference of NGOs with headquarters in New York, Vienna and Geneva.
• CND: Commission on Narcotic Drugs; the commission that reviews compliance with the international standards signed by UNODC.
• UNODC: United Nations Organization on Drugs and Crime; with headquarters in Vienna, it is the UN agency dealing the issue of illegal drugs.
• VNGOC: Vienna Non Governmental Organization Commission; based in Vienna and bringing together different NGOs working in drugs-related issues.
• ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council of the UN; based in New York, it is the UN body which task, among other, is to establish and maintain ties with civil society.
• DESA: Department of Economic and Social Affairs; based in New York it specializes, among other issues, in Youth and Social Development.