Responsible Tourism: Traveling in a Different Way

24/04/2014

Traveling in a different way, while having as low an impact on the environment as possible while helping local communities thrive.

When traveling, we always leave a trace. We often take for granted that our visits are profitable to host countries, but the reality is that regular tourism sometimes results in considerable damages in these countries.

A tourism that is devoid of respect can disrupt local economies, impacting negatively on the environment and undermining the country's social and cultural fabric. 

Dianova Joins CoNGO´s Board of Directors

10/04/2014

Dianova International has been elected member of the Board of Directors of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) for the upcoming three years. Together with Dianova, 19 other NGOs were elected to sit on the board. On behalf of the organization, Dianova representative Ms Elena Goti agreed to the appointment at CoNGO's General Assembly held in New York on 2 April – 4 April, 2014.

Human Resource Management in Dianova Portugal | the Impact of Assessing the Organizational Climate

02/04/2014

When an organization knows how to manage its human resources adequately and to create and maintain an organizational culture, the people working in it tend to become strategic assets. In Dianova, we endeavor to welcome and integrate our employees while helping  each people achieve their full potential and to display initiative and creativity in a supportive and dynamic work environment. We strive to work in this fashion so as to reinforce our intellectual capital and reach our legitimate professional and organizational expectations on an ongoing basis.  

EU-Funded Project: Preventing Violence in Uruguay

02/04/2014

A project co-funded by the European Union: A Social & Emotional Program to Prevent Violence through the Empowerment of Educational & Youth Centers.  A project developed by  Dianova Uruguay and Dianova Spain.

Dianova will provide educators and teachers in educational and youth centers with a number of emotional and social tools to help them raise awareness of the need to prevent violence for and among young people. The project will be partially funded by the European Union through the European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR).

A New Format for the 10th Anniversary of Infonova

02/04/2014

Dianova Spain has issued the latest edition of 'Infonova', a publication which was made possible through government support and collaboration, within the context on the National Plan on Drugs (Plan Nacional sobre Drogas), implemented by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality. The Infonova journal is meant to provide addiction professionals, researchers and the general public with relevant information on the situation and advances in this field. 

Olympic Champion Yuri Chechi Supports the ‘REACT’ Campaign

02/04/2014

In February, the Olympic champion Yuri Chechi paid a visit to Montefiore therapeutic community's staff and residents (Dianova Italy), to the delight of everyone. The double Olympic medalist (he won men's artistic rings gold in Atlanta 1996 summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in Athens, 2004) met with many of the center's residents, showing availability, sympathy as well as a sincere interest in the activities developed by Dianova.

Education, Gender and Maternal Health: Social and Public Goods

20/03/2014

New York City – This week as the United Nations met to assess the Millennium Development Goals and what sustainable development goals should be like post 2015, Dianova International joined with notable faith inspired and community based organizations to present a parallel event to the Commission on the Status of Women, or CSW58.

“I’ll do my Best to Make my Dreams Come True” – A Testimony by Mercedes

13/03/2014

Mercedes Acevedo lives in a rural community in Nicaragua. At the age of 20, she is exceptional. In a country where     a mere 7 per cent of rural women complete secondary education, Mercedes is now attending secondary school and is eager to pursue further university studies. Mercedes was offered the possibility of entering secondary school through Dianova Nicaragua. And this has changed her life.

On March 12^th, she came to New York to share her life experience during a side event – ¨Education, Gender and Maternal Health: Social and Public Goods¨ – organized by Dianova and other partner organizations in the margins of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She was able to give her speech in the English language.

The Commission on the Status of Women to Begin Today

10/03/2014

The fifty-eight session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) is to begin today, March 10 through March 21 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York city. The priority theme for 2014 is challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and girls. This year’s session will also examine the access and participation of women and girls  to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work.

March 8 – International Women’s Day

08/03/2014

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Dianova wishes to celebrate and acknowledge the efforts thousands of women have made to foster egalitarian societies.