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Global Education Forum
11/10/2011
On October 6, the Global Education Forum took place in Madrid; this international meeting gathered many education professionals to debate on the future of education. The purpose of the meeting was to propose to all social agents a “great conversation” about the necessity and urgency of creating a new educational model capable of providing responses to the deep transformations of our time.
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Supervised Injection Site Insite to Stay Open
06/10/2011
On September 29, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously to uphold supervised injection site Insite’s legal exemption allowing some injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood of Vancouver to continue to inject their own drugs safely, with sterile equipment, without fearing police intervention.
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Hotel Europeo in Nicaragua
30/09/2011
Dianova’s educational activities in Nicaragua are partly financed out of the proceeds of hotel Europeo. This three star hotel is located downtown capital city, Managua, at the heart of a colorful, pittoresque natural environement. The hotel offers comfortable accomodations, a swimming pool and a delicious local cuisine.Watch video
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Objective Education for ALL
29/09/2011
Expressing concern over the slow rate of progress towards Education for All, UN representatives discussed how to scale up efforts to achieve the goals by 2015, during a private meeting hosted by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in New York on 18 September 2011.
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Social Workers Visit Dianova
27/09/2011
On September 6, six social workers from Sweden paid a visit, both cultural and corporate, to Dianova in Portugal where they met with some of the Swedish people undergoing a treatment program in Quinta das Lapas therapeutic community.
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Lifelong Learning Program
26/09/2011
Dianova in Portugal participates in visit studies funded by European Commission’s “Lifelong Learning Program“. With a budget of nearly €7 billion for 2007 to 2013, the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Program enables people at all stages of their lives to participate in stimulating learning experiences, as well as helping to develop the education and training sector throughout Europe.
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“Empowering My Life!” Corporate Video
16/09/2011
Dianova in Canada – A new Video to promote the “Empowering My Life!” program. In two minutes, this film allows viewers to feel the impact of a break between urban lifestyle, the intensity of our lives and habits, with the benefits of a respite, a time of relief in nature…
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Prostitution – Exchanges Cuba/Sweden
16/09/2011
As part of a best practice exchange visit in Cuba, organized by Pr. Sven Britton from Swedish, Karolinska Institute and psychologist Ms Kristina Hillgren, a representative of Dianova in Sweden, Ms Cipriana de Arteaga was invited to Cuba to present the characteristics of the Swedish experience in the field of prostitution.
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Study: “From Dependence to Re-integration”
09/09/2011
Portugal – Following the recent three-year renewal of Quinta das Lapas Therapeutic Community’s certification to the ISO 9001:2008 “Quality Management System”, Dianova announced the publication of the preliminary report of a longitudinal study scheduled until 2014: “From Dependence to Re-integration – a study of substance abusers’ social trajectories after program completion.”
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Access City Award 2012
09/09/2011
In Portugal, Dianova was designated national coordinator of the Access City Award 2012 campaign launched by the European Commission – Direction for Justice, to promote accessibility in the urban environment for people with disabilities. The new edition of the Access City Award is open for applications until September 20th, 2011 and the winner will be announced at the Award Ceremony in Brussels on 1-2 December 2011.
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