Vidiecka organizácia pre komunitné aktivity

Rural Organization for Community Activities,

Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

VOKA – RURAL ORGANIZATION FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

VOKA - a civic association, established in 1998

MISSION:

to activate local potential and support /through technical assistance/ the sustainable and democratic development of communities for the improvement of quality of life of rural people

VOKA - GOALS encourage and support local democracy and the right to equal opportunities, free expression and tolerance of other’s opinions,to activate citizens and their participation in planning and decision-making processes, improve volunteerism in community activities, and develop advocacy initiatives on the local and national level

promote sustainable community and economic development by activating local resources and accessing appropriate outside resources. Community and economic development includes meeting basic human needs, leadership development, organizational development, and support for activities such as SME in rural areas

built a network of individuals, organizations and communities for active co-operation related to rural development activities. To create and maintain relationship with international organizations and institutions with similar goals

 

VOKA TARGET GROUPS

Rural villages with population up to 5.000 inhabitants

Rural leaders and activists (community development)

Small businesses operating in rural areas (micro loans, training, advisory services) Local governments officials

Rural NGO s (involved in rural development projects)

VOKA’ s Programme Structure, 1

Support of Integrated Development of Rural Communication

Capacity Building in Rural Micro-regions and Villages Technical Support in the Area of Sustainable Development of Rural Areas –

Management Building Strategy of Roma communities in Banska Bystrica region for 2007-2013 Preparation of Integrated Rural Development Strategies, Leader type,

participatory approach ( 7 future LAG s) Study trips

Related Educational Activities Accredited by the Slovak Ministry of Education:LEADER Local Action Groups, process of realization of rural socio-economic strategies

other: Community Strategic Planning, Networking

VOKA’ s Programme Structure, 2

Support of Rural Community DevelopmentPeople to People – competition to award the best practices/examples of

local democracy

Related Educational Activities Accredited by the Slovak Ministry of EducationCommunity Organizer

Other: Community Leadership, Community Mapping, Fundraising for Community Activities Project – Design and Management

VOKA’ s Programme Structure, 3

Support of Employment and Entrepreneurship in Rural CommunitiesYESN – Young Entrepreneurs Support NetworkRural Micro LoansRural integrated mothers’ centersRural tourism product development – interactive multimodule training program with the objective to develop tourists products

Related Educational Activities Accredited by the Slovak Ministry of EducationBusiness Basics, Establishing one’s own businessRural Career AdvisorsEnglish Basics for B&B providers

Rural Tourism and Agro-tourism

RT product development

Objective – to train rural activists in rural tourism development, management and marketing

• General introduction

• Being an entrepreneur

• Networking

• Creating and producing

• Marketing

• Continuing....

Thank you for your attention!

CONTACT

Address: VOKA Nam. S. Moyzesa 4 974 01 Banska Bystrica SlovakiaPhone: 00421-48-415 16 91-2Fax: 00421-48-415 16 93Web: www.voka.skE-mail: voka@voka.sk