FRDC Forum Regional Development Centre
Fórum Régiófejlesztési Központ
Šamorín, Slovakia
About
Founded in 1999, FRDC Forum Regional Development Centre is a non-governmental organisation based in Šamorín, Slovakia working on community development, democracy & civil society, education +3 more.
FRDC Forum Regional Development Centre is a non-profit civic association founded in 1999 as a member of the Forum Institute Consortium, based in Šamorín in Southern Slovakia. Its mission is to contribute to an open and prosperous Southern Slovakia. It builds capacity and networks among NGOs, municipalities and small and medium-sized enterprises in the region, and across the country and abroad. Its work covers social innovation and social entrepreneurship, education, urban resilience, peace education and civic engagement. It runs international projects funded by Erasmus, Interreg and the International Visegrad Fund, and organises events such as the Civic Days conference and CEURES workshops. It also offers paid consultancy in project management, organisational development, strategic planning, project management and impact assessment, and it manages and evaluates projects for other organisations. It supports Hungarian civil society in Slovakia. The organisation is registered with the Slovak Ministry of Interior under registration number VVS/1-900/90-15626-3.
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Learning for Peace
Peace & Conflict
Erasmus-funded project, implemented in 2023 with Sigmund Freud University Vienna, on using recorded oral histories of past conflicts in education, with recommendations for educators.
Karantéma / EDUBOX
Education
Online hackathon-style workshops for educators during the 2020 pandemic, followed by a database of good practices and active educators.
SocIn
Community development
Project creating podcast services focused on social innovation and social entrepreneurship, including a podcast studio in Šamorín and an online conference; funded by Interreg Slovakia-Hungary.
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Community development
Erasmus project with Hungarian social enterprise Fruit of Care promoting positive social and environmental impact and cross-sector collaboration.
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Service package for individuals, municipalities and SMEs financing social impact.
Maradok / Chcem tu zostať campaign
Democracy & Civil society
Youth campaign for the 2023 parliamentary elections, coordinating the Hungarian part and encouraging young people to vote.
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International Visegrad Fund, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Fruit of Care, Urban Development Association UAD, PONTIBUS EGTC, Forum Institute, Round Table of Hungarians in Slovakia
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Community development, Democracy & Civil society +5 more
Milosrdní bratia
Health, Elderly care +6 more
DORKA
Children & Youth, Poverty & Hunger +1 more
Nadácia SPP
Community development, Children & Youth +10 more
SKGBC
Environment & Climate
Maltézska pomoc Slovensko
Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief, Elderly care +1 more