SVET TICHA
SVET TICHA občianske združenie
Zvolen, Slovakia
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Founded in 2019, SVET TICHA is a non-profit association based in Zvolen, Slovakia working on disability, human rights, community development +3 more.
SVET TICHA is a civic association established in 2019 in Slovakia. It supports marginalised communities, particularly deaf people and deaf Roma who face social exclusion and linguistic deprivation. Its work includes legal and social counselling, educational programmes, community activities, research and mapping of needs, and awareness-raising on linguistic deprivation and bilingualism. It also works to influence public policy and promotes inclusion in education, employment and access to justice. Its website is silentworld.sk.
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MARIO: Od jazykovej izolácie k inklúzii (From linguistic isolation to inclusion)
Human rights · Slovakia
Mapping and analysis of deaf Roma, including their language preferences and access to education, employment and public services, with a focus on barriers to participation.
Tvoríme spolu komunitu nepočujúcich Rómov (Building together a community of deaf Roma)
Disability · Slovakia
Improving quality of life for deaf Roma living in socially excluded communities, mapping their individual needs and providing training for practitioners.
ROVA: Bez jazyka, bez identity (No language, no identity)
Disability · Slovakia
Response to long-term linguistic and social isolation of deaf Roma living in marginalised communities.
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Roma Spirit 2025
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Minority Rights Group, Henkel Slovensko, Ministerstvo spravodlivosti SR, Zdravé regióny (MZ SR)
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Community development, Democracy & Civil society +5 more
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Health, Elderly care +6 more
DORKA
Children & Youth, Poverty & Hunger +1 more
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Community development, Children & Youth +10 more
SKGBC
Environment & Climate
Maltézska pomoc Slovensko
Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief, Elderly care +1 more