Exhibitions, Volunteers, and South Sudan – Platform MVRO activities

The exhibition of photographs from Slovak projects in developing countries supported by SlovakAid took place between January and April 2011 in 6 Slovak cities. In Banská Bystrica and Košice they were connected with the exhibition of non-traditional toys from Africa and Afganistan called “What do they play with?” which was organized in cooperation with the NGO “Dvojfarebný svet”. Other Slovak cities were Prešov, Žilina and Prievidza. The opening of the exhibitions was accompanied by sharing the experience of volunteers who spent some months working on projects in developing countries such as Kenya and Vietnam. Experiences which the volunteers shared were quite unusual for Slovak people and that is why they were fascinated and expressed recognition to the volunteers.

The exhibition was organised by the Slovak NGDO Platform, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic and the SAIDC (Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation). The organizers are happy for the interest of the public in the exhibitions and would like to continue organizing similar activities in the future.

The Slovak NGDO Platform organized in cooperation with the University of Trnava a workshop on South Sudan which took place in Trnava on 6 May 2011. It was dedicated to the up-to-date political situation in South Sudan, challenges and possibilities to intervene for Slovak NGOs. The event was held under the auspices of the State Secretary of the MFA of Slovakia who participated in a panel discussion with the NGO representatives. The workshop provided an opportunity to exchange ideas of NGO representatives who are already implementing projects in South Sudan and those who are planning to find some ways of cooperation.

See also What do they play with? - Exhibition in Slovakia

Information provided by Andrea Girmanová