Pražakova 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
- Others
We are non-governmental organization which primary works in the field of homelessnes and social inclusion on practical and theoretical level. Our basic principle is empowerment (help for self-help). From symbolicall and physical point of view we offer a safe space for marginal people to gather their strength and improve their life situation. We use methods from different fields: socio-pedagogic, sociologic, anthropologic, philosophic ... and offer different kinds of activities: cultural, sports, education.
We started on the basis of publishing first Slovenian Street paper kings of the Street in cooperation with homeless people, till today we have developed different programs: street paper, day center, ressetlement program, University under the stars (informal education for social excluded), socio-economic project Thrift store uf used goods). In Slovenia we are known by developing innovative practices of working together with marginal groups.
We can contribute to the network in our country with our own experiences developed throug the years of working with marginal groups on practical and theoretical level. On the wider level we can contribute to strengthening on NGO sector and civil society in Slovenia.
We would like to join ALF network because we could widen and improve our international activities, get more useful knowledge for our work, exchange the best practices from abroad. Joining ALF network will empower our organization and help us to develop even better and more projects for users of our association.