"what really wears homeless people out is time. Always waiting, always being on the go…" - "waking up in bad housing conditions which saps the will to do anything" - "my children inheriting my poverty" - "working full-time, but … not earning enough to make a decent living" - "every agency wanting the same papers. And more photocopies every time" - "constant pressure. It wears you down. Nobody prepared me for living in such harsh conditions" - "stealing our future by keeping us out of touch with the knowledge-based society" - "hard to talk about, but when I did start to talk to others I felt no different from them and I wasn’t embarrassed" - "days without bread are the longest days" - "being old and living alone. I am sick. I am afraid of loneliness … I cry a lot but try to look calm and collected when I go out." - "being undocumented, so for you I don’t exist" - "being paid regularly, but my debts still mounting up anyway"

About the COALITION

Who is the NGO Coalition?

A coalition of European NGO networks has come together for 2010 to ensure an active participation of social NGOs in the year and to advocate for a strong political legacy from the year.

What for?

  • To build consensus on the outcomes of the year
  • To drive forward joint projects during the year
  • To share information
  • To support participation of those most directly concerned

Coalition coordination

The EY 2010 NGO Coalition is being coordinated by the EAPN (European Anti Poverty Network)

Watch Fintan Farrell, EAPN’s Director, on the legacy we want for 2010, explaining the objectives of EY2010, i.e. a lasting legacy of reforms that will have a positive impact for European citizens living in poverty.

Contact : info endpoverty.eu

Coalition Members

The coalition is made up of  AFEM (Association des Femmes de l’Europe Méridionale ) , AGE (The European Older People’s Platform) , ATD QUART MONDE (ATD QUART MONDE ) , AUTISM EUROPE (Autism Europe) , CARITAS EUROPA (Caritas Europa) , CEBSD (The Combined European Bureau for Social Development) , CECODHAS - Housing Europe (CECODHAS - Housing Europe) , CECOP (European Confederation of Workers’ Co-operatives, Social Cooperatives and Participative Enterprises ) , CEV (The European Volunteer Centre ) , COFACE (Confederation of Family Organisations in the EU) , Conference of European Churches (Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches) , EAEA (European Association for the Education of Adults) , EAPN (European Anti Poverty Network) , EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities) , EBU (The European Blind Union) , EDF (European Disability Forum) , EFSC (European Federation for Street Children) , ENAR (European Network Against Racism) , EPHA (European Pubic Health Alliance) , EPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network ) , EPR (European Platform for Rehabilitation ) , ERIO (European Roma Information Office ) , ESAN (European Social Action Network) , EURAG (European Federation of Older People) , EUROCHILD (Eurochild) , EURODIACONIA (Eurodiaconia) , EWL (The European Women’s Lobby) , FAI (The International Federation of the Christian Associations of Italian Workers ) , FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless) , FEFAF (European Federation of Unpaid Parents and Carers at Home) , ICSW (International Council on Social Welfare ) , IJJO (International Juvenile Justice Observatory) , ILGA EUROPE (The European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association ) , INCLUSION EUROPE (The European Association of Societies of Persons with Intellectual Disability and their Families ) , MHE (Mental Health Europe) , RED CROSS EU OFFICE (Red Cross EU office) , SMES-EUROPA (SMES-MHSE Mental Health & Social Exclusion - Europa) , SOCIAL PLATFORM (Platform of European Social NGOs) , SOLIDAR (Solidar) , WORKABILITY EUROPE (Workabiity Europe) , YES FORUM (Youth and European Social Work ) , YFJ (European Youth Forum)

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