Slovenia

Drustvo Za Razvijanje Prostovoljnega Dela Novo Mesto

Non-governmental organisation/association Društvo za razvijanje prostovoljnega dela Novo mesto (Association for Developing Voluntary Work Novo mesto) is Slovenian non-governmental and humanitarian organisation, working in the public interest in the area of social care, youth and culture. Our mission is to contribute to more inclusive and open society for all. Our two leading programs therefore deal with inclusion of socially excluded groups and with the stimulation of the NGO development and civil dialogue. Our activities within the programs are performed by expert and voluntary work. We promote the values of solidarity, tolerance, voluntarism, active living, clean environment, citizenship awareness and inter-cultural dialogue, citizens participation…DRPDNM has 25 years of experience in education, youth, citizens, migrants, refugees, woman, families, workers, NEETs, Roma, empowerment, international cooperation, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, intercultural competencies, sport, advocacy, international cooperation, rural development, health, hate speech, sustainable development, professions in history, culture and art, unemployment, disadvantaged groups empowerment, trainings, seminars, conferences, workshops and other activities that serve the goals of your projects. 

DRPDNM is skilled in local, regional, national and international projects as it deals with projects funded by local, national and EU programmes and funds (ESF, EACEA, EIDHR, EYF, E+, CEI, IPA, BIFC, JUST, H2020, URBACT, DAPHNE III, INTERREG, INTERREG MED, INTERREG DANUBE, CENTRAL ALPINE SPACE, EuropeAid…). We cooperate on daily basis with Slovenian and EU CSOs, Universities, Municipalities, Private and public institutions, R&Ds, SMEs, … Besides projects presented below, we successfully finished also two EuropeAid projects in Turkey; Project ”TARGET 25” with Turkish Red Crescent Society and “VAW/39 – Cinsiyete Dayalı Şiddetle

Mücadele İçin Uzmanlık Köprüleri – Bridges of Expertise to Fight Gender Based Violence” with

Kapadokya Kadın Dayanışma Derneğ . DRPDNM also coordinates the REGIONAL NGO CENTRE.

The goal is to encourage better development of NGOs, private institutions, their skills and public

image and their cooperation with Local authorities, Universities, development centres, other public

institutions. Target group: cca. 1.500 NGOs and 21 Municipalities in the region Southeastern

Slovenia. The main activities: • INFORMING • EDUCATION • COUNSELLING AND SERVICE •

NETWORKING • PROMOTION OF NGO SECTOR AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AMONG

BUSINESS SECTOR • STRENGTHENING CIVIL DIALOGUE DRPDNM Strategic objectives as

follows: 1. To provide a team of professionally trained workers employed for a number of years to

ensure the continuity of the programmes and to expand voluntary work. 2. To increase the visibility of

our Organisation for key stakeholders (NGOs, public administration, economy, socially excluded

groups) and to establish cooperation with them. 3. Empowerment of the narrower key stakeholders

(young people, socially excluded and NGOs). Programs to achieve our mission A. The integration of

socially excluded groups a) Day centre for children b) Day centre for Roma children (Day Centre

Brezje, Day Centre Šmihel) c) Promotion of intercultural dialogue B. Promote the development of

non-governmental organizations and civil dialogue 2) working with young people using culture/arts as

a factor in integration into the employment market Latest projects on youth empowerment, youth

unemployment, promotion of participation and inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities:

European Social Fund (Kultegracija (Cultegration), Živeti skupaj (Living Together), KULTIPRAKTIK,

Regional NGO Centre, Aktivendrzavljan.si (Active citizenship), Dvig socialnega in

kulturnega kapitala v okoljih, kjer živijo predstavniki romske skupnosti, … Youth in Action (Fighting

UNemployment through Networking for Youth (FUNNY)), European fund for the integration of third

country nationals (Kulturneval)… 3) with experience of working with disadvantaged and vulnerable

young people (NEETs).