Participatory Workshop for Volunteers Working in Marginalized Communities

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On the evening of September 19th, the second participatory workshop for volunteers working in marginalized communities took place at the Old Lyceum on Konventná Street. Once again, it was led by Tatiana Zachar Podolinská. This event represents another dimension of a highly beneficial collaboration that emerged from the APVV – Reliroma project and the Bratislava Old Town Lutheran (ECAV) congregation, headed by Pastor Anna Polcková.

Thanks to her initiative, active work within marginalized Roma communities has been ongoing for some time. In this context, the need arose for professional training for volunteers, as well as for finding solutions and exploring various aspects of the specific challenges they encounter in their work.

This collaboration has also resulted in the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the Bratislava Old Town Lutheran congregation. This opens up a platform for further cooperation on topics that intersect with the scientific profile of the institute and the activities of the church congregation.