Jump to first page EVG - Esrin Voluntary Group General Assembly

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 2 / 22 Summary n Introduction n Current Activities u Standing u One Off n New activities n Organization and Contact Points n Financial Report n Acknowledgements

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 3 / 22 Introduction n “Support you can count on” n Manage lack of human resources n Direct connection with the need (no intermediate steps) n Coordinate efforts a few continuous directly  focused approach on a few continuous activities to be followed directly

Jump to first page A bit of history n Group formally accepted by ESC on 22 March 1996 n Main objectives u Co-ordination framework for many existing initiatives u Focal point for future individual and common solidarity actions u Reference context for institutional contributions

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 5 / 22 Current Activities (standing) n Handicap Support n Charity Shop n Orphanage (Rocca di Papa) n La Goccia (homeless) n Romanian Young Friend

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 6 / 22 Handicap Support (1/2) n Web site active since Dec.1995 n Publication of information useful for people with any kind of disability n contact point for further help n Participation to IEEE computer society standard’s definition u (P Web Site design - approved in year 2000) u (P Revision - on-going)

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 7 / 22 Handicap Support (2/2) n Web site statistics: u accesses per year u 450 s exchanged per year u Accesses from 99 internet domains u Italian and English text u Full-Text Search engine u Up-to-date! u Link to other EVG main activities.

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 8 / 22 Charity Shop n A way to involve people n A way to transform people skills into solidarity n From buy2sell into make2sell n net gain per year n Support activities u (raffle, fishing,drawing competition)

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 9 / 22 Orphanage (Rocca di Papa ) n Expenses support n Clothes n Christmas gifts and sweeties n School needs (stationary)

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 10 / 22 La Goccia n Homeless support u Friday’s food and clothes distribution n Expenses for specific necessities u (Dental cures, eye-glasses, etc.)

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 11 / 22 Romanian Young friend n Valentin Simion n Travel support for periodical health exams n Quarterly contribution for u medical expenses u school material u family emergencies

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Our friend Valentin (two years ago, during Maurizio’s last visit to the Simion’s)

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 14 / 22 Current Activities (one-off - 1/3) n Albania (war) n Mozambique (flood) n Umbria (earthquake) n Policeman n Casa-Famiglia Rocca Priora n Tickets purchase (charity events) n Peter Pan Association for parents of long-term hospitalized children

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 15 / 22 Current Activities (one-off - 2/3) n Emergency intervention for standing activities u Funds to help restructure the orphanage (necessary to respect of new Italian law and not to close) u Dismissed PCs for orphanage school-boys n Computers set-up and distribution: u For people with disability (Sara) u For other volunteers organizations (Zambia)

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 16 / 22 Current Activities (one-off - 3/3) n Support to Huyacan volunteers for wood houses (“casitas”) to host children for studying and playing (Chile) n Hospital Bambino Gesù (Rome), Oncology Department

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 17 / 22 New Activities n Solidarity Time Bank n Informatics course for orphans n Space-Shop sponsorship n More visibility and participation: u EVG Newsletter (4th year) n “Adozione a Distanza” u (presentation by M.Lengert)

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 18 / 22 Organization n Chairman: M. Fea n Secretary: M. Cardaci n Treasurer: L. Steindl /C. Carideo n Contact Points: u Above plus: u M. de Lorentiis u M. Lengert

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 19 / 22 Financial Report n Presentation by Luis Steindl and Concetta Carideo

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 20 / 22 Year 2000

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 21 / 22 Year 2001 forecast

Jump to first page 21/02/2001 EVG General Assemby 2001 Page 22 / 22 Acknowledgements n All people that are currently supporting the various activities n All people that will support us n Luis! n And… Thank You, to be here!