Centre for Community Organising – CKO

The Centre for Community Organising – CKO (Centrum komunitného organizovania in Slovak) is a Slovakian independent NGO that promotes active participation of citizens in decision-making processes and in enforcement of their human rights.

How can it help you

CKO is helpful in building cohesive local communities in many places of Central Slovakia by promoting intercultural dialogue, providing programmes of integration of Roma communities in the mainstream local society and by fighting extremism, xenophobia and intolerance. Through its programme Schools for Democracy (Školy za demokraciu in Slovak) helps to introduce new effective approaches into teaching civics, history and ethics focusing on genuine human rights fundaments and critical thinking.

Activities

• Community organising and community building, promoting of active citizens’ participation
• Schools for Democracy programme
• Programmes aimed at prevention and elimination of right-wing extremism and intolerant nationalism (Not in Our Town! – Nie v našom meste!)
• Organisation of the Human Forum – annual conference on the contemporary challenges in the field of human rights and democracy
• Consultation and information activities 

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