NGO Market for Visitors

The NGO Market is an interesting and fun day-long event meant for a wide spectrum of visitors. We would be pleased to see you there with your friends, colleagues, classmates, or kids. The fair is for everyone!

 

A great reason to come to the fair is to learn about the diversity of non-profit organizations. A few of the issues these groups address are aiding the physically impaired, protecting the environment, and supplying food to starving children in Africa. You might just be surprised by where and how these organizations work and how relevant their work is to our everyday lives! The following list of categories represented at the fair highlights the broad scope of activity undertaken by the NGOs. The NGO Market will host more than 150 organizations of which, for example, 22 work with cultural, sports and leisure-time activities; 53 provide social services and health care; 16 support human rights and democracy; 15 work to protect the environment and 32 organizations devote themselves to pedagogy, education, or research.

 

Students and young people are the main source of active volunteers for NGOs. They are the inspiration and the driving force behind many projects. On the other hand, non-profit organizations also give young people the unique opportunity to develop practical skills, such as managing projects and co-operating with the public, or gleaning the basics of fundraising and media relations. They show that responsibly devoting their energy to a meaningful activity is a valuable experience.

 

Mothers can discover activities at the fair appealing not only for their children, but for themselves as well. They will find many tips for children’s healthcare and leisure-time activities. An important topic covered helping mothers to make the transition back to work during maternity leave and providing needed requalification. Significant factors when choosing an NGO to work with are their location and specific activities. Many mothers have become active volunteers in the non-profit sector, as the flexibility of involvement allows them to balance their maternal duties while also engaging in meaninfugl work.

 

Children can visit the children’s corner, which will be operated by the non-profit Kruhžítko, which expands and enriches preschool childcare, and provides services for parents and other interested members of the public in Prague 6.

 

Seniors are also welcomed as volunteers, especially in childcare, but also in fields ranging from administrative work to accounting. The active utilization of free time, beneficial cooperation, opportunities for self-realization, and good feeling that meaningful work evokes are significant values for seniors.

 

Employed people will find both inspiration and options for using their expertise meaningfully from time-to-time, or to volunteer in their own field as a part of corporate social responsibility.

 

Unemployed people have the chance to learn new skills, to actively use their free time, and to dedicate part of their productive age to aiding other people. Non-profits allow them to expand their knowledge, to sort out their priorities, and to challenge themselves in non-traditional working environments.

 

Schools can work with a special program prepared to introduce schoolchildren and students to the idea of volunteering and to the issues non-profit organizations deal with in an interesting and engaging way.

 

All visitors to the 2011 NGO Market will have the opportunity to take part in many associated events, to see musical and theatrical pieces, to watch movies and to eat lots of delicious food, ensuring that their day at the fair is pleasant and fun.