In the frame of the project ViMA Danube and the U(l)mweltwochen (Green Week) in Ulm, which will take place in the period 16.6.23 – 24.6.23, we invite you to participate in our photo competition, “Show us the ‘green’ in your city.” Protecting our environment and nature and finding sustainable living methods is becoming increasingly important. Nature is essential for our future, health, and general well-being. In cities, the challenge to maintain touch with nature is even more significant. Stone and concrete increasingly dominate cities. But this does not exclude the presence of plants; nevertheless, Green in cities has many faces. We want to raise awareness on this issue by calling on you to show the green in your cities and encourage you to think about how we can make our cities greener in Europe and along the Danube. This is why we want to know your city’s green places! Take part and present the green spots in your city or community.

Deadline: Sunday, 11th June 2023!
More on: https://vima-danube.eu/neuigkeiten/644b9844f9779c3f45a96f56

The 24th of February 2022 affects all Danube-Networkers very much; it is one year after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, which unfortunately continues. During this year, there was a lot of suffering but also a lot of solidarity.

During our international ”Lived Solidarity”: Come-Together Session on Sunday, 26th of February 2023 (18:30, German time), in collaboration with partners of the education network Danube-Networkers and the Association DANET e.V. we remembered the war in Ukraine, what it means for the people and how refugees were supported through solidarity projects.

Over 100 participants, refugees, helpers, and organizations learned how they experienced the last year. They shared their short examples of support projects in different countries. Different cultural/musical contributions framed the program.

On July 6th, the VIMA Danube platform, performed by ILEUe.v., was launched officially during the conference  „Donau. Jugend. Europa – Perspektiven für den Donauraum“ of the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung at the Edwin-Scharff-Haus in Neu-Ulm, Germany.

A group of volunteers from 4 different Danube countries, coordinated by Ileu e.V., are working together to promote the platform and present it and how it functions during the conference. With Carmen Stadelhofer, president of Ileu e.V., the volunteers gathered in a little Q&A session to answer the most exciting questions about the platform and their work, promoting it to the conference visitors.

VIMA Danube is a platform to connect people from Europe and the Danube region. The platform was sponsored by the city of Ulm and the State Ministry of Baden-Wuerttemberg. It has different sections where people can exchange with others in interest groups or the search and offer section and inform themselves about upcoming events or news along the Danube. It allows people who speak English, German, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, or Ukrainian to comment, post and read in their language. More languages are being planned so that many people can actively participate!

Join us and meet people who share your interests!

https://vima-danube.eu/mitmachen

Shortly after the war of aggression against Ukraine began in February 2022, ILEU set up a Ukrainian aid organization in Ulm for the many people who had fled to the greater Ulm area. The aim is to provide humanitarian aid in communication, encounters, and integration. Under the motto “Together in Ulm,” associations, companies, and numerous volunteers from Ulm were sought and found to support the project. A comprehensive program was developed for refugees of all ages.  This is only possible because the ILEU team and the volunteer supporters use digital technologies innovative for organization, information, networking, and participation and combine them with analog activities. All activities are bilingual, in German and Ukrainian.

From 1st to 10th of July 2022 takes place the 12th International Danube Festival Ulm/Neu-Ulm

Around 360.000 visitors are expected in Ulm and Neu-Ulm for the International Danube Festival, where artists and guests from all countries along the Danube are getting together for a great festival of encounters. The international cultural program offers an ambitious mixture of various genres: Music from classic to Jazz, Balkan-Beats, world music, folk and pop as well as literature and dance, completed by the mutual exchange in the fields of politics, society and environment.

www.donaufest.de

This call will support civil society organisations in all EU countries in their crucial work of protecting and promoting Union Values at national, regional and local level. Civil society organisations play an important role in promoting a culture of values, based on the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights. They are key partners for Member States to support them in their efforts to promote and protect fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law. They need to be able to work in a supportive environment so that they can carry out their mission effectively.

Continue reading “Call for proposals to promote and protect Union values under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).” →

To meet the needs of the cultural sector in the Danube region, to contribute to the implementation of the EUSDR, and to give a proper answer to the challenges of the Covid-pandemic, the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg (MWK) initiated a pilot action for the Danube Small Project Fund which is to elaborate the final structure and to test the long-term function of this innovative funding platform. The partner organisations of the Danube Small Project Fund agreed to jointly establish a pilot implementation phase from 2021-2023. The pilot phase is based on simple online calls at least once per year (depending on funding possibilities). Cultural actors in the Danube region can describe their concepts and enter them into an online form to apply for funding.

Visit the link below to find out more about the eligibility criteria and how to apply: https://www.danubeculture.eu/danube-small-project-fund

The submission deadline for this call is 31 October 2021 at 24:00 CEST !!!