Top marks for Vienna’s social welfare system
An important factor in feeling at ease in a city is the network of social welfare services available to its citizens. There is nothing more stressful than constantly having to worry about what will happen if your child falls ill more...
| Internet accessibility for all - International conference in ViennaThe International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP), initiated in Vienna in 1989, returned to the Vienna University of Technology more... |
| Gardens – a place of integrationGärten in Großstädten sind nicht nur Räume der Erholung und der biologischen Vielfalt - als Community Garden, also Gemeinschafts- oder Nachbarschaftsgarten, kann in ihnen auch gelebte Integration stattfinden more... |
Donations from Vienna for Austrian school and hospital in Istanbul
During a four-day stay in Istanbul, the delegation from Vienna led by vice-mayor Renate Brauner also visited the Austrian school St. George’s College and St. George’s Hospital. About 500 books and DVDs on Austrian more...Together against AIDS - Vienna celebrates life
The 18th Life Ball, Europe’s biggest AIDS charity event, is the kick-off for the International AIDS Conference in Vienna on 17 July. A big globe next to the huge Red Ribbon stage symbolises this year’s motto of the ball, Earth more...More funding for Weisser Ring
The number of victims looked after by the nationwide aid organisation “Weisser Ring” (White Ring) has risen since last year. Vienna mayor Michael Häupl has increased the resources available for 2010 to 60,000 euros more...Fair Play teams out and about in Vienna’s districts from May
Since 2004, a successful project based around the theme of ‘Communication and mediation in public places’ has been running in four Viennese districts more...Vienna hoists the Red Ribbon for 2010
Experts took stock of the current situation regarding the disease on World AIDS Day on 1 December under the heading ‘Universal Access and Human Rights’. And Vienna is preparing to host the 13th International AIDS Conference in July 2010 …more...
| Holidays in Viennese municipal housing – reviving holiday memoriesNot everybody has the necessary financial means to go on holiday. Yet, since everybody needs a change of scenery every now and then more... |
| Volkshilfe Österreich – a future for Roma in the labour marketWith an eye to the opening of the European labour market in 2011, Thara, the employment advice centre for Roma and Sinti, launched a new initiative entitled “Advice and dialogue” on 1 September 2009 more... |
