Social affairs

The European think & do tank POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ-PLS is dedicated to strengthening the European Union’s social cohesion through innovative initiatives in the fields of disability, social protection, health, human services, poverty, socio-professional integration and social clauses.

Building a new social contract involves :

  • promote participation by all in decision-making processes and joint social projects
  • re-establishing links between civil society, the market and the state
  • strengthen and create a sense of belonging to the company

News

Acquiring or improving digital skills: online training coming soon

On 26 and 27 September 2024, POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ-PLS took part in the transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ SKILLS TO...

Training in Italy to boost employability and active citizenship among young adults

45 young adults from Hungary, Italy and Belgium met in the village of Sant’Anna di Valdieri, in the Italian region...

Tools for mentoring young people

Why youth mentoring? Too many young people do not have strong, lasting relationships with caring adults, which exposes them to...

Improving the sustainability and CSR skills of self-employed entrepreneurs

In this third newsletter, you will discover : A summary of the conference ‘’Self-employed entrepreneurs for a just transition in...

Self-employed entrepreneurship for just transition in Europe: conference summary

Organised by POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ-PLS and its partners in the European project SURE (Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship) on 10 April...

A video festival to boost employability and active citizenship among young adults

Running from January 2024 to December 2025, the BE UNIT project will get young adults from Belgium, Italy and Hungary,...

Publications

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SportyMentor : Sport and mentoring to help disadvantaged young people !

The SportyMentor project aims to use mentoring and sport as tools to stimulate cognitive, behavioural and emotional changes in young...

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THIRD PLACES IN EUROPE A comparative analysis

Third places are part of the social and solidarity economy, and have been the focus of SSE experts’ attention for...

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De strijd tegen partnergeweld in het Brusselse Gewest: werk als katalysator voor emancipatie!

Werkgelegenheid is het grootste pijnpunt voor gelijke kansen voor vrouwen en mannen. Vrouwen krijgen sowieso al te maken met verschillende...

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Immigrant population and the labour market

In march 2000, the United Nations published an important report relating to the ageing of the European population. According to this report,...

Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity: findings, issues and perspectives

This report is based on the premise that, despite birth and immigration policies, European states must face the inevitability of...

Projects

MONOPEDIA: From knowledge to action for the autonomy and empowerment of single mothers!

Context In Belgium, in various areas of social protection, potential claimants to a benefit or service are not always informed...

BE UNIT: Improving the employability of young people in the audiovisual sector and their active citizenship

Context At the root of this project, the partners identified two challenges facing young adults in Italy, Hungary and Belgium:...

APIA: training on feeding people with autism

This new project aims to fill a significant gap in the understanding and management of the nutritional needs of people...

SKILLS TO CONNECT: Digital skills at the service of seniors

Context There is an increased need for digital inclusion for professionals working with the elderly who, as front-line workers, are...

APTE : EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH MENTORING AND PRO-BONO MISSIONS IN SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

Context With the COVID-19 health crisis, young people are among the populations most affected by unemployment as they enter a...

SURE : Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship

Background With the Green Deal, the European Union has set itself the ambition of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and...

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