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Valencia: concrete action

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*Update 10.11.2024. Thanks to those of you who wrote to add to the list below.*

Original article: Numerous colleagues are asking how to help the people of Valencia in relation to the DANA Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos: the high-impact rainfall event which has caused widespread flooding. We share here a non-exhaustive list provided by Commission colleagues of initiatives aiming to provide assistance such as medicines, accommodation, financial donation, food,  family reunification etc. Continue reading Valencia: concrete action →

Ukraine: Easter action 2024

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*Update 18.03.2024 5 days of volunteering extended to 2024.* A group of volunteers is preparing an Easter transport with humanitarian help for Ukraine.

If you would like to support their action, please have a look at the Ukrainian handicrafts they offer for sale. To know how the group uses funds, please see the photos and videos from the last deliveries. Should you need more information, please contact the group directly. Continue reading Ukraine: Easter action 2024 →

Gaza-Israel war: volunteering/donating

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*Update 20.11.2024, thanks to the colleague who brought the EUstaff4peace letter to our attention, here is their  their letter of gratitude to HR/VP Josep Borrell. Their next vigil in Brussels takes place 28.11.2024* *Update 17.04.2024 We asked for the exceptional 5 days available for Ukraine-related volunteering be made available for those volunteering to help civilians caught up in wars elsewhere.*

Original article: Several colleagues asked what they can do to help. That is why we have tried to put together a starting list. There are limited volunteering initiatives Continue reading Gaza-Israel war: volunteering/donating →

Generation 2004 continues supporting Ukrainian refugees

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The war in Ukraine that followed its illegal and unjustified invasion by the Russian Federation keeps raging after three and a half months. With it, millions of refugees have fled the country, with EU countries – Ukraine’s closest geographical neighbors – becoming their natural escape.

Against this backdrop, Generation 2004 continues its engagement to support Ukrainian refugees and has joined the joint action of all trade unions for Ukrainian refugees in Belgium. Below we share this action and we also ask colleagues to keep helping. It is still extremely necessary to make sure the victims of this war feel supported. Continue reading Generation 2004 continues supporting Ukrainian refugees →

Generation 2004 requests up to 12 days for volunteering

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*Update 17.04.2024 We asked for the 5 days also to be made available for those volunteering to help civilians caught up in wars elsewhere.* *Update 18.03.2024 confirmed  extension of 5 days to 2024.*

Original article: You asked, we took action! Many of you contacted us with concerns that the currently allowed 1 day of paid special leave per year for volunteering Continue reading Generation 2004 requests up to 12 days for volunteering →

Special leave for volunteering: it’s one day PER YEAR!

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*Update 17.04.2024 We asked for the exceptional 5 days for volunteering to help with those affected by the war in Ukraine be made available for those volunteering to help civilians caught up in wars elsewhere.*

Original article: Generation 2004 clarifies the options available for volunteering in response to colleagues who have reached out to us for details. As mentioned on How to help Ukraine[1], special leave is available in sysper for volunteering. That means that you can volunteer and still be paid your full wage at the end of the month: great, right?[2] Continue reading Special leave for volunteering: it’s one day PER YEAR! →

Ukraine: concrete action

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Numerous colleagues asking how to help the people of Ukraine contacted us.

That is why we tried to put together a non-exhaustive list of initiatives run by government or non-government organizations aiming to provide assistance to the Ukrainian people such as food, medicines, medical equipment, accommodation, transportation, financial donation, family reunification, asylum, temporary protection, etc.

Continue reading Ukraine: concrete action →

Please support colleagues in Kyiv, Ukraine

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*Please sign to support our note on action to take for our Kyiv colleagues* The war  on Ukraine by the Russian Federation, which started on Thursday 24 February, will have a dramatic impact on the lives of our colleagues employed in Ukraine. We know that the EEAS formed a crisis-management working group for the emergency evacuation from Kabul in 2021. Generation 2004 would like to enquire whether similar arrangements have been put in place in Ukraine, if not, we strongly recommend to do it. Continue reading Please support colleagues in Kyiv, Ukraine →