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Jennifer Eschweiler

Jennifer Eschweiler

She is working for EMES International Research Network, the dissemination partner on the Third Sector Impact project. She holds a PhD in social science on the topic of deliberative democracy and Muslim civil society organisations in Germany and is post-doc researcher at Roskilde University in Denmark, working on third sector, social economy and solidarity. She has worked for different international NGOs in London and is running a local neighborhood integration initiative in Berlin, Germany.

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Giving the third sector the visibility it deserves

The issue of improving visibility of the third sector emerges as key demand and challenge, requiring a variety of stakeholders to work together to shine a light on the distinctive impact and contribution of citizen action in Europe.

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Given the climate emergency situation we are going through, and in the local/global context of urban population growth, it is urgent to seek solutions that mitigate the impacts of climate change on people's lives.

Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most. 

The 2nd Prison Volunteer Meeting, held on April 18 in Barcelona, ​​put on the table a collective urgency: to stop looking at prison only from the perspective of punishment and start talking about dignity, reintegration and social responsibility.