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Susanah and Mónica

Susana Marinho & Mónica Babo

Susana Marinho - Coordinator of the Maia Volunteer Centre and Mónica Babo - Member of the Maia Volunteer Centre

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Volunteering as the Invisible Engine of Social Cohesion in Europe

Reflection on how volunteering sustains local communities, builds  trust, and acts as social glue in times of polarization.

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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.

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