Presseeinladung | Plan International, 02.11.2023

Presseeinladung | Plan International, 02.11.2023

Plan Media Prize for Children’s Rights 2023 – invitation to the award ceremony on November 7th in the Federal Chancellery Vienna (OTS) – The non-profit private foundation Hilfe mit Plan Österreich, which supports projects run by the children’s aid organization Plan International, awards a journalist prize Cooperation with the VÖZ and the Federal Chancellery. The … Read more

Liability and Insurance Coverage for Damage Caused by Children: An Overview

Liability and Insurance Coverage for Damage Caused by Children: An Overview

The five-year-old rips the expensive progressive glasses off her grandma’s head while she’s playing and the glasses break. Cell phones of visitors to the apartment fall victim to children running around, and the coffee table is hit during a ball game. The damage can quickly reach four figures. But who is liable for the damage … Read more

Study Reveals Alarming Rates of Violence in Swiss Upbringing: Calls for Legal Reforms to Protect Children

Study Reveals Alarming Rates of Violence in Swiss Upbringing: Calls for Legal Reforms to Protect Children

The University of Freiburg surveyed 1,605 parents about violence in their upbringing. As the “Sunday newspaper» reported, 62 percent of parents said they never used physical violence. Two percent of parents, however, said they beat their children with objects such as a belt. This is likely to affect around 32,000 children in Switzerland. Around ten … Read more

DGB NRW Calls for Paradigm Shift in Financial Policy to Address State’s Infrastructure and Services Shortage

DGB NRW Calls for Paradigm Shift in Financial Policy to Address State’s Infrastructure and Services Shortage

On the occasion of today’s hearing on the NRW state budget for 2024, Anja Weber, chairwoman of the DGB NRW, is calling for a paradigm shift in financial policy: “North Rhine-Westphalia is increasingly living off its substance: Broken roads and railways, dilapidated schools, too few daycare places, a lack of living space and underfunded hospitals … Read more

Star Wars Black Series: Authentische Figuren und Fahrzeuge für Fans

Star Wars Black Series: Die perfekte Sammlung ⁤für Fans ‍und Kinder Die Star Wars⁤ Saga hat Generationen ‌von Fans auf der ganzen Welt‍ begeistert. Von⁢ den ikonischen Charakteren bis hin zu ‌den epischen Schlachten ⁢hat diese Geschichte eine tiefe Verbindung zu Millionen von Menschen geschaffen. Und jetzt können sowohl Kinder als auch⁢ Sammler die größten … Read more

Analyzing Net Amount vs Gross Assets and Debts: A More Accurate Approach to Assessing Wealth Differences

Analyzing Net Amount vs Gross Assets and Debts: A More Accurate Approach to Assessing Wealth Differences

Net amount should be broken down in analyses Instead, the experts suggest splitting the net amount into gross assets and debts and looking at their combined impact. In addition, the wealth effects should be analyzed using a specific statistical approach (“Generalized Additive Models”). “In a simulation study, we were able to show that this approach … Read more

Austria’s Failure to Implement Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities

Austria’s Failure to Implement Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities

By Brigitte Warenski Sunday, October 1st, 2023, 4:00 a.m Austria is failing to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; too few children with disabilities receive inclusive education. The Integration Tirol association also criticizes the “segregation systems” for special schools. Action required Your device does not appear to be connected to … Read more

Starting signal for the children and youth million: One million euros for your ideas | PID Press

Starting signal for the children and youth million: One million euros for your ideas |  PID Press

Order a free game for brainstorming online Vienna (OTS) – The ideas of children and young people for the city of the future are “important”: over 380,000 children and young people up to the age of 19 live in Vienna. That’s almost 20 percent of the entire city population. They are the experts for their … Read more

Winemaker Werner Lorenz Challenges City’s Unequal Treatment of Wine Vending Machine in Federal Constitutional Court

Winemaker Werner Lorenz Challenges City’s Unequal Treatment of Wine Vending Machine in Federal Constitutional Court

While the city argues with the protection of minors, winemaker Werner Lorenz sees unequal treatment – and wants to go to the Federal Constitutional Court if necessary. By Christine Jäckel September 22, 2023, 5:00 p.mReading time: 2 minutes The wine vending machine at the Lorenz winery on Oranienstrasse, which was discussed in the city law … Read more

The Importance of Cultural Education for Young People and the Threat of Budget Cuts

The Importance of Cultural Education for Young People and the Threat of Budget Cuts

Wiechell says that young people often deal with topics that are important to them. With questions and challenges, such as climate change. And through cultural offerings, find opportunities to deal with these questions artistically and aesthetically. “It’s all about questioning, being critical and also trying to find solutions so that you can get involved.” Ultimately, … Read more