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Magdi Birtha

@MagdiBirtha

Team lead @EuroCentre_SWPR #Vienna #disability #humanrights #socialinclusion Traveller. Feminist. European. Views are personal. RT≠endorsement.

 Vienna, Austria
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Joined September 2011
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Looking for researchers to look into transformation of mental health & psychosocial support. Please share if you know anyone! @MHESME @MyEDF @alexmoledo @PepxSole @PetraRantamaki @Theresa_Shearer @neilmcrowther @MarinettiC @MagdiBirtha & others
Disability Support Europe (@DisSupportEU) profile pictureDisability Support Europe@DisSupportEU13 Dec 2023
📢 #CallForTender | Research “Towards Human rights-based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services across Europe" We're looking for researchers to carry out a study on mental health and psychosocial disabilities. Deadline: 10 Jan 2024 Apply: easpd.eu/news-detail/call-fo…
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ALT Image of two men and two women sitting around table smiling and discussing the documents on the table. The EASPD logo is on the top-centre of the visual. At the bottom of this visual is white text on dark green background, which reads: "Research: "Towards Human rights-based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services across Europe". Deadline: 10 January 2024".

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📢 We are hiring a PR & Communications Officer! Are you interested in joining an #international team supporting smooth #internal & #external communication? We offer multi-cultural working environment, autonomy & flexible working hours. 🗓️Apply by 2/11/23: bit.ly/3rEWB0s
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Great to be part of #UNICproject Final conference in Brussels - learning from people with lived experience of personal budgets. @EASPD_Brussels @SDSNetwork
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It’s been a real pleasure to moderate this important panel at #UNICproject conference on people’s experiences with using personal budgets and hearing from users how it supported #independentliving and improved their quality of life. #UNCRPD @EASPD_Brussels @EuroCentre_SWPR
Disability Support Europe (@DisSupportEU) profile pictureDisability Support Europe@DisSupportEU13 Sep 2023
It’s time to hear and learn from people’s experiences with using personal budgets! 💭 👏
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📢 We are recruiting an Economist/Analyst in Social, Health & Care Policy ➡️to design, manage & carry out research on social #care, social #economy, & #health-related issues. 🗓️ Send your CV & letter of motivation by 31 October 👉 More information here: bit.ly/3EtuJzj
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What does peer learning aim at the European Centre? Sabina Gjylsheni explains the key method peer learning in the video below⤵️. Inform yourself about: What is peer learning? Why is peer learning important? What does peer learning aim at? 👉Watch it📽️: bit.ly/3Ydj8xq
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This is BIG NEWS for all involved in #SocialServices. After 13+ years of hard work - including strong involvement from @EASPD_Brussels & @SocialSerEurope in the initial years - the sector finally has a recognised committee. Fantastic news from @EPSUnions & @SocialEmployers
EPSU (@EPSUnions) profile pictureEPSU@EPSUnions10 Jul 2023
EPSU WIN 🚨: #SocialServices sector has a new social dialogue committee. We look forward to a constructive dialogue with our social partners, the @SocialEmployers & @CCRECEMR, to ensure better working conditions for over 9⃣ million social services workers in the EU.
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📣 Our #EESPN_newsletter for June is out! Inform yourself about: ➡️ the BB Policy Review & Training, ➡️ the 5th BBinar & ➡️ the EESPN blog. - All related to the #WesternBalkans & #EasternPartnership countries - 👉 Check it all: bit.ly/430rcSU
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K. Leichsenring & @MagdiBirtha are providing a tailor-made online training to ~40 officials from the #Armenian Social Ministry & public authorities on #qualityassurance in delivering #socialservices for persons with #disabilities, #olderpeople and #children today & tomorrow.
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Interesting meeting with Israel Labour and Social Affairs Ministry, organised today, by @EuroCentre_SWPR to present and discuss their report, commissioned by @EPSUnions and us on the evolution of jobs, skills and training needs and Social Dialogue in the social services sector.
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📣New report! ⤵️ This report examines the effects of changing #social care models, evolving user needs, & the increased use of digital tools and technologies on the skills & training needs of workers in social #care services. 👉 Access full report: bit.ly/43kerU3
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📢 We launched our new #EESPN!!! What’s new? ➡️Clear mission statement with focus on #BBregion: #WesternBalkans & #Easternpartnership countries on the front page ➡️Tailored activities, events, & publications for each country ➡️EESPN highlights & current activities
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In our policy brief w/ K.Wladasch & K.Allram-Naaijer we’re discussing how the #humanrights compliance of #EU funded programs could be improved by involving national bodies with a human rights remit (NHRIs, Ombuds institutions etc) & what specific role they could play. #EUfunding
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📣New policy brief⤵️ This policy brief explores what role national human rights bodies (e.g. #ombuds institutions) could play to monitor #EU funded programmes’ compliance with the EU Charter for Fundamental Rights and the #UNCRPD. 👉Full paper: bit.ly/3OLHFH6
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Fyi @equineteurope @ennhri @EU_Justice @VeraJourova @EURightsAgency @HumanEuropean
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📣New policy brief⤵️ This policy brief explores what role national human rights bodies (e.g. #ombuds institutions) could play to monitor #EU funded programmes’ compliance with the EU Charter for Fundamental Rights and the #UNCRPD. 👉Full paper: bit.ly/3OLHFH6
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Check out our freshly published report that discusses #monitoring and #evaluation of social protection programs in #Westernbalkans and #Easternpartnership countries, building on our last policy review #BB_PeerReview @EuroCentre_SWPR organised together w/ MoLSa #Armenia ⬇️⬇️
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy&Research (@EuroCentre_SWPR) profile pictureEuropean Centre for Social Welfare Policy&Research@EuroCentre_SWPR24 May 2023
📣 We published our Policy Review Report Armenia ⤵️! It provides a brief overview of existing approaches, highlights the main challenges, & outlines the key messages towards monitoring & evaluation in #Armenia & in other countries. 👉Get full access: bit.ly/3MpgTRR
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📢 Save the date for our 5th #BBinar on #SocialPolicies in #EasternEurope! ⤵️ Date: 🗓️ 13/06/2023 via zoom Topic: The social investment approach in #WesternBalkan & #EasternPartnership countries 👉 Register right away: bit.ly/3MrMund
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The increase of the minimum pension top-up at costs of approx. € 2.3 billion would reduce the risk of #poverty for the total population by about one third to around 10%, stated our colleague M. Fuchs at the @CaritasAustria press conference.⤵️
Caritas Österreich (@CaritasAustria) profile pictureCaritas Österreich@CaritasAustria23 May 2023
Caritas Pressekonferenz zu #Armutsstudie #Armut #armutsfestesSozialnetz im @OeParl. 👉🏻Rauf mit der #Ausgleichszulage auf Höhe der Armutsgefährdungsschwelle! Ein Thread. 1/8 @annaparrcaritas @EuroCentre_SWPR @mlcaritas
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Our colleague -@MagdiBirtha- presenting her paper on social inclusion at the 16th #NNDR2023 conference. Check it out ⤵️ #DisabilityRights #UNCRPD
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It’s a real pleasure to present my paper at #NNDR2023 on “Social inclusion - challenges and opportunities that EU Structural and Investment Funds bring in the implementation of Art.19 of the UNCRPD” #DisabilityRights #UNCRPD @EuroCentre_SWPR
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