Equal Opportunities for Older Women
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Der Lichtblick (The Ray of Hope)
Communicational details
Address:
Obere Hauptstraße 27/1/12
7100 Neusiedl am See
Austria
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Eva Pum-Schimanofsky, Job Market Counsellor, English, French, Serbo-Croat
Mag. Karin Pfann, Managing Director, Psychologist, French, English
Telephone: 0043-2167-3338
Telefax: 0043-2167-3697
E-Mail:
Internet:
About the initiative
Status of the initiative: The initiative is an advice centre for women and families (private association).
The initiative is independent and has the following legal form: private association
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1993
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

Need for a counselling centre for women in the region - foundation by committed women
Target group(s): Women looking for work, women with financial problems, women who are having problems with their partners, women with emotional and health problems.
Targets: To provide support for women no matter what their circumstances: information, advice, counselling, company
Details of the work done by the initiative:

Individual counselling: looking for work, violence, mobbing, career orientation, separation/divorce, psychosomatics, medical problems, legal questions, emotional problems, financial difficulties, etc.
Counselling for couples: problems in relationships, communication problems, separation/divorce
Family counselling: bringing up children, family conflicts, pregnancy, family counselling, sexuality
Courses: e.g. on osteoporosis, without charge and anonymously
Areas of work of the initiative:
Social contacts
Education
Health
Sexuality
Unemployment among women
Family/partnership
Success that the initiative has achieved:

A constant increase in the numbers of those receiving help, a strong interest in the courses being offered (e.g. relaxation training, divorce group), a growing awareness of our work
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

The financial background (annual subsidies, no grass roots financing), too little personnel
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:
Co-operation:

Networking with other organisations and social institutions
Information:

We are available for people interested in receiving more information on our initiative by phone, post or e-mail.
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Organisational background of the initiative
Staff:

4 salaried employees at the supporting organisation.
The total number of hours worked for the initiative is approx. 103 hours per week.
Budget:
Sources of funding:
Federal funds
State funds
Members dues
Donations and funds from sponsors
Publications or information material available on our initiative:

Folders, articles
Recommended literature:
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:
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2001-04-25