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From 15 to 18 August 2019 the Samaritan Forum 2019 took place in Mörbisch am See. The focus topic was rescue and civil protection. The event also included the 25th anniversary of Samaritan International.
On 15 August 2019, the presidium of Samaritan International voted to accept the membership application of Alfa Centar, an NGO based in Niksic, Montenegro.
Two capacity assessment workshops of the project EMPACT were held in June 2019, one in each of the two project regions.
Youth representatives from seven SAM.I. member organisations came together in Munich on 16 April to discuss their future collaboration within the network. The representatives decided to establish a permanent working group.
The registration for the SAM.I. Rescue Camp in Mörbisch, Austria is officially open. It will take place from 15-18 August 2019. SAM.I. will also celebrate its 25th anniversary at the event!
Last week, all project partners of the project empowerment2act (EMPACT) met in Kampala to begin their capacity building work toward certification in the EU Aid Volunteers program. Local project partner CIDI hosted the meeting.
From 24-26 January 2019, the FACET project held its first exchange workshop and kick-off in Cologne, Germany. German project partner ASB hosted the meeting at the facilities of its NRW branch.
On 17 October, SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL organised a parliamentary evening in Brussels. EU commissioner Christos Stylianides held the closing remarks.
On the occasion of Restart-a-Heart-Day 2018, several SAM.I. member organisations sent trainers to Brussels to offer first aid courses in the European quarter.
The SAM.I. presidium met on the sidelines of the Samaritan Contest in Flensburg, Germany on 25 August 2018.
