Partners for Democratic Change Slovakia (PDCS)

PDCS is a non-governmental organization providing professional training and facilitation services, consultancy and advisory services in areas of conflict resolution, support of dialogue in the society, citizen participation and civil society development in Slovakia and abroad.

We have been bringing to life the slogan of our organization „The Joy of Learning, Deliberation, and Change“ since 1991 when PDCS was started at the Comenius University in Bratislava as part of the international educational program of Partners for Democratic Change. In 1994, an independent PDCS foundation was established which has continued as a civic association since 1997. In the past, in addition to the Bratislava office, there was also the Mediation Center in Banská Bystrica, and two Conciliation Councils in Prešov and Levice. For four year, PDCS also had branch offices – conciliation councils in Nové Zámky, Rimavská Sobota and Kežmarok. We are also members of the network Partners for Democratic Change International comprising 20 partner centers which share the same mission and values of democratic change.