The yellow ribbon is picking up pace. As the number of activities and projects grew, we expanded the leadership and the team to make our work even more effective and education in the area of criminal policy to have a greater impact.
Gabriela Slováková — President of the Association
Gabriela Slováková, Director of the Probation and Mediation Service, becomes president of the association. He will continue to focus mainly on caring for partners, developing cooperation and fundraising — that is, areas that keep the project on its feet and move it forward.
Veronika Friebová — Association Director
The position of director is Veronika Friebová. He will continue primarily in PR, marketing and community building around the topic. We want the topic of employing people with criminal backgrounds to be seen even more and society better understood why it is so important. It will build on the Yellow Ribbon communication so far and take it one step further.
Strengthening the expert team
A content specialist has been working with us for more than a year Veronika Halakova. It makes sure that our texts are clear and understandable to the public and experts alike.
We are now joined by two additional reinforcements:
- Sarka Flodrova will take care of the project agenda and event management.
- Renata Ohnoutkova, a social networking specialist, will lead the Yellow Ribbon's online communications.
Stronger Volunteer Base
We are also very pleased to see the expansion of the volunteer team:
- Veronika Pleskova, an experienced attorney, will look after partners at events.
- Rene Hamrla, a longtime fan and runner of the Yellow Ribbon Run, will assume leadership of the implementation team of volunteers at the running events.
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Gabriela Slováková získala 1. místo na Women Changing the World Awards
Jsme velmi hrdí, že naše zakladatelka, Gabriela Slováková, získala 1. místo v mezinárodní platformě Women Changing the World Awards v rámci Global Impact Award. Tato platforma spojuje, oceňuje a podporuje ženy s odvahou měnit svět k lepšímu. Toto ocenění je potvrzením její více než dvacetileté práce v oblasti vězeňství, odvahy otevírat těžká témata a vytrvalosti při prosazování modernějších postupů v rámci spravedlnosti.
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Gabriela Slováková's new book is almost here...
There really isn't a mistake in the headline. Gabriela publishes a book full of interviews with women who have undergone punishment, within the publishing house Nastole Media. What will you find in it? Strong stories (not only) from behind the walls of the prison in Světlá nad Sázavou from her time as director. Why did they find themselves here? How do some of them live today, after many years since release? Was their path to a better life straight or did they look behind the prison gates again? How did they manage this life test? And can they find in their life stories the common reasons that put them behind bars?
The book is due out on May 14, 2026. Follow us so you don't miss a better price in pre-sale.
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When you are tied to a heater as a child, can you grow up to be a person who has respect and life?
In the winter months, neither we nor our ambassadors were shrouded. Bára Černošková spoke about Yellow Ribbon several times, for example in a podcast Katerina Osičková's Bubbles.
You can also listen to it in CharitAlk, where he talks in even more detail about how the execution of the sentence affects the loved ones of the convict, his family and, above all, children, who are often invisible victims of the actions of their parents.
If you prefer to read, take a look at Květy Magazinewhere you can find a great conversation with Bara. Among other things, you will learn how she got to work at Charles University.
Last year, Bára also published In Her Place, a book about women who have succeeded in the world of men at first sight. The very first interview belongs to our founder, Gabriela Slováková. The book was published in Albatros Media and you can find it in every bookstore.