Projects initiated by Polish NGOs or implemented in Poland
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European Center for Sustainable Development
Wrocław |
European Standards in Public Sector Initiatives: Local Governments and NGOs – exchanges for representatives of local government and non-governmental organizations in Poland and Ukraine, to share experiences and best practices of public participation in local decision-making and ensuring access to information according to European standards and based on Poland's membership in the EU (continuation of the project initiated in 2006). |
PLN 10 076.97 |
Theotokos Center for Education and Dialogue
Gliwice |
Creation of Social Capital to Solve Public Problems, Donetsk, Ukraine – exchanges for leaders of non-governmental organizations and representatives of local self-government in Silesia and Donbass, to share experiences in engaging citizens in social development and public debate about overcoming social problems in industrial and post-industrial regions and to create conditions for collaboration between the non-governmental sector and local self-governments in Ukraine, based on experiences and best practices in Poland (continuation of the project initiated in 2005). |
PLN 15 755.26 |
| Open Hands – Open Minds – study visit to Poland for representatives of social assistance non-governmental organizations working for excluded and marginalized groups in Moldova, to share know-how and experiences of organizations in Poland for potential implementation in Moldova. |
PLN 20 470 |
Opus Center for Promotion and Development of Civic Initiatives
Łódź |
Civic Information for Local Development – workshops in Poland for young journalists and students from Belarus, specifically to learn about civic journalism and improve professional skills. |
PLN 70 000 |
European Meeting Centre - Nowy Staw Foundation
Lublin |
Promoting Activities in the Media of Civil Society Organizations in Belarus – workshops in Poland for Belarusian non-governmental organizations and independent media, to share know-how and experiences in Poland about promotion of civil society goals and activities in the media and to promote exchange of independent information and collaboration among civil society activists. |
PLN 31 857.27 |
Mazovia Federation of Serving Organizations
Warsaw |
Advocacy for NGOs and Monitoring of Public Administration – study visit to Poland for non-governmental organizations from Moldova, to share experiences in non-governmental cooperation with public administration and building formal and informal platforms of NGOs and advocacy groups. |
PLN 38 400 |
Patients Safety Foundation
Łódź |
Patients for Patient Safety – exchanges for experts in public health care and public health reform, specifically to utilize experiences in Poland in healthcare quality and patient safety and to engage civic participation in the formulation and implementation of methodologies of patient safety in practice and in legislative protection. |
PLN 10 604.93 |
Education for Democracy Foundation
Warsaw |
Entrepreneurship in Practice – workshops in Moldova and Poland for young people from Ukraine, Moldova and Russia, to develop educational methodologies for young people entering the labor market (continuation of the project initiated in 2006). |
PLN 29 768 |
Intercultural Education Foundation
Warsaw |
Development of Agro-Tourism and Support for Civil Society in Rural Regions – study visit to Poland for representatives of minority communities from Georgia, to analyze experiences of rural community development and sustainability through tourism based on experiences in Poland. |
PLN 23 000 |
Krzyżowa Foundation for European Understanding
Grodziszcze |
Protecting Human Rights of People with Disability – workshop in Poland for youth workers from Belarus and Ukraine to expand knowledge and practical approaches to protecting rights of people with disability and to introduce innovative practices and methodologies of cooperation between the civil and official sectors in working with young people with disability. |
PLN 46 700 |
Merkury Foundation
Wałbrzych |
Mutual Learning – More Effective Engagement with Marginalized Youth – exchange for non-governmental organizations from Kazakhstan, Poland and Tajikistan, working with marginalized young people, specifically alcohol/drug abuse and HIV/AIDS, to share best practices in overcoming social exclusion, particularly in creating and conducting a special web-portal for on-line counseling and preventative interventions with youth using alternative approaches for engagement. |
PLN 79 789.91 |
Young Democracy Foundation
Lublin |
European Studies for Institutions of Local Governing – contribution to the creation and implementation of a distance learning course for representatives of local government in Ukraine and specifically to address the principles of functioning of European Union institutions, requirements to local authorities in the EU, principles of cooperation of central power and local authorities in the EU and European funds for support of local initiatives as experiences in Poland. |
PLN 8 000 |
Rodowo Foundation
Sorkwity |
Agro-Tourism – study visit and workshop in Poland for farmers from Grodno region of Belarus to interact with Polish farmers who have experience and expertise in creating conditions for agro-tourism to adapt such methodologies in Grodno region. |
PLN 34 080 |
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy
Warsaw |
Fostering Public Accountability and Transparency – study visit to Poland for representatives of local governments, non-governmental organizations and citizen groups from Kazakhstan, to analyze experiences of the Transparent Poland initiative. |
PLN 54 520 |
| Public Participation in the Formation of Municipal Budgets: Poland and Azerbaijan – study visit to Sheki, Azerbaijan, for representatives of Polish local government to transfer best practices in community engagement and public participation based on experiences of Mazovia region of Poland (continuation of the project initiated in 2006). |
PLN 3 867.68 |
Polish-Czech-Slovak Solidarity Foundation
Warsaw |
Promoting Social Engagement and Activism – study visit to Poland for representatives of non-governmental organizations form Moldova and Georgia to share experiences and best practices in promoting citizens' participation and introducing collaboration of civic organizations (continuation of the project initiated in 2006). |
PLN 36 968.28 |
Polish NGOs Abroad Group
Warsaw |
Building Cooperation in Development Assistance among NGOs – two seminars in Kraków and Warsaw (Poland) for non-governmental organizations engaged in development assistance, to share experiences and information on the current status of development aid regulations, structures and practices in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia and to promote dialogue between the non-governmental and governmental sectors in assessing development aid and practices. |
PLN 26 000 |
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Warsaw |
The Role of School Psychologists in Child and Family Care System – study visit to Poland for social pedagogues from Ukraine, to analyze international standards of child and family care and child care systems in Poland. |
PLN 32 480.47 |
| Protection of Rights of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS – study visit to Poland for activists and human rights monitors from Kazakhstan, to analyze in-depth experiences of similar organizations and activists in Poland and to prepare trainings in Kazakhstan on legal assistance to vulnerable people. |
PLN 32 100 |
Institute of Public Information
Sopot |
Public Policy at the Local Level: European Standards Implementation in Crimea – exchange for local authorities, decision-makers, non-governmental organizations and mass media, specifically to share information with stakeholders in Ukraine about issues of European integration, including EU legislation, institutions, policies and procedures, and EU public policy, based on experiences of Poland's and Lithuania's membership in the EU. |
PLN 45 759.51 |
Institute for Local Partnership and Cooperation
Katowice |
Partnership - Dialogue - Development – workshops in Russia and Poland for Russian NGOs on building cooperation between private and public sectors by introducing tools of Local Partnership Model. |
PLN 61 560.33 |
College of Eastern Europe
Wrocław |
Local Partnership for Local Community Development – study visit to Poland for activists and citizen coalitions from Moldova, specifically to analyze processes of partnership building among media, NGOs and local administrations. |
PLN 17 300 |
Educational Society for Małopolska
Nowy Sącz |
Academy for Young Social Entrepreneurs – workshop in Poland for young social entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, to empower young leaders to engage in and resolve local social problems based on experiences in Poland. |
PLN 73 998.36 |
| Public Achievement: Globally Aware/Socially Responsible Citizens – visits to Ukraine, to monitor implementation of Public Achievement program aimed to encourage engagement of young people to make positive changes in their immediate environment and to overcome stereotypes of apathy among young people (continuation of the project initiated in 2006). |
PLN 9 105.20 |
Polish Robert Schuman Foundation
Warsaw |
European Legal Education System – two study visits to Poland for young teachers of law from Georgia, to analyze legal education system at Polish universities, and participation in seminar in Tbilisi on educational reforms in Georgia. |
PLN 71 886.59 |
Polish Medical Mission Association
Kraków |
Decentralization of Health Services – study visit to Poland for representatives of local governments and medical service provision professionals from Tajikistan, specifically to share Polish experiences in providing emergency medical services in rural areas. |
PLN 39 970 |
Network of Information and Support for Non-Governmental Organizations SPLOT
Warsaw |
Efficiency and Productivity of NGO Support Centers – exchange for representatives of NGO support centers in Poland and Russia, to share know-how and experiences on efficiency, service standards and self-evaluation of NGO support centers. |
PLN 62 000 |
Association of Leaders of Local Civic Groups
Warsaw |
Transparency in Public Life – study visit to Poland and workshop for public organizations from Ukraine and Russia, to share expert experiences and good practices to promote transparency in the activities of local and state authorities and to promote watchdog engagement of non-governmental organizations. |
PLN 45 400 |
Villages and Europe Association for Renewal of Rural Areas
Kraków |
Youth Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas – a series of workshops in Moldova, Ukraine and Poland for high school students from rural areas of Moldova and Ukraine, to learn effective entrepreneurial skills and to create professional career youth clubs in high schools in rural areas. |
PLN 66 041.60 |
Step by Step Association of Aid to Disabled Children
Zamość |
Step by Step to European Model of Supporting Children with Special Needs and Their Families – working meetings and workshops in Bela Tserkvia, Ukraine, and Chisinau, Moldova, to exchange Polish experience in implementation of Conductive Education System (continuation of the project initiated in 2005). |
PLN 13 169.36 |
Spring Foundation
Kraków |
Local Initiative for Building Civil Society – study visit to Poland for civic activists from Russia, to exchange knowledge and experiences in voluntarism and promotion of citizens involvement in local community initiatives. |
PLN 18 269.49 |
Free Entrepreneurship Association
Gdańsk |
Gdańsk-Lviv-Lugansk Link: Exchange of Experience of Women Engaged in Entrepreneurial Activities – study visit to Poland for female entrepreneurs from Ukraine, to analyze the framework of support for women to engage in entrepreneurial activities. |
PLN 13 389.83 |
Barka Publishing Association
Poznań |
New Social Economy – a Voice to Overcome Poverty – study visit to Poland for civic activists from CEE countries who work with socially excluded segments of the population, to exchange experiences about new forms of employment within the social economy, e.g. street newspapers. |
PLN 25 554.57 |
Foundation in Support of Local Democracy Świętokrzyskie Centre
Kielce |
Transparent Self-Government Practices – study visit to Poland for public administration officials from Serbia, to exchange experiences and best practices in transparency, professionalism and accessibility of local government, to analyze experiences of the Transparent Poland initiative and to share practical knowledge about division of tasks and responsibilities of local institutions. |
PLN 44 520 |
| From Ukraine to United Europe: Raising Quality Standards in Schools – study visit to Poland for secondary school teachers from Ukraine, to share best practices and lessons learned in Poland in the realization of educational reform based on the effectiveness of education of youth and the system of improving teachers' qualifications, to compare experiences in methodologies of civic education. |
PLN 44 500 |
Common Knowledge Educational Association
Gdańsk |
Solving Policies to Overcome Challenges Faced by Elderly People – cooperation with non-governmental organizations and local authorities in Kaliningrad, to share experiences and best practices overcoming stereotypes of elderly people and in integration of elderly people into society. |
PLN 37 620 |
Strzegowo Development Society
Strzegowo |
Local Government in Crimea – study visit to Poland for representatives of local authorities and NGOs from Crimea, Ukraine, to analyze modern principles of management, small city and village development and partnerships among local authorities, the business community and the non-governmental sector. |
PLN 29 900 |
Wrocław Palliative Care Society
Wrocław |
Trans-border Cooperation in the Implementation of Palliative Care in Poland and Ukraine – exchanges for experts in Poland and Ukraine to inform a multidisciplinary task force in Ukraine, charged with drafting a Statute for Hospice Service and the Standards of Palliative Care in Ukraine, of experiences, expertise and standards of implementation of palliative care in Poland. |
PLN 15 577.51 |
East European Democratic Centre
Warsaw |
Young Activists and Leaders – study visit to Poland for young activists and leaders from Kyrgyzstan, to develop an educational program for leadership development to be implemented in Kyrgyzstan based on leadership training in Poland. |
PLN 22 950 |
Working Community of Social Welfare Organizations
Warsaw |
Common Way to Europe – initiative for civil society activists and non-governmental development organizations in the Visegrad countries, to compare and publicize experiences in new EU member states of civil organizations’ participation in planning and implementing processes of National Development Plans and participation and experiences of civil organizations in EU supported projects addressed to human resource development. |
PLN 40 460 |
School for Special Education
Kraków |
Social Integration of People with Autism – study visit to Poland for social workers from Ukraine, to exchange know-how and experiences on therapy, education and social integration of people with autism (continuation of the project initiated in 2006). |
PLN 10 064.78 |
Projects implemented in other countries of the region
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Meeting of experts Implementation of an Optional Protocol of UN Convention Against Torture
Erewan, Armenia |
Polish participant: Maria Niełączna (Warsaw University and Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights). |
PLN 1 998.17 |
Conference Silence about Communism in Central and Eastern Europe 18 Years after the Fall of Berlin Wall
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Polish participant: Paweł Sowiński (Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw). |
PLN 1 106.42 |
Seminar Reforming Repressive State Apparatus in Central Europe
Prague, Czech Republic |
Polish participants: Stanisław Koziej (retired general, Kraków), Zbigniew Nawrocki (Institute of National Remembrance, Warsaw) and Marek Pędziwol (journalist, Tesin). |
PLN 3 558.25 |
Expert study visit Modern Child Welfare Services
Tbilisi, Georgia |
Polish participants: Sylwia Borowiec and Tomasz Polkowski (Our Home Association, Warsaw). |
PLN 3 221.72 |
Workshop Intercultural Differences: Speak Up for What Is Important
Andorniskis, Lithuania |
Polish participants: Elżbieta Bębnik, Ewelina Czyżewska, Dominika Łukoszek, Barbara Stoecker, Ewa Stoecker and Artur Wiercioch (Expedition Inside Culture Association, Kraków). |
PLN 6 608.40 |
Seminar Social Welfare: Equal Opportunities for All
Vilnius, Lithuania |
Polish participant: Zdzisław Witkowski (Institute of Public Service Development, Warsaw). |
PLN 297.61 |
Seminar Children as Witnesses in Legal Procedures
Riga, Latvia |
Polish participants: Agata Jaworska, Maria Keller-Hamela, Gabriela Roszkowska and Marcin Skiba (Nobody's Children Foundation, Warsaw). |
PLN 3 567.40 |
Conference National Development Plan for Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova |
Polish participant: Małgorzata Jakubiak (Center for Social and Economic Research CASE, Warsaw). |
PLN 2 711.19 |
Conference Transparency in Legislative Process
Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
Polish participant: Grzegorz Makowski (Institute of Public Affairs Foundation, Warsaw). |
PLN 2 903,32 |
Seminar Gender Dimensions of Pension Reform
Bucharest, Romania |
Polish participant: Irena Wójcicka (Gdańsk Institute for Market Economics, Warsaw). |
PLN 2 519.11 |
Workshop Best Practices in Promoting Voluntary and Non-Remunerated Blood Donation
Bucharest, Romania |
Polish participant: Sławomir Kaczyński (National Council on Voluntary Blood Donation, Polish Red Cross, Warsaw). |
PLN 1 536.01 |
Seminar Citizens and Civil Society in a Reunited Europe
Sibiu, Romania |
Polish participant: Jerzy Bartkowski (Institute of Sociology, Warsaw University). |
PLN 1 580.00 |
Seminar Fostering Transparency, Accountability and Public Integrity
Belgrade, Serbia |
Polish participant: Krzysztof Rytel (Green Mazovia Cultural and Ecological Association, Warsaw). |
PLN 787.41 |
Conference Populism. Populism? Populism! What it looks like and what to do?
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Polish participant: Andrzej Bobiński (Center For International Relations Foundation, Warsaw). |
PLN 1 458.50 |
Seminar Crime Forecasting and Crime Control
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Polish participant: Leszek Wieczorek (Silesian University, Katowice). |
PLN 752.22 |
Workshop Finding Common Grounds
Istanbul, Turkey |
Polish participant: Adam Szymański (Polish Institute of International Affairs, Warsaw). |
PLN 2 255.74 |
Conference Implementation of Juvenile Justice Systems
Kiev, Ukraine |
Polish participant: Elżbieta Czyż (Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Warsaw) and Natalia Górska (Regional Court, Suwałki). |
PLN 2 652.50 |
Seminar Assessment for Enhancing Quality, Equal Access and Accountability in Education
Kiev, Ukraine |
Polish participant: Henryk Szaleniec (Regional Examination Commission, Kraków). |
PLN 1 520.02 |
Summarizing conference Creating Prerequisites of Autistic Persons
Kiev, Ukraine |
Polish participants: Edward Bolak and Izabela Pieklus (Community of Hope Foundation, Kraków). |
PLN 1 042.76 |
Seminar New Agreement for Partnership: Ukraine and the EU in the Context of European Dialogue
Kiev, Ukraine |
Polish participant: Sławomir Tecław (Dialogue European Foundation, Bydgoszcz). |
PLN 2 512.48 |
Seminar, lectures and workshop on Polish Experience in Rehabilitation and Resocialization of Addicted Prisoners
Kiev, Ukraine |
Polish participants – seminar: Kajetan Dubiel (Central Office of the Penal Service, Warsaw), Krzysztof Keller (Regional Department of the Penal Service, Białystok), Jacek Kitliński (Regional Department of the Penal Service, Rzeszów), Paweł Nasiłowski and Jacek Pomiankiewicz (Central Office of the Penal Service, Warsaw), lecturer: Dariusz Skowroński (addiction specialist); trainer: Elżbieta Rachowska (addiction specialist). |
PLN 9 087.46 |
Working meeting Methodologies of Integrating Vulnerable Groups in Society: Homeless and Unemployed People
Lviv, Ukraine |
Polish participants: Barbara Sadowska and Lidia Wiecierska-Chyc (Barka Foundation, Poznań). |
PLN 2 547.54 |
Seminar Implementation of New Technologies of Social Work with Young People
Lviv, Ukraine |
Polish participants: Maria Krzystanek and Jolanta Toboła (Anna Dymna Never the Less Foundation, Kraków). |
PLN 699.06 |
Seminar Engagement of Student Self-Government in Youth Policy
Lviv, Ukraine |
Polish participants: Mateusz Gołas, Natalia Herodecka, Natalia Kowalik, Aleksandra Krupińska, Marcin Lasko, Wojciech Matura, Mateusz Staszek (Students’ Self-Government, Jagiellonian University, Kraków), Marek Gałkowski i Wojciech Zieliński (Students’ Self-Government, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin). |
PLN 1 994.59 |
Conference Multicultural Societies
Simferopol, Ukraine |
Polish participant: Janina Waluk (Polish Mediation Centre Association, Warsaw). |
PLN 2 116.68 |
Seminar European Standards of Independent Regional Media: Ukraine, Hungary and Romania
Vinnitsa, Ukraine |
Polish participants: Igor Hrywna (Olsztyn Daily Newspaper, Olsztyn), Jacek Romanowski and Olga Saczewiczyk (Podlasie Press Publishing, Białystok). |
PLN 1 448.77 |
