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Zywiec Development Foundation Country: Poland A community-based Foundation registered in 2003. They have a number of term programmes including: The Centre for Social Integration for socially excluded. They provide a centre to learn skills or receive therapy, or to meet people. “Żywiec with Passion” which supports local talent. “Zabłocie Local Activity Programme” focusing on the […]

The Snow Mountain Community Fund Country: Poland SMCF was established in 1998. Its mission is to change the mentality of people and convince them that everybody can be a change-maker. During the past 26 years, they have given 899 grants to local initiatives, and 1630 scholarships to poor and gifted students. They established 14 memory […]

An excellent model of comprehensive support for refugees. They implemented vocational courses for women, enabling them to change their career paths and increase their chances of success in the Polish labor market. In addition, they supported the language learning process through certified Polish lessons, opening the door to the possibility of applying for long-term residency […]

The Snow Mountain Community Fund Fundusz Lokalny Masywu Śnieżnika Project: “Together for save future” Poland ABOUT: For 23 years, The Snow Mountain Community Fund is inspiring, supporting local society in different fields such as education, culture, heath, sport, democracy and building cross sectoral partnerships. Thanks to our regranting, stipend and educational programs we mobilize community […]

Association The Nidzica Community Foundation Stowarzyszenie Nidzicki Fundusz Lokalny Project: Remember the Gardens Poland About: Association is a philanthropic organization established in 1999 which aims to support education of children and youth, work for the community, gather and distribute funds for charity, culture, education and environment protection. The organization implements programs and projects within innovative […]

CF: Nidzicki Fundusz Lokalny Project name: Active – Creative Grant round: I Our project was focused on objective 4 – ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. We are convinced that only aware and educated people can introduce social changes, improve living conditions, not only their own but also in the […]

The Academy, the Immigrants Support Centre and Ocalenie Foundation launched cooperation in order to make use of our experiences to help refugees through urgency aid and the operations facilitating their life in a new reality and environment. Since the late ’90s application for refugee status in Poland was submitted by almost 90 thousand people (Chechens, […]

Purpose of the project The main goal of the project was to study tolerance and positive attitudes towards physically, mentally or emotionally disabled persons and to promote positive actions in the local environment. In the environment in which we live or learn, we meet every day with people with disabilities. But not always, as young […]

The V4 Community Foundation Maturity Program vision was achieved through three objectives:  active, sustainable and self-organizing local communities. The mission of this program was establishing – in cooperation of partners from the four Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) – sustainable, effective, stable community foundations, that are responsive to the needs of local […]