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Description
We are committed to continuously developing the competence of the team and increasing the organisation''s recognisability. Therefore we carry out training courses for permanent colleagues, thanks to which we will improve the quality of our services and streamline the process of raising funds. In addition, we want to build a positive image of the organisation among the local community, so we carry out various promotional activities, including advertising and events. We are creating a Blue Meeting Area which is planned to become a space for the implementation of integrative and educational activities as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle. Among other things, legal, language and social skills workshops will be organised for Ukrainian youth. There are many refugees from Ukraine living in the City of Zielona Góra and surrounding towns, including young people who cannot find their way in the Polish reality and build relationships with their Polish peers. In addition, we will carry out a series of meetings named the Activist''s Afternoon Tea for socially engaged people. The meetings are intended to establish relationships and share experiences. We will also jointly carry out happenings dedicated to human rights, environment protection and anti-discrimination.
Summary of project results
The project was intended to respond to the following needs and challenges:
- lack of space for integration and education of the local community (Blue Meeting Zone was created);
- lack of comprehensive support programs for refugees from Ukraine, in particular for Ukrainian youth (a series of educational and integration workshops were organized for Ukrainian youth);
- lack of permanent and coherent cooperation between non-governmental organizations from the Zielona Góra region (a series of educational and integration meetings were organized as part of the Społecznik Afternoon Teas);
- the need to improve the competences of the Foundation''s permanent collaborators (training planned in the application took place, including: psychotherapy, art therapy, fundraising and sales techniques);
- the need to increase the visibility of the organization (thanks to the activities carried out, the Foundation strengthened its position among the local community);
- the need to establish permanent relationships with local schools, enterprises and non-governmental organizations (new relationships were established with the above-mentioned groups).
The following activities were carried out as part of the project:
- promotion of the Foundation (events were held: Family Week and Open Day, roll-ups, brochures and advertising folders for the Foundation were produced, advertisements were published on local radio and on Facebook);
- workshops for Ukrainian youth (16 weekend workshops addressed to Ukrainian youth; the Foundation has gathered a group of young people - at least 16 people) - who cooperate with our organization on a permanent and continuous basis. These are people aged 14-19, both girls and boys);
- meetings for non-governmental organizations as part of the Społecznik Afternoon Teas (thanks to these activities, the organizations strengthened ties and became open to further training activities and joint initiatives serving the local community. During the project, five meetings and 1 happening were organized);
- training for permanent collaborators (psychotherapy training - 1 person, art therapy training - 1 person, fundraising training - 3 people, sales techniques training - 3 people).
The project achieved the following results:
- acquiring permanent collaborators of the Foundation (including Ukrainian youth);
- increasing the level of knowledge among Ukrainian youth who took part in the workshops;
- improving the competences of permanent colleagues;
- strengthening relations between leaders of non-governmental organizations in the Zielona Góra region and increasing knowledge among these people;
- increasing the recognition of the Foundation
- acquiring new donors for the Foundation
- development of the Foundation''s offer
- institutional strengthening of the Foundation.