Description
Project is targeted at deaf people from all over the country who are willing to actively help develop NGO sector in Poland. It is a reaction to a low number of initiatives targeted at deaf people which would promote NGO activity through support for self-organization by raising awareness on how to establish and operate an NGO. Project aims to encourage NGO start-ups by Internet TV podcasts and a manual. Final stage consists in full support for three initiatives undertaken by deaf people, involving development of an action plan, dealing with the formalities, record-keeping and advisory services over a 6-month period: identifying funding sources, initiating activities, entering into partnerships, achieving pre-determined objectives. The stage with full participation of deaf people, who will develop action steps and whose skills will be tested in practice. Thanks to the project, the participants will learn how to start and run an NGO and will be able to transfer their knowledge to other deaf people. This will enhance project impact.
Summary of project results
"The first and preferred language of the Deaf in Poland is Polish sign language. Absence of information materials translated into sign language hinders taking up social activity in non-governmental organizations by deaf people. For already active deaf persons it is difficult to understand procedures, regulations and specificity of running a NGO. The aim of the project was to increase social activity of deaf persons in the field of non-governmental organizations and self-organization through assuring counseling and support for 3 organizations and preparation of a package of films translated into sign language. Thanks to the project realization a tutorial on NGOs in sign language was created. 169 pieces of advice on-line were given. The tutorial for persons interested in running an association or a foundation consists in 82 films available at the Internet site:
http://resgest.pl/ngo/ and in a form of DVD. The tutorial has been sent to institutions supporting NGO activities in Poland and to NGO acting for the benefit of deaf persons. Within the project 169 pieces of advice were given via Internet communicators Skype and ooVoo and via E-mail. Three organizations acting for the benefit of deaf persons in Warsaw, Lublin and Biłgoraj received expert support - help in preparing strategic documents, sorting out legal and accounting questions, and obtaining financial resources on the statutory goals. Direct beneficiaries of the project were 73 deaf persons using sign language, who benefited the advice, and 20,811 persons, who have watched the information videos. In addition, 3 non-governmental organizations run by deaf persons benefited the project."
Summary of bilateral results