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Project Promoter: Stowarzyszenie "Dla Ziemi"
Proposal: 1st thematic call
Co-financed from the program: 114 979,04 EUR
Partners:
Vintage Baby sosiale entreprenører (Norway)
Gminna Biblioteka i Dom Kultury w Łaziskach (Poland)
Duration time: 01.10.2021-30.09.2023

The problem we address in the project is the risk of social exclusion (in the context of labour market, visibility, and social integration) of refugee and migrant women and women from rural areas, as well as the risk of educational exclusion of refugee children. We are the only organisation dealing with this subject and operating in Łuków and the Opolskie County. In order to respond to this problem, we will build two models of cooperation aimed at strengthening social inclusion (with the participation of refugees, migrants, universities, institutions, and social organisations), fostering diversity, and counteracting exclusion. We will strengthen the voice of people from the above mentioned groups through activities related to culture, art, as well as through professional training and engaging allied organisations and institutions, for example the Pedagogical University of Cracow. We will create new integration models within intersectoral cooperation (between universities, NGOs, partner institutions). Thanks to these alliances and the models, that will be ready to be replicated throughout Poland, we will ensure the sustainability of the project after its completion. By including in direct activities a large group of people (342 persons), we will reduce social fears, break harmful stereotypes and eradicate prejudices. We will train 12 female leaders of change (the Polish-Foreign Women’s Collective), who will have the power to influence many local communities. We will reduce digital exclusion of refugee children, show how to unite communities around education, which is the common good. Partnerships with the Vintage Baby social cooperative from Norway, the Municipal Library and Cultural Centre in Laziska, as well as alliances with other entities, will allow us to improve our methods of working with disadvantaged groups, and a social campaign and communication activities will enable us to share ‘good practices’ with many other institutions and organisations.