Faith and serenity
The name Wiera comes from the word “faith”. And Mrs. Wiera is really a woman of faith who bravely faces adversities: first the death of her husband, then problems with the veins and infirmity. She lives alone in a village bordering Belarus, a very uncertain place now. In addition, her house is hard to access
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Mrs. Eugenia – a woman who is not used to helplessness
Mrs. Eugenia, who we call affectionally Gienia, is a lady unaccustomed to helplessness or weakness. For many years she worked as a village mayor. The one who helped others needs help herself today. Gienia lives alone. Her daughters often visit her, so does her son-in-law, but they are not able to reorganize their lives to
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And that I will not leave you until I die …
Meet an older couple – Aleksandra and Jan. She is sick and weak, he has one of his legs removed. Despite their serious health condition, none of them qualify for support from the state health system. They didn’t complain, they tried to cope as much as they could. After all, marriage is both healthy and
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How does the support network work?
In the months of July – December 2021, we were building a network of local partnerships in poviats and communes. As a result of networking meetings with our Partners in municipalities, a repository of information on services and activities in local communities was created. During this time, we made many valuable contacts. The role of
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News (Project highlights) September-October 2021
Two more months of project activities (September-October 2021) are behind us. We discussed the work schedule in the project at a cyclical meeting of the project team, Partner 1 consultants shared the conclusions on the innovation model collected during the networking meetings June-August 2021, Partner 2 continues its research work. Partner 3 prepared coordinators to
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Activities of the dependent care coordinator
Some time ago we started the project “Give what you really need”. In August our Dependent Care Coordinator, visited as many as 25 patients and their families, recognizing their medical and non-medical needs. “In each of the houses I visited, I was welcomed and even invited to frequent visits, which was a pleasant surprise.” –
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News (Project highlights) July – August 2021
We have already completed the second of the planned round of meetings aiming at the activation of the local environment, conducted by consultants of the Regional Center for Social Policy and aimed at building a support network with which the Dependent Care Coordinator (KOOZ) will closely cooperate. At the five community meetings in July 2021,
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News May – June 2021
On June 14-28, 2021, meetings were held to initiate the building of a support network as an element of innovation. The meetings were attended by representatives of health care institutions, municipal and communal social welfare centers, social organizations and parishes from two poviats and 5 communes in which we will test the innovation. After the
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The ceremonial inauguration of the project “To give what you really need”
On June 10, 2021, the inauguration of the project “To give what is really needed” took place at the Marshal’s Office of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. The meeting was preceded by a press conference with the participation of the project leader, Paweł Grabowski, and the Marshal of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Artur Kosicki. The meeting was attended
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Our project recognized by the European Commission
On October 1st, 2020, the Partnership project “Dać to, czego naprawdę potrzeba – To give what is really needed” was launched as an innovative model of professional home care for dependent, terminally and chronically ill people and the support for their carers in rural areas. The project was initiated by the Foundation and then developed
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