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PAH'S AID IN POLAND

Polish Humanitarian Action launched a new organizational structure, “Country Office Poland,” in May 2022, to effectively respond to the refugee crisis in our country.  

The main goal is to help people who are fleeing to Poland from the ongoing war in Ukraine.  

More than 1/4 of Ukraine’s population has been forced to leave their homes to save themselves and their loved ones. Millions of refugees have decided to come to Poland and other countries. Many of them have nowhere to return to – their homes have been destroyed, fields and roads mined, schools and hospitals are out of action. There is no electricity or running water in some parts of Ukraine, and the economic crisis is worsening. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in Poland after February 24, 2022, are likely to stay for longer. Here they are starting practically from scratch, often with no means of subsistence and struggling with the challenges of adapting to a new environment. Their needs are truly enormous. 

“The Country Office Poland” is a separate structure within PAH. It combines already existing support projects with new initiatives in the long term.  

 

 

WHAT IS THE POLISH HUMANITARIAN ACTION DOING? 

In the first months of the war, our activities focused on the Polish-Ukrainian border where, among other things, we ran relief points in Dorohusk, Zosin and Hrebenne, as well as material and non-material assistance to refugees. Currently, our assistance covers a very wide area of activities, including expanded programs of distributing aid cards, supporting Polish organizations in relief efforts – financially and substantively, providing psychosocial assistance, food support for refugee children and the youth, support with employment, integration, access to Polish language and/or education, distribution of food and hygiene kits in western Ukraine in cooperation with local authorities. We make sure that our aid programs are tailored to current needs, so our office is constantly working to expand the scope of our assistance.  

In addition, PAH Poland also supports other activities in our country. In August 2022, we opened a logistics center (including a warehouse) in Bialystok to support and supply activists from the Granica Group and other NGOs, as well as individual activists who provide assistance to refugees on the Polish-Belarusian border.  

For many years, PAH has run the “Pajacyk” program in Poland, which supports the health and proper development of children and young people in Poland. Pajacyk has been funding meals in schools and day-care centers since 1998, and since 2021 has also been funding mental health measures. We have also been conducting global education projects in and out of schools for many years. 

CONTINUOUS PROGRAM – POLAND – EDUCATION

Location: whole Poland
Implementation period: permanent implementation
Donor: PAH’s own funds, Active Citizens – Local Democracy Development Fund

For years, we have been developing and popularizing projects related to global education in didactic institutions. We train teaching staff and create educational content…read more

CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME – POLAND – PAJACYK: FOOD ASSISTANCE / PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE

Location: whole Poland
Implementation period: permanent implementation
Donor: PAH’s own funds, CARE USA, Plan International

The “Pajacyk” (Puppet) nutritional programme has been helping children and youth in Poland since 1998. Currently, the extended assistance allows us to provide hot meals to children from Ukraine studying in schools covered by the Pajacyk programme as well as those attending day support facilities, community and socio-therapeutic centres during the holiday season. Under the new edition of the “Pajacyk – psychosocial assistance” programme, we provide psychological and psychiatric support to children, including those affected by the refugee crisis, we promote knowledge among teachers, care providers and other school employees about refugees, and support parents and carers…read more

2023 – POLAND – NON-FOOD AID/REPAIRS

Project duration: February 2023-October 2023.
Location: Bialystok, Biala Podlaska; Poland
Donor: CARE USA

In February 2023 PAH began preparations on a project to support migrants located in Open and Guarded Centers for Foreigners in Poland. The activities include in-kind support for individuals in guarded centers, as well as the adaptation of space for children and young people in the open center in Biała Podlaska.

In total, the assistance will reach about 1,000 people…read more

2022/2024 – POLAND – NON-FOOD /FOOD AID

Project duration: August 2022 – April 2024.
Location: Białystok, Polska
Donor: PAH own funds

April 2022. PAH launched a logistics center in Bialystok to supply clothing, camping and food items to Granica Group activists, border residents and other associations and organizations operating in the area and involved in helping refugees and migrants.

In total, the aid will reach some 3,000 people…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE / LEGAL ASSISTANCE / TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE / SHELTER

Project duration: April 2022 – July 2023
Location: Bydgoszcz, Toruń; Poland
Donor: PHA’s own funds, CARE USA
Implementing partner: EMIC Foundation

Information and specialised assistance will reach approximately 1,200 individuals.

In cooperation with the EMIC Foundation, we have launched information and counselling points in Toruń and Bydgoszcz. At the points, individuals receive information assistance regarding the Polish social security system, registering a PESEL (Personal Identification Number), etc., but also assistance in translating documents and job seeking, as well as psychological support. We also finance Polish language lessons for various levels of proficiency…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE / PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE / LEGAL ASSISTANCE / INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES

Project duration: April 2022 – December 2023
Location: Przemyśl; Poland
Donor: PAH’s own funds, CARE USA
Implementing partner: Union of Ukrainians in Poland

In total, the aid will reach approximately 16,000 people.

In cooperation with the Ukrainian House in Poland Foundation, we offer multi-sectoral aid to refugees from Ukraine in Poland. We support our partner in technical terms by providing assistance in the area of large-scale project management. We deliver aid in the form of temporary shelter in Przemyśl and the distribution of meals. Furthermore, we assist refugees in the field of psychology, seeking permanent residence and employment, and by organizing integration activities…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – AID COORDINATION

Implementation period: March 2022 – December 2023
Location: whole Poland
Donor: CARE USA

We co-create the system for coordinating activities of Polish and international non-governmental organizations and local authorities in the field of helping people from Ukraine: Non-Governmental Organizations Forum – the “Together” Forum. The system supports the mutual exchange of knowledge, information sharing and coordination of all undertaken activities…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – HEALTH / ACCESS TO INFORMATION / FOOD

Project duration: April 2022 – December 2023
Location: Krakow, Warsaw; Poland
Implementing partner: MUDITA Association
Donor: PAH’s own funds, CARE USA, Plan International

The total number of people who have been provided with multi-sectoral aid at two reception points amounts so far to 1,000. The total number of people who received other types of aid is 800. The total number of people who received help via the hotline is 5,800.

In cooperation with the Mudita Association, we finance the operation of two aid points – a reception point in Krakow and a day point in Warsaw. Both are adapted to the needs of people with disabilities and chronic diseases. We have also launched the so-called respite volunteering. This is voluntary support for families outside the point where assistants arrange to spend time with a child or person with a disability, thus giving other family members time to rest…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – FINANCIAL AID

Project duration: April–June 2023.
Location:
Stargard, Olsztyn, Bydgoszcz, Toruń; Poland
Donor:
PAH’s own funds, Plan International
Implementing partners:
Union of Ukrainians in Poland, Emic Foundation

In April 2022, the Polish Humanitarian Action launched the Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) programme. It was implemented in several locations in Poland, in cooperation with local partners: the Union of Ukrainians in Poland, the Mudita Association and the Emic Foundation. In April 2023, the programme was relaunched.

In total, aid will reach about 34,000 people…read more

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